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Last month’s malware outbreak cost this household company £100 million

Last month's malware outbreak cost this household company £100 million

The household goods manufacturer of such famous products as Nurofen painkillers, Durex condoms, Dettol, and Harpic, has warned that it was hit hard by the June 27th global malware outbreak which struck power plants, airports, and government agencies in Ukraine before spreading to other multinational firms.

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13 easy ways to fix your iPhone or Mac with common household items

Usually, when something goes wrong with your iPhone or Mac, the first move is to an Apple Store to get … Over the past eight years, Apple users have found all sorts of clever hacks to fix your iPhone without going out and buying pricey parts or accessories.
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US Census Bureau says breach didn’t expose household data

The U.S. Census Bureau said a data breach early last week did not expose survey data it collects on households and businesses.

The leak came from a database belonging to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse, which collects audit reports from government agencies and other organizations spending federal grants, wrote John H. Thompson, the Census Bureau’s director, on Friday.

The exposed information included the names of people who submitted information, addresses, phone numbers, user names and other data, he wrote.

A group calling itself Anonymous Operations posted a link on Twitter leading to four files. The cyberattack was allegedly in protest of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, two pending trade agreements that have been widely criticized.

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Study: Bot Infections Common On Household Computers – TechWeekEurope UK


TechWeekEurope UK

Study: Bot Infections Common On Household Computers
TechWeekEurope UK
Botnet On the whole, 2012 showed signs of fewer infections, but not by much. The ZeroAccess click-fraud botnet dominated the list of popular malware, infecting about 17 percent of all networks. The TDSS botnet came in second place, resident in about 10

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