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Facebook, Microsoft, and Dell sign Cyber Attack pledge
Microsoft, Facebook, Dell and 37 other companies operating in the United States have signed a Cyber Attack pact pledging not to assist offensive government cyber attacks. That means, even if the government of United States desires to launch cyber attacks on the critical infrastructure of its enemy nations ( like Russia, China, and North Korea), […]
FireEye discloses Cyber Attack Incident details on Triconex IST
Mandiant, a subsidiary of FireEye has discovered that some state-sponsored actors launched a cyber attack on Triconex Industrial Control Systems offered by Schneider Electric SE. The malware used in the attack is said to be ‘Triton’ a predecessor of Stuxnet malware exploited to shut down power grids of Iran in 2010 and Ukraine in 2016. […]
Microsoft offers a fix to FinSpy Surveillance Malware
Microsoft has issued a fix to a security vulnerability found in its MSOffice software which helps in spreading FinSpy Surveillance malware. After learning about it from the alert issued by cyber security firm FireEye, the software giant decided to immediately react on the issue and issued a patch to the immediately secure the vulnerability in […]
Russian hackers group APT28 cyber attack Montenegro
California-based Cybersecurity company FireEye released specific documents in a media briefing yesterday which proved that Russian hackers group APT28 launched a cyber attack on Montenegro for joining NATO alliance. As Russia views NATO expansion a security threat to its federation, it was not happy with the decision of Montenegro’s government to join the NATO membership. […]
Government agencies in Saudi Arabia hit by Shamoon Malware
Shamoon Malware has hit government agencies operating across Saudi Arabia in November this year. This was revealed in a report prepared by US security firms CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks Inc and Symantec Corp. The security firms said that the newly emerged version of Shamoon virus has the potential to cripple entire PCs on a network. […]
Cyber attacks on Indian ATMs may increase says FireEye
Milpitas-based Cyber Security Company FireEye has warned Indian government of a possible cyber attack on bank ATMs across India in 2017. The company has also listed the Indian subcontinent in the top list of underdeveloped nations which are vulnerable to ATM attacks due to the usage of the dead Microsoft Windows XP operating system. In […]
Cisco to buy Cloud security company CloudLock!
Cisco, the networking giant primarily located in San Jose, California has made it official that it is buying Cloud Security provider CloudLock for $293 million. CloudLock is a service provider which helps Corporate CIOs track and control how the employees are using the services on a cloud platform. As per the press briefing from the […]
