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Cyber Attacks on Twitter Accounts
Thousands of Twitter accounts were hacked by cyber crooks on Wednesday who posted messages praising Turks and disgraced Dutch with Nazi names. As per our sources, the attack was launched through a popular data tracking service and contained abusive messages along with Swastika symbol. A video containing clips of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was […]
Now Satellites face Cyber Attack threats!
Companies supplying Satellite services and equipment have been put on a high alert of a possible cyber attack by individual hackers or powerful nation states. The alert was issued by a team of veterans at the Satellite 2017 Conference, held in Washington. Vinit Duggal, Intelsat Director and Chief Information Security Officer who participated at the […]
Reports confirm that US Power Grid is not prepared for Cyber Attacks
Security Researchers at the US Power Grid have confirmed media reports that the government’s critical infrastructure is not at all prepared to withstand cyber attacks. Known as the largest interconnected machine, the US electricity Grid is having more than 7,000 power plants, 55k substations, 160,000 miles of high voltage transmission lines and millions of miles […]
UK launches Cyber Attacks stimulation Program
The United Kingdom has launched a cyber attacks stimulation program to unearth fresh talent who could thwart cyber attacks on companies related to connected cars. The program was hosted by Protection Group International (PGI) and saw more than 60 top amateur cyber practitioners from over 30 countries participating in the event. The program which was […]
Ransomware hits MySQL Servers
A ransomware attack was launched on hundreds of MySQL Servers last week which can be treated as an evolution of MongoDB cyber attack. And the news is out that the cyber crooks who launched the attack are demanding a 0.2 bitcoins to unlock the servers which account to $234. As per the report prepared by […]
Cyber Attacks result in £8 billion loss to consumers of UK Financial Services
A recent study confirmed that cyber attacks have caused £8 billion loss to consumers of UK Financial Services in 2016. ThreatMetrix, a security watchdog that monitors 20 billion online transactions per year was the one which prepared the report and predicted that the consequences may deteriorate further in this year. ThreatMetrix says that the spike […]
Deutsche Telekom hacker arrested at London Airport
A British hacker who is suspected to have launched a cyber attack on millions of Deutsche Telekom customers last year was arrested in this week by Britain’s National Crime Agency in coordination with German Police Officials. As per our sources, the arrested 29-year old was the mastermind behind the major cyber attack which rocked more […]
Cyber Attack on France Presidential Candidate Macron
France has alleged Russia for cyber attacking presidential probable Emmanuel Macron to put down his winning stance in the upcoming elections. Macron who is currently riding high in the polls has said through his spokesperson that his campaign website and email servers were hacked in January this year. In an interview to Journal Du Dimanche […]
Hacker who launched Cyber Attack on Brussels Airport arrested
Law Enforcement teams from Brussels- Belgium in coordination with FBI officials have arrested a teenager from the United States for launching a cyber attack on Brussels Airport in 2016 hours after the suicide bombings. However, FBI agents have confirmed that the 14-year-old boy who is an American National has nothing to do with terrorist organizations […]
Cyber Attack only on Dark Web Websites!
An anonymous Cyber Attack was launched on websites used by hackers and others to share anonymous info. The attack was so severe that it disabled a large chunk of the websites used by Dark Web users for almost 96 hours. Our sources serving Cyber Security Insiders said that the attack was launched on Friday last […]
