Cyber
Password Change doesn’t save you from Cyber Attacks
All these days there was a myth among web users that changing passwords on a regular note will help in isolating them from cyber attacks. But Paul Edmonds, head of technology at UK National Cyber Crime Unit claims that this is a fallacy spread by security experts. The cyber chief added that passwords changed on […]
Cyber Attack on WhatsApp leads to a 2-hour major outage
WhatsApp which is a Facebook-owned business subsidiary was out from service for a couple of hours on Wednesday. And as per our sources, the outage could have been caused by a possible cyber attack. The service was down from 00:20 GMT+3 and was restored at around 2:20 GMT+3. Although, Facebook choose to remain silent on […]
Hackers launch cyber attacks on Gmail Accounts
Just a couple of hours ago Internet Juggernaut Google has issued a warning against a notorious cyber attack targeting Gmail Accounts. The web services giant said that a malicious email campaign was spreading through the internet like wildfire in the disguise of an invitation to Google Doc and was mainly targeting school staff and students […]
Symantec says that Ransomware spreaders are demanding a minimum of $1000
A recently compiled Symantec report suggests that on average hackers are demanding a minimum of $1000 to decrypt a database targeted with ransomware. And just to remind you the latest demand is almost 3 times more than what the hackers demanded last year I.e $295 in 2015. According to other estimates prepared by the researchers […]
FBI issues a new cyber threat warning to healthcare sector
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning to all companies operating in the healthcare sector to remain vigilant of a newly emerging cyber threat. The law enforcement agency in its latest media briefing said that some criminal actors from abroad are trying to target protected healthcare information (PHI) and other personally […]
Authorities fail to investigate over 90% of Cyber Crime cases in the UK
As per the data released by the Office of National Statistics UK, authorities are failing to investigate over 90% of Cyber Crime cases in Britain. Also, the figures released by the agency suggest that the year 2016 alone witnessed over 1.9 million cyber crimes, out of which only 1% were solved on a wholesome note. […]
Banks in UAE launch a war on Hackers with a new Cyber Threat Intelligence Initiative
It seems that the banks in UAE have launched a war on hackers with a new cyber threat intelligence initiative. The UAE Banks Federation (UBF), a professional body representing 49 banks as members have made it official yesterday that it is launching a new initiative to combat all future cyber threats. UBF has launched 2017 […]
Vermont Law School beefs up its digital defense against all Cyber Threats
Authorities at the Vermont Law School have spent several weeks and lots of financial resources in order to beef up their digital defense systems against all cyber threats. A cyber attack launched on its database on March 17 of this year, made the law school officials to take up the said measures as a part […]
America’s nuclear weapons are safe and secure from emerging Cyber Threats
Yes, it’s official that America’s nuclear power is safe and secure from emerging cyber threats. The US Strategic Command has made an official announcement on this issue and said that the systems are cyber secure and are ready to thwart any level of a cyber attack launched by enemy nations( North Korea, China, and Russia). […]
Ransomware related Cyber Attacks are on rising, says Verizon
Ransomware related cyber attacks where cyber crooks induce encrypting malware into a network or database and then ask a ransom to decrypt the files are on the rise says a new study made by Verizon. The report says that the attacks increased by 50 percent in 2016 and might double up in next couple of […]
