Cyber Attack
Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram not down due to Cyber Attack outage
Though the world’s leading social media giant Facebook claims that it has recovered from an eight-hour outage, many people across the world are using Twitter to vent out their anger on the issues still being faced with Instagram and WhatsApp- which are now Facebook’s business subsidiaries. A group of users on Twitter and Reddit have […]
Venezuela power outage caused by US Cyber Attack
The populace in Venezuela is reigning under a power blackout which is suspected to have been caused by hackers backed by US Intelligence. Well, President Nicholas Maduro said so and added in his statement that his government has enough evidence to prove his claims. However, a statement issued by the US official a few hours […]
Cyber Attack on Toyota Car Maker
A few hours ago, Toyota Australia has released an official statement stating that the digital assets of the car making company were targeted by a cyber attack recently. However, the world renowned car making company disclosed that none of its employee data or customer information was compromised in the incident. According to sources report to […]
Mondelez files $100m claim from Zurich Insurance for NotPetya Cyber Attack
Mondelez, the American Food, Confectionary, and Beverage Company has threatened Switzerland based Zurich Insurance with a lawsuit to pay the $100m penalty for refusing its claim for the damage caused by the NotPetya Cyber Attack. As insurance companies are tightening the rules related to the liability claims, this lawsuit will stand tall as a first […]
Students are responsible for cyber attacks on Universities and Colleges
A research conducted by a government-funded agency has discovered that students are more responsible for cyber attacks on Universities and Colleges than hacking groups doing the organized crime. Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) which conducted the survey by examining around 850 attacks in 2017-18 concluded that most of the incidents were conducted by either staff […]
Data of more than 1 Billion Indian Aadhaar cards is open to Cyber Attack!
A White Paper released by Reserve Bank of India(RBI), India’s Central Banking Institution, has disclosed that for the first time in the history of India, there is now a readily available single target for cybercriminals in the form of Aadhaar details. Aadhaar is a Unique Identity Number issued to all Indian based on their biometrics […]
