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Ukraine cyber attack causes global losses for companies

Ukraine cyber attack causes global losses for companies

Written by on August 4, 2017 in Features with 0 Comments

TORONTO/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The cyber attack that crippled Ukraine businesses and spread worldwide to shut down shipping ports, factories and corporate offices has taken a costly toll on the results of major U.S. and European companies in the latest quarter, with more to come. While individual companies have been laid low by hacking attacks in […]

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News highlights – 31 July 2017

News highlights – 31 July 2017

Written by on August 1, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

News highlights for 31 July 2017 Ukraine cyber attack not just lax IT, but no password discipline KIEV (Reuters) – When the chief of Microsoft Ukraine switched jobs to work for President Petro Poroshenko, he found that everyone in the office used the same login password. It wasn’t the only symptom of lax IT security […]

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News highlights – 2 July

News highlights – 2 July

Written by on July 3, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

News highlights for 2 July Dropbox looks for underwriters for IPO (Reuters) – Data-sharing business Dropbox Inc is seeking to hire underwriters for an initial public offering that could come later this year, which would make it the biggest U.S. technology company to go public since Snap Inc, people familiar with the matter said on […]

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