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Cloud Security glitch exposes info about 593000 Alaskan Voters
CouchDB Database’s cloud security glitch is said to have exposed information pertaining to more than 593,000 Alaskan voters. The sources reporting to cybersecurity insiders say that the data got exposed when cloud security admins bypassed important security settings that were set to the public instead of private. Thus, anyone who got an internet connection could […]
Cyber Attack on SEC helps hackers make profits through illegal trade
United States market regulator ‘The Security and Exchanges Commission’ has disclosed that hackers could have hacked its corporate disclosure database in 2016 to obtain critical info which could have been used to make profits by illegal trading. The financial regulator of US added in its statement that the incident could have taken place at some […]
Hackers launch new wave of Ransomware attack on 26,000 unsecured MongoDB Databases
Last weekend, which was literally long due to labor day witnessed hackers launch a new wave of ransomware attack on unsecured 26,000 MongoDB Databases. And as per the details available to the media, the cyber crooks not only succeeded in encrypting the unsecured instances but also asked for a 0.15 BTC ransom to restore the […]
Selena Gomez Instagram account gets hacked!
American Singer turned Actress Selena Gomez’s Instagram account was hacked by cyber crooks on Monday who then posted N$%E pics of her Ex Boyfriend Justin Bieber on the home page. But by the evening on the same day, the singer’s team regained control of her social media account and deleted all the content which was […]
HBO Twitter Accounts hacked after Cyber Attack!
In July this year, cyber crooks launched a cyber attack on the database of Hollywood Box Office(HBO) to steal 1.5 terabytes of proprietary data which includes few episodes of “Game of Thorns- Season 7”. After getting hold of the data, the hacker named “Mr. Smith” demanded a ransom of several million dollars worth in bitcoins […]
Cyber Attack on Robots can bring entire Robotics Industry to a halt!
Imagine a robot working as a kitchen chef is cyber attacked by hackers sitting remotely. Just think about if someone hacks the robot chef- its wielding knives and god know what happens next…. Dr. Nicholas Patterson, a cyber security lecturer at Deakin University said that a single or a couple of hacks could bring the […]
Password Security Bible fails to curb Cyber Attacks!
Bill Burr’s bible on password security which was introduced to the world in 2003 has failed to curb cyber attacks. This was admitted by Bill in his recent interaction with Wall Street Journal. While working for US government, Mr. Burr wrote a password bible to help guide the digital world on the safest practices to […]
Cyber Attack on internet connected Car Washes
Security researchers have recently discovered that hackers are targeting internet connected car washes to attack vehicles and passengers. And the discovery was so appalling that it prompted the researchers to inform the Department of Homeland Security of their findings on an immediate note. According to a report compiled by cyber security firm Vice Motherboard which […]
Hackers steal $30 million worth Ethereum Cryptocurrency through Cyber Attack
The news is out that around $30 million worth Ethereum Currency was stolen by hackers through a cyber attack launched on the three of the largest wallets on a recent note. And as per the sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders, the latest heist launched on the multi-sig wallets of Ether happens to be a major […]
Connected Cars are vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks
A recent research conducted by Future of Automotive Security Technology Research (FASTR) has concluded that connected cars could be the next targets for ransomware hackers/developers. FASTR which technically acts as a consortium of automotive manufacturers, software makers for automotive industry and suppliers, discovered in its research that as soon as a connected car connects to […]
