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Cyber Attack leaks personal data of Vision Direct Customers
Vision Direct, a UK based online optical lenses retailer has confirmed that a cyber attack on its database has leaked out personal data of its valuable customers. Sources say that the leaked info includes full name, billing address, email address, password, telephone number, and payment card info- including CVV number & expiry date. Cybersecurity Insiders […]
Cyber Attack news trending now
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has put the blame of Cambridge Analytica scandal surrounding his company on the long-serving COO Sheryl Sandberg and declared that his company was at war against certain media outlets which he blames for the company’s nightmare 2 yrs. Returning to a combative leadership observed at the inception of the social media […]
Cyber Attack news for the day
All the critical infrastructure of Britain are said to be running on the mercy of state-funded Russian hackers who are waiting for the right opportunity to launch a devastating cyber attack that could bring the country to its knees. Its said that the country is facing almost 10 severe attacks every day, with many aimed […]
DARPA launches Cyber Attack on US Power Grids
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA) has launched a cyber attack on a power utility located in Plum Island, some 1.5 miles off the shore to Long Island, New York. The objective behind the attack was to experiment on how the power utilities can bounce back in the case of ‘Blackout’ scenarios via cyber attacks […]
Is Email becoming the biggest Cyber Threat
In this digital world, Email has become the most cost-effective channel for cybercrooks to make money. And that’s because it is very easy to gain financial value by siphoning someone else’s monetary and personal data via emails. A survey conducted recently says that 57% of respondents admitted that their company has experienced a phishing attack […]
Media Prima Berhad Malaysia servers hit by Ransomware Attack
Media Prima, which happens to be one of the top media companies in Malaysia, is reported to have been hit by a cyber attack of ransomware variant on Thursday last week. And as per the sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders, the attack disrupted most of the in-house digital services like email correspondence since then. A […]
Category One Cyber Attack to hit the UK
The United Kingdom will soon face a ‘Category One’ Cyber Attack predicts Peter Yapp, the Deputy Director at the National Cyber Security Center. Mr. Yapp added that his nation was fortunate enough for haven’t faced such level of cyber attack till date. But in years ahead, there is little doubt that it will happen. Peter […]
After US midterm elections Cyber Attack focus shifts to 2020 General Elections
After the Republicans took hold of the house and Trump Administration the Senate in the United States after the US midterm polls, the Federal authorities have now shifted their focus on to the US 2020 General Elections. From the past two months, noted media resources were buzzing with the feed that the midterm polls could […]
Iran says Israel launched Stuxnet 2.0 Cyber Attack
As United States 45th President pronounced new stringent sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, the latter has accused Israel of launching Stuxnet 2.0 Cyber Attack on its nationwide Telecommunication infrastructure. “The Zionist regime with its record of using cyberweapons such as Stuxnet Computer Virus to harm Iran’s Telecommunications Infrastructure was observed recently”, said Mohammad Javad Azari […]
Britain is vulnerable to Cyber Attacks due to the shortage of 50K Cyber Security specialists
Britain’s Critical Infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber attacks says Prof Paul Theron, a member of NATO’s cybersecurity research group which also offers security guidance to the European Commission. Theron offered his insight based on the fact that Britain has a shortage for 50k Cybersecurity specialists expected to extend to the upcoming decade. The Top Nato […]
