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Cyber Attack threat to Texas based Oil Companies
Texas-based oil and gas companies are said to be extremely vulnerable to cyber threats. And that’s because the energy industry is inching towards digitalization which otherwise makes it extremely difficult for companies to protect sensitive data. According to an investigation conducted by Houston Chronicle, Homeland Security has identified over 900 security flaws in US Oil […]
Ransomware could be used to poison your town’s water supply
Ransomware was considered till date as a malicious software which only infects computer systems on a network and locks them from being accessed by the administrator. But can you ever imagine that the so-called virus can also be used to poison your town’s water supply if you don’t pay up..? Yes, you’ve read it right. […]
Britishers arrested for Cyber Attacking Washington DC’s CCTV Network
London police have arrested two British nationals for hacking Washington DC’s CCTV Network between January 12th – January 15th,2017. As per our sources, these two hackers are suspected to be the kingpins behind the cyber attack which brought down the entire public CCTV network in Washington DC for two full days. The Sun reported that […]
IoT Worm Could Hack All Smart Lights in a City
Eduard Kovacs wrote an interesting post about IoT Worm Could Hack All Smart Lights in a City that I would like to share. “Researchers have demonstrated how an Internet of Things (IoT) worm designed to target smart bulbs can cause significant disruptions to lighting systems in a city. The malware can spread by itself, but attackers […]
