Cyber
Broadcast signals make Smart TVs vulnerable Cyber Attacks!
Smart TV Broadcast signals are being used to launch cyber attacks which enable hackers to spy on people with the TVs camera and microphone. The attack also offers the hackers a potential to access several TVs at once without the need of any physical tampering. So, a single attack on home a smart TV can […]
Terrorists to launch cyber attacks on UK’s Airports and Nuclear Power Stations
Britain government has issued a nationwide alert which asks the authorities related to Aviation and Nuclear Power Stations to tighten their defenses against cyber attacks propelled by terrorists. The law enforcement agencies have also issued a series of alerts in the past 24 hours, cautioning about terrorist attacks launched in masked format. The Intelligence agencies […]
Here’s the list of Five Major Cyber Attacks of 2016!
Cyber attacks became something of a hot topic of 2016 and that’s due to the fact that they not only have the potential to break a business on a financial note ( ex- Verizon deal of buying yahoo) but also can bring in a kind of political instability into a nation’s current affairs. For instance, […]
Europe fails to curb cyber attacks on Aviation Industry
Europe has failed to curb cyber attacks on Airline operators, Aircraft manufacturers and authorities related to the aviation industry. And that’s due to the poor understanding of the threat severity by officials related to the government of EU and substantial differences within the industry. However, the good news is that officials and private sector are […]
Study proves that Desktop scanners are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Researchers from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev and the Weizmann Institute of Science have found out a way to make office scanners as source points to launch cyber attacks. To make it possible, they are using a laser or smart bulb light to establish a covert channel between an outside attacker and malware […]
Ransomware encrypts critical files of Dutch Parliament
Some state sponsored actors have succeeded in encrypting critical files related to a computer network of the Dutch parliament. As per our sources, the lower house of Dutch Parliament, the Tweede Kamer was hit by ransomware attack which managed to encrypt some election and finance related documents of the parliament. Note-Ransomware is a form of […]
Sound waves being used to launch cyber attacks!
Have you ever imagined that simple sound waves can be used to launch cyber attacks on smart devices..? Yeah, you’ve read it right! Researchers from the University of Michigan have found a new way of using sound waves to launch cyber attacks on devices loaded with Accelerometers. The study made by the researchers states that […]
North Korea takes hackers on lease to launch cyber attacks on other nations!
The North Korean government seems to be banking on cyber attacks these days as it is hiring other nation hackers on lease to launch cyber attacks on the critical infrastructure of developed nations. As per a report compiled by a group of reporters from the New York Times, the said nation is trying to launch […]
United States appoints Four Thousand trained cyber security professionals to protect nation’s critical infrastructure
Idaho National Laboratory in association with Department of Homeland Security has made it official that over 900 cyber security professionals have succeeded in passing out the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Security Training Course in this year. Technically speaking, the above said the specialized course is meant to offer training to interested personnel who will then […]
Chinese investment in cyber security startups worries Pentagon
The United States Department of Defense, shortly known as Pentagon is extremely worried about growing investments from Chinese firms on startups related to cyber security and military defense. As per a New York Times reports, firms based in China are showing a lot of enthusiasm in investing in American startups, which includes rocket engine manufacturers, […]
