Attack
A synopsis of WannaCry ransomware attack launched on 150 countries
By now, almost the whole world is aware of the fact that hackers launched a ransomware attack last weekend targeting organizations in more than 150 countries. Though not much is known about the group which indulged in this activity, security experts confirmed that the attack was launched using the espionage tools developed by United States […]
Cyber Attack on Cloud Computing Company makes France news websites go dark
A Cyber Attack launched by some state-sponsored hackers on a Portland-based Cloud Computing Company named Cedexis resulted in a bunch of news websites going dark. And as per Bloomberg, the knocked off news sites were most popular in France and had a very good reader base and bounce rate. The hack took place at 7 […]
US FCC website becomes a victim of DDoS Cyber Attack
The Federal Communications Commission of United States has made it official that its website became a victim of a cyber attack on late Sunday. As the attack came shortly after noted comedian John Oliver urged viewers of his HBO Show to file comments on Net Neutrality Rules, FCC thought earlier thought that its website crash […]
Cyber Attack on WhatsApp leads to a 2-hour major outage
WhatsApp which is a Facebook-owned business subsidiary was out from service for a couple of hours on Wednesday. And as per our sources, the outage could have been caused by a possible cyber attack. The service was down from 00:20 GMT+3 and was restored at around 2:20 GMT+3. Although, Facebook choose to remain silent on […]
Hackers launch cyber attacks on Gmail Accounts
Just a couple of hours ago Internet Juggernaut Google has issued a warning against a notorious cyber attack targeting Gmail Accounts. The web services giant said that a malicious email campaign was spreading through the internet like wildfire in the disguise of an invitation to Google Doc and was mainly targeting school staff and students […]
Vermont Law School beefs up its digital defense against all Cyber Threats
Authorities at the Vermont Law School have spent several weeks and lots of financial resources in order to beef up their digital defense systems against all cyber threats. A cyber attack launched on its database on March 17 of this year, made the law school officials to take up the said measures as a part […]
Ransomware related Cyber Attacks are on rising, says Verizon
Ransomware related cyber attacks where cyber crooks induce encrypting malware into a network or database and then ask a ransom to decrypt the files are on the rise says a new study made by Verizon. The report says that the attacks increased by 50 percent in 2016 and might double up in next couple of […]
Cyber Attack makes Trinity College Dublin lose 1 million pounds
Hackers who launched a cyber attack on Trinity College Dublin succeeded in stealing away 1 million pounds from the Foundation fund. But the good news is that more than half of the money has been recovered by the law enforcement agencies of UK with the support and coordination of police officials from the United States. […]
Israel repels a wide range of Cyber Attacks from Foreign Nations
Israel’s National Authority of Cyber Defense has made it official on Wednesday saying that it thwarted a large-scale cyber attack originating from foreign nation targeting over 120 Israel organizations. The Cyber Defense authority of Israel added in its media briefing that the attacks were launched between April 19th to April 23rd and came in the […]
Hackers cyber attack phones to steal money from UK bank accounts!
It is really disappointing to learn that scammers have found a new way to steal money from their victims. And this time their deeds are resulting in literally emptying the victim’s bank accounts. Moreover, law enforcement agencies have discovered that fraudsters are using text messages sent by banks to customers to launch such cyber attacks. […]
