Attack
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 […]
Cyber Attack on UK’s House of Parliament
Hackers launched a cyber attack on UK’s House of Parliament on 23rd of last month causing data breach to email accounts including a select committee’s mailbox. Investigators who were pressed into service by the law enforcement discovered that 0.5 percent of 9000 accounts were compromised during the sustained and determined attempt which leaked email systems […]
Cisco predicts that future cyber attacks could have potential to destroy the Internet!
Cisco researchers predict that some countries might launch cyber attacks having the potential to destroy entire internet. The networking giant predicts that Russia already has such systems in place which can make countries suffer internet disruption for weeks and in some cases months. Therefore, Cisco through its 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report predicts that future cyber […]
Obama had a plan to combat cyber attacks on Election Day
Former US President Barack Obama had plans to combat cyber attacks on Election Day. And this surprising news was leaked out to Time by a close associate who worked for Obama administration until last year. Time reported that the plan to combat cyber attacks on election day included ideas such as sending armed federal law […]
University of Aberdeen leads a global project to combat Cyber Attacks
University of Aberdeen has made it official that it is going to lead an international project to help businesses combat cyber attacks. The £1 million project which will be carried out in a 3-year time frame has been projected to help companies examine ways of preventing hackers enticing people into downloading malware. From past couple […]
US to create independent military command to Combat and Thwart Cyber Attacks
The United States, under the perseverance of Donald Trump, has decided to create an independent military command for defensive and offensive cyber operations. Trump’s plan is to intensify America’s ability to wage cyber war against the Islamic State Group and other foes like Russia and China. Thus, the new US Cyber Command will work as […]
Ashley Madison agrees to pay $11.2 million as Cyber Attack settlement
Toronto based Ashley Madison has officially agreed to pay $11.2 million as cyber attack settlement in response to an American Class Action lawsuit which stemmed from a massive security breach which took place 2 years ago. However, the proposed settlement is yet to get the approval of United States District Court for the Eastern District […]
FedEx repents for not having Cyber Insurance against Cyber Attacks
FedEx, an American multinational Courier delivery service has openly confessed to media sources that it now repents for not having a cyber insurance cover for its digital assets against cyber attacks. The confession was made as soon as the company learned that the disruption in services of its TNT Express unit following a cyber attack […]
Hackers launch a cyber attack on Ramsdens!
Ramsdens, a UK based financial service which offers collateral loans against gold has admitted that its digital assets were hit by a cyber attack that targeted the pawn-brokering chain’s 34K click-and-collect-customers. The Middlesbrough firm, which has more than 127 shops across the UK offering financial services said in a media briefing on Friday that its […]
UK’s NHS systems to be strengthened after Cyber Attack
WannaCry ransomware disrupted the computer systems at NHS on May 11th, 2017 and this made the hospital authorities stop digital update of patient records for a couple of weeks and instead switch to manual work. Very recently, Britain government reacted to this cyber mayhem and announced an action plan to make the NHS more resilient […]
