Cyberattacks getting bigger, more frequent
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The Associated Press
Hackers hit bank. Is your info safe anywhere?
Hackers penetrated the computer systems of JPMorgan Chase & Co., the country’s largest bank, stealing names, email addresses, postal addresses and phone numbers over the summer of 2014. The theft of personal information from 76 million households raises questions about the safety of money in the digital era. DAVID GOLDMAN/Associated Press file
Toby Talbot
Home Depot
The Home Depot said it eliminated malware that affected 56 million unique payment cards in 2014. TOBY TALBOT/AP File
Damian Dovarganes
Target-Data Breach
Target had to lower its forecast for its second quarter in part because of costs related to a massive data breach that occurred in late 2013, company officials announced. DAMIAN DOVARGANES/AP File
The Associated Press
How 'The Interview's' VOD grosses could change the game
A computer screen shows Sony Pictures’ film “The Interview,” available for rental on YouTube Movies. Sony appears to have had a win with “The Interview.” Not only did the studio score a moral victory by releasing the film in the face of hacker threats, but the movie made at least $15 million from more than 2 million digital rentals and purchases in its first four days. AP FILE PHOTO- List of major hacks in 2014
- January
- Michaels announces credit card data for 2.6 million customers stolen
- Yahoo Mail attacked, unknown how many of the 273 million accounts affected
- Syrian Electronic Army hacks CNN, Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft, Forbes
- Texas health system breached, data on 400,000 compromised
- Credit card breach at the California DMV system, unknown number affected
- AT&T attacked from inside, social security information accessed
- Security breach at AOL, users asked to change passwords
- Contact and login info for 233 million eBay customers stolen
- Department of Homeland Security says unnamed utility’s control systems hacked
- Credit card information from 33 P.F. Chang’s restaurants stolen and sold online
- CNET hacked, login info for one million stolen
- Community Health services reports data 4.5 million patient compromised
- Customer information at 60 UPS Stores taken
- 56 million credit card numbers, 53 million email adddresses taken from Home Depot
- iCloud hacked, private photos from celebrities posted
- J.P. Morgan Chase hit, contact info for 76 million people and 7 million businesses taken
- Staples hit, 1.13 million credit card numbers taken
- Hackers breach, disrupt unclassified server at the White House
- Sony Pictures hacked, perpetrators leak scripts, movies, emails, financial data, personal info for tens of thousands
- PlayStation Network, Xbox Live taken down for hours on Christmas Day
- Types of hacks
- Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) – A server is flooded with more data than it can handle in an attempt to bring a website or online service down. When the attack ends, the site or service can easily recover.
Malware – Malicious software that can be uploaded directly onto a machine by the hacker, or by a user unwittingly clicking an infected email or website. This malware can steal information, wipe hard drives, take over computers and more
Brute Force – A type of program that attempts to gain access to a network by rapidly submitting thousands of potential username and password combinations in the hope one will be correct.
Inside Jobs – Hacks don’t always need sophisticated technology – often, a disgruntled employee will give hackers login information or data directly, or hackers can use social engineering to gain the trust of gatekeepers.
Posted: Sunday, January 4, 2015 12:00 am | Updated: 2:12 am, Sun Jan 4, 2015.
Coping with bigger, more frequent cyberattacks By ROBERT EVATT World Business Writer TulsaWorld.com | 0 comments
IT professionals are well aware of the massive breach at Sony Pictures that derailed the release of “The Interview” and leaked scripts, movies, financial information, emails and the personal information of tens of thousands of employees. Fred Menge, founder of Tulsa-based information security and digital forensics company Magnir, said he’s not surprised the hack got such widespread attention.
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