Attack
Professional Golfer’s Association of America hit by Ransomware
Professional Golfer’s Association of America, shortly known as PGA is said to have become a target to ransomware spreaders on Tuesday this week. And as per the sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders, the servers of PGA America were hit by the malware- just before the official launch of PGA Championship in Missouri officially scheduled to […]
Ransomware attack on Winnipeg Mattress and Furniture Store
A mattress and furniture store named Best Sleep Centre located in Winnipeg is said to have become a victim of a ransomware attack. Hackers reportedly locked down the database of the store and demanded a cryptocurrency of 0.6 bitcoins or $6000 in Canadian currency in exchange for the decryption key. David Keam, the owner of […]
What “expanding attack surface” means and what you can do about it
This post was originally published here by casey pechan. Not to state the obvious but organizations adopting public cloud services don’t always do so in a coordinated manner. Cloud adoption takes testing – meaning multiple cloud accounts are often created by different teams for various applications. In the old days, if someone wanted a physical […]
Cyber Attack on Security Software Company Domain leaks Customer Data
A Cyber Attack on Netherlands based Security Software Company is said to have allowed hackers to take control of its servers and intercept clients’ login credentials and confidential data. The firm in the discussion is Fox-IT a business subsidiary of NCC Group which suffered a man-in-the-middle attack which lasted for 10 hours and 24 minutes […]
US Men found guilty in Mirai Botnet Cyber Attack of 2016!
A Student (former) from Rutgers University and two other men were found guilty to create a Mirai Botnet that was used to disrupt services of thousands of websites in 2016. It is said that the three men used to infect 100s of thousands of web-connected devices including CCTV cameras and webcams, which were then turned […]
Eight in Ten doctors have experienced Cyber Attack in their Clinical Practice
A survey conducted by Accenture in association with American Medical Association (AMA) reveals that every 8 in 10 doctors in the United States have experienced cyber attacks in their clinical practices. The surveyed physicians also admitted that not enough Cybersecurity support is being rendered by the government that holds them responsible for a data breach […]
American PepsiCo launches Cyber Attack on Russian Agricultural Watchdog!
Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian Agricultural Watchdog has put forward allegations on PepsiCo that the latter has cyber attacked its database to siphon confidential information. But the American Food, Snack, and Beverage Corporation headquartered in New York denied these allegations and said that the Russian agency was trying to tarnish its image in public through baseless allegations. […]
US banks are preparing themselves for a Cyber Attack Apocalypse!
Banks in the United States seem to be preparing themselves for a cyber attack apocalypse by sharing data of more than 400 million US accounts among themselves. Yes, you’ve read it right! Financial organizations, especially banks and credit unions in the United States are preparing themselves to establish a central repository where all the data […]
Britain’s Shipping Company Clarkson Plc hit by Cyber Attack
Britain’s renowned shipping services provider Clarksons is said to have become a victim of cyber attack recently. And a spokesperson from the company issued a warning that the incident could lead to the leak of some critical data shortly. The UK’s biggest ship brokers said in its latest statement that it is working with the […]
Denmark supermarket chain Bilka and Fotex suffer Black Friday Cyber Attacks!
The websites of Denmark based supermarket chain Bilka and Fotex were taken down by hackers at the launch of the Black Friday sales campaigns. And as per a Danish news source, the websites proper functioning was disrupted by a malicious cyber attack campaign frolicking in the form of Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS). Cybersecurity Insiders […]
