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Hacking the banks
The Economist Given all of the sensitive data they handle, financial institutions tend to spend far more than most other firms on computer security. So breaking into their systems typically demands a great deal of effort and resources. Some criminal groups in Russia … Bank Cyber Attack Said to Target Core Infrastructure FBI investigates hack on 5 U.S. banks Cyber attacks on US businesses, banks mounting |
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Computer security
The Economist ABOUT 1.3 billion people use one or other version of Microsoft's Windows operating systems, and well over a billion have downloaded Mozilla's Firefox web browser. Minor variations aside, every copy of these products—like all other mass-market … |
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A digital heart attack
The Economist (blog) THE Heartbleed Bug sounds like a particularly nasty coronary complication. But it is in fact a software flaw that has left up to two-thirds of the world's websites vulnerable to attack by hackers. According to researchers who uncovered the bug in … Firm that employs Heartbleed's programmer hands out tips on computer security Heartbleed Bug: Public urged to change ALL passwords over major computer … Heartbleed Bug Causes Major Security Headache |
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A digital fortress?
The Economist (blog) Riddled with unpatched security vulnerabilities ("zero-days") that let criminal hackers and intel agencies take control of the operating system, Windows is a computer security professional's nightmare. Measuring the severity of the problem is difficult … |