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More than 80% of healthcare IT leaders say their systems have been compromised

Computerworld Security: August 27, 2015
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More than 80% of healthcare IT leaders say their systems have been compromised

A survey of IT leaders in healthcare revealed that 81% of them believe their
systems have been compromised by at least one malware, botnet or some other
cyber-attack in the past two years, placing patient sensitive data at risk.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9272730/1592880030/754948/17/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=MDBlNmE3YzFiODA1Zjc4YjczNjk3MThjMDhhZjM2NTE%3d&x=63529c7e

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Agora Dark Web market discovers suspicious activity on servers, pauses operations
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2. FTC can bring down the hammer on companies with sloppy cybersecurity, court rules
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3. Spam King pleads guilty to Facebook hack, email scheme
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Agora Dark Web market discovers suspicious activity on servers, pauses operations

The Agora Dark Web market cited Tor Hidden Services security vulnerabilities
that could allow de-anonymization attacks and temporarily shut down operations
after discovering suspicious activity on its servers.
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FTC can bring down the hammer on companies with sloppy cybersecurity, court rules

A U.S. appeals court turned down hotel operator Wyndham Worldwide's challenge of
the Federal Trade Commission's authority to enforce cybersecurity practices.
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Spam King pleads guilty to Facebook hack, email scheme

Sanford Wallace, the so-called Spam King, has pleaded guilty to fraud and
criminal contempt in connection with misusing email, the U.S. Department of
Justice says.
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