Robert Pleasant, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Hacker leaks personal information of Chinese officials and industry leaders

By Robert Pleasant May 12, 2016

When you try to control the Internet, the Internet sometimes bites back. The Chinese government suffered a large data breach, as the personal information of Chinese Communist Party officials, and several industry leaders, were…

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Hospital suffers data breach as employee steals over the course of seven years

By Robert Pleasant May 12, 2016

Sometimes a data breach can be a quick strike and resolution, other times it’s a long game. In the case of UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital, an employee was accessing files without authorization over the course…

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Multiple banks struck by Turkish hackers

By Robert Pleasant May 10, 2016

More banks are under cyber attack, with five South Asian banks suffering a data breach. Turkish hacking group Bozkurtlar (translated to “Grey Wolves”) has taken credit for the attack, following its recent attacks on…

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US House of Representatives fortifies its defenses against ransomware threat

By Robert Pleasant May 10, 2016

What do politics and cyber security have in common? They can be a pain to deal with, but ignoring them will have disastrous consequences. Well, the House of Representatives should make sure to not…

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Parents beware: Data breach at Kiddicare

By Robert Pleasant May 9, 2016

The life of a new parent can be rough, between the minimal sleep, the need to constantly keep an eye on the child, the constant barrage of often-contradictory parenting advice, and the data breaches.…

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Charles Schwab customers learn what happens when you repeat a password

By Robert Pleasant May 6, 2016

If you have investments saved in a Charles Schwab account, keep an eye out for contact from the bank soon. A recent data breach has seen unauthorized login activity on several accounts, but the…

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200 million emails compromised: Is yours on the list?

By Robert Pleasant May 4, 2016

A massive hack has resulted in the theft of usernames and passwords for email accounts and other websites, which are now on sale in Russia. This includes users of Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft emails,…

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Gumtree hack loses customer info, no passwords stolen

By Robert Pleasant May 3, 2016

There’s no denying that people aren’t fond of advertisements, but that doesn’t justify a cyber attack on ad-posting websites. Still, that didn’t stop hackers from hitting the website Gumtree, and taking the email addresses,…

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SWIFT reports Bangladesh bank breach is one of many

By Robert Pleasant May 2, 2016

Following the massive hack in the central bank of Bangladesh, which was made possible by vulnerabilities in SWIFT software, SWIFT has now admitted that this is not the first time the platform has been…

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Goldcorp gets mined in massive data breach

By Robert Pleasant Apr 27, 2016

A group of hackers think they may have struck gold when they went after Goldcorp, a gold-mining firm in Vancouver. The metaphorical riches plundered come in the form of company and employee information, making up…

Robert Pleasant

Hacker leaks personal information of Chinese officials and industry leaders

Hospital suffers data breach as employee steals over the course of seven years

Multiple banks struck by Turkish hackers

US House of Representatives fortifies its defenses against ransomware threat

Parents beware: Data breach at Kiddicare

Charles Schwab customers learn what happens when you repeat a password

200 million emails compromised: Is yours on the list?

Gumtree hack loses customer info, no passwords stolen

SWIFT reports Bangladesh bank breach is one of many

Goldcorp gets mined in massive data breach

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