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Following their massive data breach that compromised the personal information of over 80 million people, Anthem has turned down an audit of its systems from the Office of the Personnel Management’s Office of Inspector General. The audit would test and scan Anthem’s system for vulnerabilities. It is unknown to the OIG as to why Anthem would refuse to cooperate. For a full article on this story, click here:: Anthem Refusing Security Audit Following Breach
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The third largest smartphone distributor in in the world, Xiaomi, has been found spreading malware in its latest Android smartphone. The Xiaomi Mi4 LTE has been shipped with pre-loaded spyware/adware and an uncertified, vulnerable version of the Android operating system. The malware found on the phones leaves them susceptible to hijacking. For more on this story, please click here:: Xiaomi Mi 4 Smartphone Pre-loaded with Malware and Custom Android ROM
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Viet Quoc Nguyen, Giang Hoang Vu, and David-Manuel Santos Da Silva were charged for hacking U.S. email service providers and using stolen email addresses to spam nearly a billion users. Vu was arrested back in 2012 and plead guilty last month. Da Silva is scheduled to be arraigned before a judge. Vu is still at large. For more on this story, please click here:: Indictment reveals theft of one billion email addresses from ESPs, three charged
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It has been revealed that when she was secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails were being used on a private account and computer server traced back to her family’s home in Chappaqua, New York. This is unusual since this gives Clinton control over her message archives and limits others’ access, compared to other politicians such as Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney. For a full article on this story, please click here:: Clinton Ran Own Computer System for Her Official Emails
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The National Crime Agency in the UK has arrested 56 hackers in a campaign against cybercrime dubbed “strike week.” The NCA completed 25 separate operations across England, Wales, and Scotland to nab suspects of cyber-enabled fraud, malware development, DDoS attacks, and data theft. For more interest on these big busts, click here:: 56 Hackers Arrested in Cyber Crime ‘Strike Week’ Raids in UK
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