Cyber threat
Only six companies share Cyber Threat data says Homeland Security
It’s been more than 2 years since the Congress passed a landmark bill which incentivized companies in sharing cyber threat data with the government on how the hackers are penetrating their computer networks. But Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says that only 6 non-federal organizations are sharing such sensitive info with the government, while others […]
Bitdefender issues Cyber Threat warning on Zacinlo Malware
Romanian Cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has issued a cyber threat warning on the spread of Zacinlo Malware. Experts from the said security firm suggest that the adware has the potential to get deep into the operating systems including Windows 10 and has the ability to flood the users with invisible ads. Zacinlo is said to be […]
US government sees Russia as a cyber threat to undersea cables
US government’s Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions on 5 Russian companies and 3 Russian Nationals said to have helped the Russian Federal Security Services to launch cyber attacks on the critical infrastructure of United States in February this year. In a statement issued by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, it was clearly mentioned that the […]
Amazon stops selling CloudPets due to Cyber Threat concerns
Amazon, the world-renowned American online retailer has decided to pull down the sales of CloudPets from its online store due to cybersecurity concerns. Readers of the Cybersecurity Insiders have to notify over a fact over here that Amazon took the decision of removing the said company toys on Tuesday after it received reports that Walmart […]
FBI Agent maps out countries which are Cyber Threats to the United States
FBI Agent Aristedes Mahairas who works for New York FBI’s Cyber Division has mapped out countries which prove as severe cyber threats to the United States. In a statement released on Monday, Mahairas alleged that Russia, China, Iran and North Korea will always be a cyber threat to the nation unless the Trump Administration takes […]
Car Infotainment Systems trigger Cyber Threat scare
Did you ever imagine that your car infotainment system can prove as a data goldmine for hackers? If not, then you better take a look at this article. A researcher named Gabriel Cirlig working for a California based security firm called ‘Ixia’ has found out that Car Infotainment systems can leak out sensitive data to […]
Russian Cyber Threat forces the UK to sign digital security Pact
Russian Cyber Threat has forced the United Kingdom to sign world’s largest digital security pact worth £15 million. The digital agreement is expected to include leaders from 53 nations to sign the world’s largest cyber declaration which assures to join forces to combat criminals and hostile actors engaged in cyber warfare. As the cyber threat […]
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 […]
Cyber Threat Hunting for Uncategorized Proxy Events
This post was originally published here by Chris Sanders. Attackers rely on the abstraction provided between domains and IP addresses to make their infrastructure more resilient. A domain name can be registered in a matter of minutes, and multiple domains can be configured to point to the same host. This allows attackers to quickly switch […]
Ransomware tops the Europol’s list of Cyber Threats!
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL) has named ransomware as the most pressing cyber threats observed in the past 12 months. The report generated by Europol claims that ransomware has reached to a point where it has started to eclipse other areas of cybercrime such as data breaches, card fraud, and P$%^graphy. […]
