SC Magazine is reporting that the Qatar National Bank is investigating a possible massive data breach with more than 15,000 files, or 1.4GB of data, being compromised.
Month: April 2016
SWIFT Vulnerability
Hackers have found a way to breach SWIFT, The global provider of secure financial messaging services using malware. A Bangladesh bank lost $81 million in the hack. See the Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nyfed-bangladesh-malware-exclusiv-idUSKCN0XM0DR
SecureWorks IPO
SecureWorks IPO on April 22, 2016 was the first Tech IPO of this year. SecureWorks expected the share price to be price to be between $15.50-$17.50 per share, but it opened at $14 and closed at $13.88. This will be a tough year for Tech IPO’s, see the Tech Crunch article here:
http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/22/dells-secureworks-stumbles-in-first-tech-ipo-of-the-year/
Congress and the NSA
Congress has asked the NSA to report on how often it spies on US Citizens. Good luck getting an answer on that.
Cisco Vulnerabilities
Cisco has released patches to address 5 vulnerabilities. Please see the article by SC Magazine. See here:
http://www.scmagazine.com/cisco-flags-five-product-vulnerabilities-that-could-trigger-denial-of-service/article/491756/