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[http://www.esecurityplanet.com] Internet security for IT pros Login | Register | Newsletter Close Networks Windows Wireless Mobile Browsers Open Source Patches Malware Hackers Mac OS News Trends Columnists How-Tos Buying Guides Research Center About Next Generation Firewall Search Hackers Chinese Hackers Breached U.S. Military Contractors 20 Times in One Year According to a recent Senate report, the U.S. Transportation Command was aware of only two of those breaches. By Jeff Goldman | September 19, 2014 IT Employee Charged With $37 Million Bank Heist Godswill Oyegwa Uyoyou allegedly provided a group of co-conspirators with access to Skye Bank's computer systems. By Jeff Goldman | September 18, 2014 JPMorgan Hackers Accessed Info on 1 Million Customer Accounts According to the New York Times, more than 90 of the bank's servers were affected by the breach. By Jeff Goldman | September 17, 2014 Hacker Publishes 5 Million Gmail Addresses, Passwords Google says the leaked credentials were not the result of a breach of its systems, and less than two percent of them would have worked for Gmail. By Jeff Goldman | September 12, 2014 Apple Admits Celebrity Accounts Were Hacked, But Denies iCloud Breach The company says the breaches were the result of 'a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions.' By Jeff Goldman | September 04, 2014 Russian Hackers Breach JPMorgan Chase, Four Other U.S. Banks The hackers stole gigabytes of sensitive data, though it's not clear whether the attacks were aimed at financial gain or cyber espionage. By Jeff Goldman | August 29, 2014 Sony Networks Taken Down by DDoS Attack 'We have seen no evidence ... of any unauthorized access to users' personal information,' the company stated. By Jeff Goldman | August 26, 2014 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hacked Three Times At least two of the attacks were launched from overseas. By Jeff Goldman | August 20, 2014 Chinese Hackers Breach Community Health Systems, 4.5 Million Affected The hackers stole about 4.5 patients' names, addresses, birthdates, phone numbers and Social Security numbers. By Jeff Goldman | August 19, 2014 Bank Faces Lawsuit Over $327,000 in Losses from Cyber Attack Hackers stole the funds from TEC Industrial in 55 separate ACH drafts on May 10, 2012. By Jeff Goldman | August 15, 2014 Hackers Stole 2 Million Customer Records Per Day in Q2 2014 More than 175 million customers records were stolen in the second quarter of the year, according to SafeNet. By Jeff Goldman | August 12, 2014 CyberVor Breach Exposes 1.2 Billion User Names, Passwords A Russian gang of fewer than a dozen hackers has collected more than 4.5 billion user records from over 400,000 websites and FTP sites. By Jeff Goldman | August 06, 2014 Chinese Hackers Hit Canada's National Research Council The NRC says it'll take a year to develop a new secure IT infrastructure. By Jeff Goldman | August 01, 2014 European Central Bank Hacked The hackers demanded a ransom after stealing 20,000 email addresses. By Jeff Goldman | July 28, 2014 Boleto Malware Hits Brazil Payment System New IBM Trusteer research finds new variants of malware used to exploit Brazil's Boleto payment system. By Sean Michael Kerner | July 10, 2014 163,000 Affected by Butler University Data Breach Names, birthdates, Social Security numbers and bank account information may have been accessed. By Jeff Goldman | July 02, 2014 Yo Hacked, Hires Hacker While the attack exposed some flaws in the app, Yo has exploded in popularity since the breach. By Jeff Goldman | June 24, 2014 Code Spaces Destroyed by Cyber Attack A hacker deleted most of the company's data, backups, machine configurations and offsite backups. By Jeff Goldman | June 23, 2014 Hackers Using DDoS to Distract Infosec Staff Hackers are increasingly using DDoS attacks as a kind of 'smokescreen' that helps them carry out data breaches. By Paul Rubens | June 19, 2014 Hackers Breach Domino's Pizza, Demand Ransom The hackers claim to have stolen more than half a million customers' names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and passwords. By Jeff Goldman | June 18, 2014 U.S. Forces Korea Hacked More than 16,000 employees' and job applicants' names, identification numbers, contact details, education and work experience may have been accessed. By Jeff Goldman | June 11, 2014 U.K. Considers Life Sentences for Hackers The sentence could be applied to hackers who cause loss of life, serious illness or injury, or serious damage to national security. By Jeff Goldman | June 11, 2014 Hacker Guccifer Jailed Marcel Lazar Lehel was sentenced by a Romanian court to four years in prison. By Jeff Goldman | June 10, 2014 Hacker Fined $8,000 for Government Cyber Attack Delson Moo Hiang Kng placed an offensive image on the website of the president of Singapore's official residence. By Jeff Goldman | June 09, 2014 Paris Hilton Hacker Heads Back to Jail If Cameron Lacroix's plea agreement is accepted by the court, he'll be sentenced to four years in prison. 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