Cyber
North Korea launches cyber attacks on Poker websites for Nuclear Cash
North Korea which holds an exclusive cyber army to launch cyber attacks on developed nations is nowadays said to be targeting poker and other gambling websites for nuclear cash. A South Korean agency disclosed this news to our Cybersecurity Insiders on last weekend and added in its statement that already the said country made millions […]
British citizen convicted in Deutsche Telekom Cyber Attack
A British citizen who was arrested in February this year was sentenced to 20 months of imprisonment by a German court for attempting a computer sabotage on Deutsche Telekom which disrupted over 900,000 of its consumer routers last November. The 29-Year old named Daniel K also known as Spiderman to his online fans has admitted […]
Hackers use Women profiles to Cyber Attack Scientists
Hackers are using all sorts of tactics to launch cyber attacks on scientists these days and the latest on it has come to light this week. Iranian hackers are said to be using fake women photos siphoned from British Photographers to cyber attack scientists and make them work for the Middle East governments. According to […]
ECMC spends $10 million to recover from a Cyber Attack!
Erie County Medical Center has made it official that it has spent $10 million to recover from a cyber attack. The hospital authorities disclose that half of the amount was spent on purchasing new computer hardware, software, and assistance needed to respond to the cyber attack. And the other half represents the incurred additional expenses, […]
Cyber Attack on Pennsylvania health systems leaks 300,000 patient records
A Cyber Attack launched on Women’s Health care Group of Pennsylvania is said to have leaked 300,000 patient records. The leaked data includes names, social security numbers, birth dates, pregnancy histories, blood type info, lab results, medical record numbers, insurance info, medical diagnoses and some X-Ray scans in digital format. As per the details available […]
US refusal to accuse Russia of cyber attacks will encourage more cyber warfare
United States refusal to directly accuse Russia of launching politically motivated cyber attacks on its critical infrastructure seems to be inviting more trouble. Security experts fear that the said reluctance will create a policy vacuum which will encourage more cyber warfare from state funded actors. FBI and CIA have already made it public that there […]
Facebook funds project to prevent cyber attacks on Election Campaigns
Facebook has decided to fund a project to prevent cyber attacks targeting all future Election Campaigns. The decision was taken by the social media giant after Russian hackers rocked the US Presidential elections of 2016 with cyber attacks. In a recent press release which reached us early today, the worlds largest social network has hinted […]
Accenture identifies Top Cyber Threats of 2017 in its Security Report
Accenture, the global leader in offering professionals services has released a security report in which it identified the Top Cyber Threats of 2017. iDefense, a part of Accenture Security examined the key trends during the first half of 2017 and compiled a report on how cyber incidents may evolve over the next six months. The […]
Cisco warns all global firms against destruction of service (DeOS) Cyber Attack
Cisco, which offers networking solutions to the corporate world, has issued a new warning to all globally located firms against a new wave of cyber attack, described as “Destruction of Service” (DeOS). The multi-technology conglomerate of America feels that cyber attacks of the said variant could eliminate organizations backups and safety nets meant for business […]
FCC denies allegations that it did not document Cyber Attacks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has denied all media reports which claimed it did not document the cyber attacks which took place on Electronic Comment Filing System on Net Neutrality. Quoting the report published in Gizmodo as a story which is categorically false, the FCC reacted by disclosing that it has fully documented every event […]