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MORE THAN 75,000 COMPUTERS in 99 countries were hacked in a ransomware attack on Friday holding many computers hostage until a ransom is paid. /BLOOMBERG

Extortionist hack of U.K. hospitals part of worldwide attack

Economic Activity 05/12/2017

NEW YORK - Extortionist hackers who may be using leaked computer exploits from the U.S. National Security Agency infiltrated computers in dozens of countries...

Yahoo tipped off to hack by report of data dump on...

Technology 09/23/2016

SAN FRANCISCO - In July, Yahoo! Inc. received a report of a hacker claiming to have 280 million user account credentials for sale on...

They know from records you buy Viagra and want to sell...

Economic Activity 12/10/2014

WASHINGTON - Ever since the days of castor oil laxatives and mercury syphilis tablets, pharmacists and patients have had a tacit understanding: whatever you...

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DONALD MCCORMACK, senior consultant to McLaughlin Research Corp., has been elected chairperson of the Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium board of directors. / COURTESY UNDERSEA TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CONSORTIUM

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