Attack
Hackers cyber attack US Power firms with a new malware
Hackers have targeted the power firms operating in the United States with a new malware called Industry or Crash Override. But the best part is that the attack was pre-estimated by the National Security Agency in time which averted a major outage hitting the metropolitan cities of United States. Two cyber security firms named ESET […]
NotPetya ransomware hackers move bitcoins out of the pronounced wallet
Hackers who launched NotPetya ransomware on many companies operating in Ukraine and Europe on June 27th,2017 seem to have obtained success with their second move. The cyber crooks on Tuesday night moved more than £8,000 worth of bitcoins from the account used to receive the ransoms to an undisclosed e-wallet. It is a known fact […]
Ukraine’s accounting software firm refuses to take Cyber Attack blame
Intellect Service which is a Ukraine-based company owned by a father and daughter duo has turned down all the reports published in the media and on the Microsoft blog blaming the company’s M.E.doc accounting software program as a malware spreader. But Ukraine Officials and security firms including Microsoft, Cisco Talos, and Symantec confirmed that some […]
Teenager from the UK arrested for launching International Cyber Attack
A Teenager from the United Kingdom was arrested last week for launching International Cyber Attacks on the websites belonging to multinational companies. The list of companies whose websites were paralyzed by the cyber attacks launched by the 18-year old includes T-mobile, Vodafone, O2, BBC, BT, Amazon, Netflix, Virgin Media and The National Crime Agency. As […]
Ukraine accuses Russia of launching Not Petya Ransomware attack
Ukraine has accused Russia of launching cyber attacks on public and private entities on last Tuesday. The attack which took place on June 27th, 2017 disrupted the work of public and private institutions by locking down their databases. The initial analysis made by some security experts said that the attack was a Petya malware attack. […]
Cyber Incident Investigation Series: Investigating Attack Scopes
This post was originally published here by Chris Sanders. As defenders, the critical moment is when we’ve determined that an attacker’s attempt to gain a foothold onto the network was successful. This sets of a chain of investigative activity where we follow breadcrumbs through our data to understand where they attacker went, what their mission […]
NATO tags the latest cyber attack as an ‘Act of War’
NATO released a public statement in the early hours of Friday in which it stated that the latest NotPetya ransomware which hit more than 12000 devices across 60 countries was looking like an ‘Act of War’ launched by a state-funded actor/s. On Tuesday this week, a ransomware variant mimicking the whereabouts of Petya ransomware hit […]
Cyber Attacks launched on FedEx were not for money
FedEx which witnessed a wave of cyber attacks on its delivery unit TNT early this week has made an official statement that no data was breached during the hack stint. However, ED Stroz, the former FBI head of Computer Crime says that the attack was not meant for money, but to tarnish the image of […]
Microsoft blames tax software for spread of recent Petya Ransomware Cyber Attack
A global cyber attack launched for the second time in the past two months is said to have crippled almost all businesses in Ukraine. Except for few government agencies, the virus which mimics the features of Petya ransomware hit all enterprise systems in Europe and its neighboring countries. According to a recent media update issued […]
Risks posed by Cyber Attacks!
Cyber Attacks on enterprises are inevitable these days. As per a Cyber Security Breach Survey 2017, 46% of businesses in the UK with over 99 employees saw at least one cyber attack in the past 12 months. When it comes to the United States as per the report compiled by Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report more […]
