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5:51am, 9th June, 2020

Honda hit by cyber attack, some production disrupted

Honda Motor Co suspended some of its auto and motorcycle production globally as the Japanese car giant grappled with a suspected cyber attack, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

South Africa's Life Healthcare hit by cyber attack

1:40am, 9th June, 2020

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South Africa's Life Healthcare hit by cyber attack

South Africa's Life Healthcare said on Tuesday its southern African operation was hit by a cyber attack affecting its admissions systems, business processing systems and email servers, but is yet to determine the extent to which data has been comprom...

Cognizant hit by 'Maze' ransomware attack

8:22pm, 18th April, 2020

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Cognizant hit by 'Maze' ransomware attack

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp on Saturday said it was hit by "Maze" ransomware, resulting in service disruptions for some of its clients.

Mexico's economy ministry hit by cyber attack

11:52pm, 24th February, 2020

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Mexico's economy ministry hit by cyber attack

Mexico's economy ministry detected a cyber attack on some of its servers on Sunday but did not consider sensitive information to have been compromised, and beefed up safety measures, it said in a statement.

WhatsApp urges users to upgrade app after report of spyware attack

3:57am, 14th May, 2019

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WhatsApp urges users to upgrade app after report of spyware attack

Facebook's WhatsApp on Tuesday urged users to upgrade to the latest version of its popular messaging app following a report that users could be vulnerable to having malicious spyware installed on phones without their knowledge.

G7 countries to simulate cross-border cyber attack next month: France

9:43am, 10th May, 2019

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G7 countries to simulate cross-border cyber attack next month: France

Leading Western industrial powers will for the first time jointly simulate a major cross-border cyber security attack on the financial sector next month, French officials said on Friday.

8:42am, 23rd April, 2019

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Twitter gains more users, Trump renews attack on social media

Twitter Inc on Tuesday posted better-than-expected quarterly revenue and a surprise increase in monthly active users, showing its efforts to police spam accounts and abusive posts were helping lure more users and advertising dollars.

Bayer points finger at Chinese-based group after blocking cyber attack

7:22am, 4th April, 2019

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Bayer points finger at Chinese-based group after blocking cyber attack

Bayer, Germany's largest drugmaker, said it had contained a cyber attack on its computer networks it believes was hatched in China, highlighting the risk to big business of data theft and disruption.

Hackers attack 'hundreds of thousands' of Asus users through backdoor software update

10:27am, 25th March, 2019

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Hackers attack 'hundreds of thousands' of Asus users through backdoor software update

Hackers targeted "hundreds of thousands" of Asustek computer owners by pushing a backdoor update software tool from the computer maker's own servers, cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab said on Monday.

Aluminum producer Hydro hit by cyber attack on Tuesday

3:24am, 19th March, 2019

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Aluminum producer Hydro hit by cyber attack on Tuesday

Norsk Hydro , one of the world's largest producers of aluminum, was sustaining a cyber attack on Tuesday that affected its operations, sending its shares lower.