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From ATMs to flights, epic IT crash leaves trail of chaos
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/07/2024
» LONDON - In what will go down as the most spectacular information technology (IT) failure the world has ever seen, a botched software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems around the world on Friday.
Cyberattack reaches Asia, new targets hit by ransomware
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/06/2017
» A new ransomware attack similar to WannaCry has reached Asia after spreading from Europe to the US overnight, hitting businesses, port operators and government systems.
Cyber attack forces UK hospitals to turn away patients
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/05/2017
» British hospitals urged people with non-emergency conditions to stay away after a cyber attack affected large parts of the country’s National Health Service.
Dot-com nightmare over as Nasdaq retakes 2000 high
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/04/2015
» The Nasdaq Composite Index needed 31 months to plunge 78% after the Internet bubble burst in 2000. Climbing out of the hole took more than 12 years.
Rakuten to buy Viber messaging app
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/02/2014
» TOKYO — Rakuten Inc, the Japanese online retailer controlled by billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, is buying the Viber Internet messaging and calling service for $900 million as it moves into social networking.