Cyber Attack
Russian hackers infect 500,000 routers to launch a massive cyber attack on Ukraine
Cisco Systems Inc on Wednesday issued a warning that says hackers from Russia have infected over 500,000 routers including storage devices in order to launch a massive cyber attack on Ukraine. The Networking giant stressed on the fact that the attack will be of Denial of service attack genre and will be mainly targeting Ukraine’s […]
Russia to launch Cyber Attack on the UK after 2018 FIFA World Cup
It was revealed in BBC Tonight that Russia is planning to launch a cyber attack on London after next month’s 2018 FIFA World Cup. The news source added that the attack will be severe and would bring the City of London to a standstill. The Minister who revealed this info to Nicholas Watt, Newsnight’s Political […]
Firms in Singapore have lost 6% of GDP Growth to Cyber Attacks
A study conducted by Microsoft commissioned Frost & Sullivan Company has discovered that firms operating in Singapore could have lost billions of dollars which is equal to 6% of GDP growth of the country. If figures are taken into account, the amount could mean a staggering $17.7 billion in USD in economic damage.Furthermore, the study […]
Cyber Attack expert issues World War 3 Warning of Aeroplane Crash and Water Poisoning
Merle Maigre, the Director of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence and an expert in analyzing Cyber Attacks has warned that the United States should be well prepared for shock cyber attacks from foes like Russia that could hack critical infrastructure and can cause plane crashes and water poisoning by contaminating water utilities. […]
Cyber Attack crashes Knox County Election Commission Website
Officials of the Knox County Election Commission Website have officially disclosed that their website crashed on Tuesday night at around 8 pm due to a cyber attack. But also declared that none of the County’s election results were either affected or influenced by the attack. A media update released early on Wednesday says that the […]
Three banks in Mexico become Cyber Attack targets
Hackers tried to target three of the largest banks operating in Mexico forcing the officials of the said financial institutions to launch contingency plans. According to a source from Banco De Mexico, the attack could have disrupted the central electronic payments systems resulting in a delay in money transfers and siphoning of funds from accounts. […]
Questar confirms ‘Cyber Attack’ on New York student Test
Questar Assessment Inc, a vendor who operates students tests in digital format has confirmed that it became a victim of data breach early this week. New York happens to be one among the 7 states whose student tests were hit by what was reported as a deliberate attack. South Dakota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee happen […]
Britain GCHQ unveils 6 level of Cyber Attacks
Government Communications Headquarters of Britain shortly known as GCHQ has released a new framework to rank 6 level of cyber attacks which have or are hitting its critical infrastructure. The report released by the boss of National Cyber Security Center(NCSC) Ciaran Martin states that the ranking will help in preparing the ministers, agencies and law […]
Cyber Attack on Great Western Railways
British Train operator ‘Great Western Railways’ has confirmed that it was subjected to a cyber attack a fortnight ago in which few of the customer passwords could have been compromised. However, the company claimed that the success rate of the automated cyber attack was extremely low and reassured that no financial information was compromised. Great […]
Cyber Attack leaks payment information of Delta Airlines Customers
A Cyber Attack which occurred on a chat service provider used by Delta Airlines from September 26th to October 12th is said to have leaked payment information to a small subset of customers. The leaked info includes critical details such as passport, certain security credentials, and frequent flyer account information. Though the leak occurred last […]
