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Russian hackers infect 500,000 routers to launch a massive cyber attack on Ukraine
Cisco Systems Inc on Wednesday issued a warning that says hackers from Russia have infected over 500,000 routers including storage devices in order to launch a massive cyber attack on Ukraine. The Networking giant stressed on the fact that the attack will be of Denial of service attack genre and will be mainly targeting Ukraine’s […]
Homeland Security to probe potential cybersecurity threats posed by ZTE
As security scare among US government entities in using the products delivered by Chinese Telecommunication firm ZTE has increased in recent month’s, Homeland Security has been directed by House of Representatives to probe into the matter. The probe will be focusing on any cyber risks introduced by use of ZTE products on federal state, and […]
Donald Trump pushing hard for Smartphone Backdoors
United States 45th President Donald Trump and his administration are reported to be pushing hard for legislation which makes it mandatory for law enforcement to access encrypted devices. In fact, a news article published in New York Times last month says that the Trump Administration is asking cell phone manufacturers including Apple to create a […]
Allscripts is yet to recover from SamSam Ransomware Attack!
A new variant of Ransomware called ‘SamSam’ is seen striking the companies operating in West and the latest victim happens to be ‘AllScripts Healthcare Solutions’, which offers electronic health records services and practice management to physicians, hospitals and Paramedics working across America. The Chicago based company said that it is yet to recover from the […]
US FBI helps Qatar solve Cyber Attack incident of Qatar News Agency!
Qatar’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani issued a public statement today accusing two Muslim nations of hacking the state-run Qatar News Agency(QNA) website and its social media accounts in May last year. In an interview given to Qatar TV, Al Thani who is also a Deputy Prime Minister said that his […]
North Korea uses Fall Chill malware to cyber attack US Government!
The Government of United States has issued a public statement saying that “FallChill” malware is being used by North Korea to cyber attack critical infrastructure of United States. The statement is actually meant to be an alert jointly issued by FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In June this year, DHS already issued a […]
FBI Director says that terrorists are becoming sophisticated with Cyber Attacks
FBI Director Christopher Wray has declared that terrorists are becoming more sophisticated in cyber attacks and so the evolution can bring in more trouble to the critical infrastructure of America in coming days. Wray specifically mentioned that terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS have started using social media platforms on an extensive note for […]
Beware of this IRS Email scam loaded with Ransomware
Internal Revenue Services (IRS) of the United States and FBI have collectively urged all those working in government agencies to beware of the latest IRS Email Scam which is loaded with Ransomware. IRS has claimed that a bogus email is on the prowl which is victimizing several staff members working for government agencies by taking […]
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 […]
FBI says Ransomware victims usually do not report
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recently released Internet Crime Complaints Center’s annual report which says that ransomware victims fail to report to law enforcement agencies as soon as they fall prey to the malware. Reason-most companies do not want to report to police because as soon as they do, it becomes a […]
