Cyber
Cyber Attack on SEC helps hackers make profits through illegal trade
United States market regulator ‘The Security and Exchanges Commission’ has disclosed that hackers could have hacked its corporate disclosure database in 2016 to obtain critical info which could have been used to make profits by illegal trading. The financial regulator of US added in its statement that the incident could have taken place at some […]
Personal details of up to 30K Irish Teachers leaked in a Cyber Attack
Irish National Teacher’s Organization(INTO) has issued a formal statement that personal data of more than 30,000 Irish Teachers could have been compromised due to a cyber attack on a union website. INTO has written to all those teachers and retired staff who have completed courses on its learning website intolearning dot ie and updated them […]
Government workers in Australia to play Cyber Attacks related War Games
Cybersecurity teams from more than 10 departments will practice attacking and repelling of cyber attacks in the inaugural event related to cybersecurity war games to be held in Canberra, Australia. The event will be judged by the former commander of the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet Patrick Walsh and the winners will be rewarded accordingly. The […]
More than 100,000 Canadians affected by the cyber attack on Equifax!
Equifax has released an official confirmation late yesterday that more than 100,000 Canadians were affected by the cyber attack which targeted its database almost two months ago. The US-based Credit Agency has also assured that it will offer a public update by this weekend on the impact of the data breach which was disclosed to […]
Security experts say that no Nuclear Weapon is safe from Cyber Attacks
Security Experts from UK based think tank ‘Chatham House’ have revealed that no nuclear weapon is safe from cyber attacks and this could prove potentially catastrophic if nations fail to take necessary steps on the issue. Beyza Unal, a security researcher from Chatham House adds that hackers have become sophisticated to tamper the nuclear systems […]
Cyber Attacks could easily sink Cruise Ships says Government of UK
The Government of UK has made it official that Cruise Ships can be cyber attacked by hackers and can be made to sink, causing untold loss to lives on-board. This dire warning comes from the “Cyber Security for Ships” code of practice, written by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Distributed by Whitehall on […]
United States to have National Guards for Cyber Security!
Donald Trump’s government is all set to introduce and endorse a legislation that would mandate the formation of “Cyber Security Civil Supports Team”. The objective of the team will be to defend companies and critical infrastructure against cyber attacks launched by state-funded actors. The readers of Cybersecurity Insiders are requested to notify that a cybersecurity […]
Switzerland’s Defense Department foils malware related Cyber Attack
Switzerland’s Defense Department has issued a public statement on Friday that its IT department has blocked a malware related cyber attack from penetrating into the government network. However, another attack is said to have disrupted the systems of a contractor working for the foreign affairs department and the damage is yet to be accessed. The […]
Hackers exploited software flaw to launch Cyber Attack on Equifax
The United States Consumer Credit Agency Equifax became a victim of a massive data breach last week. And the leak could have affected more than 143 million customers from United States, UK, and Canada. The data stolen includes social security numbers, birth dates, credit card details and birth dates. When Equifax launched a probe it […]
Trump sanctions Iranian nationals for launching Cyber Attacks on US Banks
Trump Administration on a recommendation from the Treasury Department of United States has imposed sanctions on seven Iranian Nationals and an Iran based Security Company named ‘ITSec Team’ for playing an active role in launching cyber attacks against several US Financial systems. The sanctions were pressed against 11 entities and individuals for supporting Iran’s Elite […]
