Attack
WannaCry ransomware attack makes Bitcoins rate surge to $2500
Hackers who launched Wanna cry Ransomware attack might not be pleased with whatever they earned on a financial note. But do you know who actually benefited from the cyber attack related activity? It was those individuals who were active on bitcoins trading exchanges and was interested in selling off their crypto. Thus, all this activity […]
Chipotle Restaurants hit with Credit Card info-stealing malware
Chipotle customers were put on high alert after authorities related to the restaurant chain alerted them about a cyber attack which took place between March 24th to April 23rd of this year. The security alert was related to a malware which had the potential to steal credit card info and was inserted by hackers through […]
British Airways IT Outage not caused by Cyber Attack
UK’s largest airline services provide British Airways has made it official that the IT outage which caused a global blackout of the Company’s IT system on Saturday last week was due to a technical snag and not due to a cyber attack. Reacting to media reports that the snag was caused by a cyber attack […]
Russian Hackers launch cyber attacks on Pentagon through Social Media Posts
Russian Hackers are now launching cyber attacks embedded in social media posts and the latest victim who fell victim to this spear phishing campaign is a top official from Pentagon. According to Times Magazine, Russian hackers are now launching cyber attacks on government officials of United States by attaching malicious links to Twitter posts. The […]
Cyber Attack on Trump Organization!
Early this morning, ABC News reported that a cyber attack was launched on Trump Organization early this month which is now being probed by FBI. The news is out that a foreign nation launched a cyber attack on May 8th on Trump’s family owned real estate business. But the news resource is not yet ready […]
Kodi users are vulnerable to a bizarre new cyber attack!
For all those using Kodi media player software application here’s a bizarre cyber security alert. According to the analysis carried our by security experts from Check Point, hackers have developed a new kind of cyber attack on users using Kodi box to watch films and Television Programs. UK-based Daily Mail reports that hackers have developed […]
FBI issues Ransomware cyber attack warning to US Businesses
United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned healthcare companies operating in and around the United States about a possible ransomware cyber attack by this month end. The alert comes after many healthcare firms in the UK were left devastated after Wanna cry Ransomware attack. Note- The healthcare industry is plagued by a myriad […]
North Korea is sending hacker cells to Europe and China to launch Cyber Attacks
The news is out that North Korea is producing hacker cells called Unit 180 to travel to nations such as Europe and China in order to launch cyber attacks around the globe. Daily Mail reports that the money made by online hacking for Kim Jong Un is said to have surpassed the cash generated from […]
Russia launches cyber attack on Ukraine President website
Ukraine imposed economic restrictions on Russia’s largest internet group at the end of last week. And as retaliation to this gesture, Russia’s state-funded hackers launched a cyber-attack on Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko’s website on late Tuesday. The repercussions of the attack are yet to be known. The decision to impose restrictions on Russia’s Yandex led […]
A synopsis of this week’s Cyber Attack news!
Last Friday, the entire world was left astonished when all news headlines stated that a global cyber attack was launched by a group of hackers from North Korea affecting over 200,000 computers in over 150 nations. The ransomware attack targeted computers and digital networks operating in Russia, China, Japan, UK, France, US and Asia and […]
