Qakbot Virus Causes Possible Data Breach at Mass. Agencies

An untold number of computers at the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance and Department of Career Services were compromised in April, leading state officials to warn hundreds of thousands of people that their personal information may have been stolen as part of the attack. However...

The Hartford, Hacked

Hackers reportedly broke into and installed password-stealing programs on a number of servers belonging to insurance giant The Hartford, according to a ComputerWorld report. The 200-year-old, 28,000 employee strong company sent a letter of warning to some 300 employees, contractors and a small...

Windows Servers Hacked at The Hartford Insurance Company !

Hackers have broken into The Hartford insurance company and installed password-stealing programs on several of the company's Windows servers. In a warning letter sent last month to about 300 employees, contractors, and a handful of customers, the company said it discovered the infection in late...

Virus Attacks on Canadian Computer System

Recently, Director of Information Technology, Per Kristensen stated that, a new type of the Qakbot virus appeared globally on March 15, 2011 and was observed in PCs in Nanaimo Canada at noon on March 16, 2011, as reported by Bclocal News on March 12, 2011. To safeguard important information about...