Attacks
Most Google trended Cybersecurity keywords in 2018
As Donald Trump and the word ‘Idiot’ are currently trending the most on Google search engine, Cybersecurity Insiders brings to you the most searched keywords related to Cybersecurity which trended on Google in 2018. Cyptojacking- The word started to lead the trending list from May 2018 and is still said to be buzzing on the […]
Physical Cyber Attack makes 8 European Banks bleed Millions
A study conducted by Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has discovered that at least 8 European banks have fallen prey to a cyber attack launched physically by hackers to siphon tens of millions of pounds. Kaspersky Researchers say that the attack was launched through physical devices such as Netbooks, Raspberry Pi devices and Bash Bunnies planted […]
Weak passwords act as entry points to Ransomware
To all those who use weak passwords, here’s an advice to quickly follow. Otherwise, it can ruin your computer security and network forever. Security experts from Quick Heal technologies say that weak passwords such as abc123, 12345 or QWERTY can help cyber criminals duck computer security and invade systems or networks with ransomware. They say […]
China launches Cyber Attacks on Australian firms
China is reported to have launched repeated cyber attacks on firms operating in Australia which is a clear-cut breach of the bilateral agreement made by the two countries to not steal commercial secrets of each other. This news was disclosed to the world after the discovery of the facts in an investigation launched by Fairfax […]
Ransomware attacks on Apple devices have increased by 500%
Ransomware attacks on Apple Mac and iOS devices are up by 500% says a survey conducted by Datto- an American cybersecurity and data backup company. The survey findings are a part of a comprehensive report on how the said malware is affecting SMBs worldwide. Datto Survey on ransomware says that 55% of Managed Service Providers(MSPs) […]
India witnesses 400,000 cyber attacks from Russia, China, and US
F-Secure, the Finland based cybersecurity firm has confirmed that Asian country India has witnessed around 400,000 cyber attacks on its infrastructure from Russia, China, and the United States between Jan- Jun this year. “The relatively higher number of inbound cyber attacks on Indian Honeypots reflects how fast the fast-digitizing country is becoming vulnerable to hackers […]
Almost all Banks in Pakistan become victim to Cyber Attack
The banking system in Pakistan took a nasty hit this week when an analysis made by Pakistan Computer Emergency Response Team aka Pak CERT revealed that data of more than 19,961 cards belonging to the customers of over 22 major banks in Pakistan were put on for sale on the dark web. According to the […]
Data in Cloud is more exposed to Cyber Attacks than in organizations
Finally, the truth is out that the data stored in cloud storage platforms are more exposed to cyber attacks than the data stored in the server farms of organizations. Well, this was discovered in the latest survey made by McAfee. McAfee report divulges that the data stored in a cloud, SaaS collaboration and PaaS/IaaS platforms […]
Dell EMC release ‘Cyber Attack’ protection software for Data Centers
Dell EMC has announced new ‘Cyber Attack’ Protection software for data centers. And the solution is said to offer an automated means for isolating and recover critical data as soon as an attack incident impacts a server network. This includes protection from ransomware and other destructive cyber threats. Dubbed as ‘Cyber Recovery’ the new software […]
Weapons systems of Pentagon are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
As news reports are pouring in that all those computing devices manufactured in China and imported to countries like US and UK are having spying tendencies, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) decided to audit all its computer networks including that of the Pentagon. This includes all IT equipment operating in the server farms of […]
