Looking back on the cyber incidents that occurred in the first six months of 2018, an article from Wired magazine concludes that corporate security isn't getting better fast enough, critical infrastructure security hangs in the balance, and state-backed hackers from around the world are getting bolder and more sophisticated. It cites Russia’s deployment of the NotPetya malware and hacking of the U.S. electric grid (activity that also affected water and wastewater utilities), rampant data exposures, and the breach of Under Armor’s fitness app to support its assertions. The article finishes with a warning about the VPNFilter malware, a Russian hacking campaign identified by U.S. officials in late May and whose full scope and range is not fully known. Wired.
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