cyber security

For most of 2020, the pandemic-shaped year, COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the food and restaurant industry. Analysts hoped rising consumer demand for alternative foods would offset the strangled foodservice channel but industry players had a difficult time to adapt to a new era and Beyond Meat (NASDAQ...

The hackers that attacked Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) last week made away with private data of some of the affected users, including phone numbers, emails, and private messages, the social media company said in a statement Friday. What Happened Data was downloaded from up to eight accounts using...

Zoom Video Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) on Wednesday announced it would let free users access end-to-end encryption on its platform. What Happened "[We] have identified a path forward that balances the legitimate right of all users to privacy and the safety of users on our platform,...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) said on Thursday it found no evidence that a vulnerability in its email application for iPhones and iPads was exploited by hackers to steal data, according to Reuters. What Happened Researchers at cybersecurity startup ZecOps had concluded that hackers exploited the...

Zoom Video Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) on Wednesday unveiled the fifth version of its application that it said comes with "robust security enhancements." What's Happening With Zoom Version 5 Zoom Version 5, which will be released by the end of this week, is a "key milestone...

A cyberattack that hit steel giant EVRAZ late Wednesday is impacting multiple facilities in North America — beyond the single plant in Canada that initial reports indicated had been affected. Patrick Waldron, a spokesperson for EVRAZ North America, would not confirm that the company shut down its...

The United States has passed new legislation that requires the U.S. State Department to disclose how it controls the sale of cyber tools and services abroad, according to Reuters. What Happened Under the new legislation, the U.S. State Department needs to report to Congress within 90 days on...

Like much of the rest of the world, national security efforts in the U.S. have increasingly been shifting online. The next generation of threats to U.S. security could come from cyberattacks, and a potential worst-case scenario is an attack that completely shut down U.S. internet access nationwide...

FireEye Inc.'s (NASDAQ: FEYE) stock continued to surge after it raised its third-quarter sales guidance Tuesday afternoon. But at least one sell-side analyst is staying on the sidelines, saying the growth potential is low. The California-based cybersecurity company now sees third-quarter sales...

Many shipping executives refuse to acknowledge they are at risk from the growing tide of cyberattacks on the maritime sector by hostile actors, according to one leading lawyer. As reported in FreightWaves, digitalization is now making it possible to operate entire fleets as a single business. This...

The maritime sector might be a long way behind airlines and integrators when it comes to embracing the digital world. But it is catching up quickly as new satellite systems enable the real-time networking of fleets. And, according to former naval personnel and security experts speaking at London...

The Port of Los Angeles is a test bed for the latest in logistics technology, and a target for the threats facing that technology. To stave off those threats, the largest U.S. seaport is seeking bids for a "turn-key" cybersecurity center, "a first-of-its-kind solution that will help to reduce the...

  The United States Coast Guard (USCG) routinely responds to cybersecurity breaches on ships at the same time lawmakers are failing to devote the attention and resources needed to help lessen the threat, according to government officials. "The problems are very severe," said John...

DragonEx revealed the news of the attack via its official Telegram channel on Monday 25. The DragonEX team has asked other exchanges to help in tracking and investigating the whereabouts of the funds. A report by DragonEx, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange says that it suffered a...