Cyber Security: Hackers deface Malaysia Airlines website, upload rap song

The Malaysia Airlines website has been commandeered by hackers who referenced Islamic State and claimed to be from the "Lizard Squad", a group known for previous denial-of-service attacks. Read more here.

Cyber Security: Threat of Cyber Attacks Must Be Priority for Corporate Boards

The threat of cyber attacks must be taken more seriously by corporate boards at Britain's largest companies, according to a survey by KPMG LLP today. Less than 40 percent of board members in the FTSE 350 Index companies said they viewed cyber attacks as a more serious risk than other potential pitfalls, the survey said. Read the article here.

Cyber Security: Human element remains weakest link in data security

User error, and lazy humans, are the biggest weakness in most businesses' data security systems, according to a local expert. Read more here.

Cyber Security: Pro-Russian group claims cyber attack on German government websites

German government websites including Chancellor Angela Merkel's page were hacked on Wednesday in a cyber attack claimed by a group demanding that Berlin sever official ties with the Ukrainian government. The attack, against which counter-measures were taken, had left the sites periodically inaccessible since 10 a.m. , her spokesman Steffen Seibert said. Read the article here.

Cyber Security: Tampa #1 in nation for computer hacker attacks

Tampa is number one in the nation, but not for the reason you might hope. A new study from EnigmaSoftware.com finds this region is the single-most hacked spot in the country when it comes to people's personal computers. Click here to read the article.

Cyber Security: Retail cyber attacks drop by half despite rising data theft

A report released Monday from IBM security researchers suggests that, overall, cyber attacks against retailers are on the decline, even though the total amount of data compromised continues to steadily rise. Read the article here.

Cyber Security: 4 Moves You Need to Make Immediately After Your Credit Card Is Hacked

If you paid for the bulk of your holiday shopping with plastic, you may not be looking forward to your first statement of the new year but you can’t afford not to. The holidays are prime time for identity thieves who want to get their hands on your personal information, as two MyBankTracker staffers recently found out. Read the article here.

Cyber Security: 2015 cyber risk and data protection predictions

Businesses in 2015 are expected to experience increasing challenges as they struggle to contend with the burgeoning threat of complex cybercrime. EY analysis has outlined some of the key areas that cyber risks threaten to impact in the coming year, including the difficulties in the insurance sector of underwriting cyber risk, the raft of regulation coming out of both the EU and the UK, the importance of integrated risk functions in firms, and the cyber risk of supply chains moving to the cloud. Click here to read more.

Cyber Security: Another retailer confirms a data breach of customer info

Bebe says attackers managed to steal customer names, card numbers, expiration dates and verification codes for cards swiped in stores between November 8th and November 26th of this year in the U.S. and U.S. Virgin Islands. Read the article here.

Cyber Security: One in six smartphone users victim of cyber attack

One in six smartphone users in the world have fallen prey to a cyber attack, reveals a new study, adding that 60 percent of smartphone users and almost half of tablet users are vulnerable to hacking as these devices have no protection against malicious software. According to the findings by global information services firm Experian, the cyber attacks range from phishing emails to session hijacking attacks where a user's web browsing is interrupted by a hacker, monitored or even hijacked. Read more here.

Cyber Security: China hackers target rights groups, say Canadian researchers

Chinese hackers are attacking activists, journalists and human rights groups using many of the same techniques they apply to steal state secrets and spy on corporations, a Canadian technology research group said on Tuesday. The difference is that those groups lack resources to defend themselves against sophisticated intrusions and face greater risk from exposure, according to Citizen Lab, which researches the use of political power in cyberspace. Read the fully story here.

Cyber Security: USPS Hit By Cyber Attack

The U.S. Postal Service said today it has been the victim of “a cyber-security intrusion” that exposed the personal information of some 800,000 employees. The FBI is investigating the source of the attack, but a source briefed on the incident told ABC News it appears to have originated in China and has been going on for the last two months. Read the article here.

Cyber Security: China says US must change 'mistaken policies' before deal on cyber security

Resuming cyber security cooperation between China and the United States would be difficult because of “mistaken US practices”, China’s top diplomat has told the secretary of state, John Kerry.

Yang Jiechi, a state councilor overseeing foreign affairs, told Kerry at private talks in Boston the US “should take positive action to create necessary conditions for bilateral cyber security dialogue and cooperation to resume”, according to a statement seen on the Chinese foreign ministry website on Sunday.

“Due to mistaken US practices, it is difficult at this juncture to resume Sino-US cyber security dialogue and cooperation,” Yang was quoted as saying. The statement did not elaborate.

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Cyber Security: Kmart becomes latest retailer hit by data theft

Sears Holdings Corp. announced late Friday that it detected a data breach at its Kmart stores that started last month and that certain customers' credit and debit card accounts may have been hacked. The data theft at Kmart is the latest in a string of incidents that have hit several big retailers, including Target, Supervalu and Home Depot. Read more here.

Cyber Security: The one cybersecurity threat everyone misses

After a spate of high-profile cyber security breaches at major companies like Target and, more recently, Home Depot and JPMorgan Chase, the biggest players for the most part have strong protections to wall off their proprietary information. But smaller vendors who can't afford expensive security measures—and yet have links to some of their larger client's sensitive data—are now in the crosshairs of sophisticated hackers. Read the article here.

Cyber Security: Banks move to secure ATM machines following brazen cyber attacks

In an immediate measure to prevent future hacking of their automated teller machines , banks will install alarms on the top panel of their machines and seal the CD-ROM slots. This comes after a meeting between the police and managers of banks affected by the recent spate of ATM hacking in Selangor, Malacca and Johor. Click here to read the article.

Cyber Security: Cyber security mystery at JPMorgan Chase

The online security breach of JPMorgan Chase has raised puzzling questions about what the overseas hackers were after - and has pointed up just how steep the challenges are to keep information safe online. In the JPMorgan Chase incident, which is one of the largest online security breaches in history, the hackers were able to access the contact information of 76 million households and 7 million small businesses having accounts with the banking behemoth, the company disclosed Thursday. Read the full story here.

Cyber Security: Computer security threat could be worse than Heartbleed

Internet security experts are warning a new programming flaw known as the “Bash Bug” may pose a serious threat to computers and other devices, such as home Internet routers. Even the systems used to run factory floors and power plants could be affected. Read the article here.

Cyber Security: UCSD fights cyber attacks targeting research

UC San Diego has been targeted by a series of cyber attackers seeking access to sensitive research and other data since 2012 and officials say the so-called advanced persistent threat has prompted the campus to take steps to bolster its security. Read the article here.

Cyber Security: N.Y. Financial Regulator Says To Focus On Cyber Security

New York's financial regulator said on Monday his agency will focus on cyber security over the next year, saying the possibility of a systemic attack to the financial system is one thing that keeps him awake at night. "It is impossible to take it seriously enough," said Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the Department of Financial Services for the state of New York. Read the article here.