Cyber Attack
North Korea generated $2 billion from Cyber Attacks to fund its nuclear intentions
In a shocking revelation made by Reuters, North Korea is reported to have generated an estimated $2 billion to fund its nuclear intentions- all through increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. These facts were revealed by a secret report sent by UN which was compiled by an independent experts committee which was monitoring the events over six […]
Cyber Attack on City of Naples leads to $700,000 theft
City of Naples is said to have witnessed a theft of $700,000 on a digital note via a cyber-attack which was highly sophisticated states the City Manager Charles T Chapman IV. As the incident is under investigation more details are not being disclosed to the media for reasons. Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that the currency […]
Personal data of millions of Bulgarians cyber attacked, suspect arrested
In June this year, personal data of millions of Bulgarians is said to have leaked in a cyber-attack which includes critical details like financial earnings info of individuals and companies, names and numbers. News is out that the database of National Revenue Agency (NRA) was targeted in a cyber incident at the end of last […]
Cyber Attack on London Power Grid could cost £111 million per day
A Cyber Attack on the power grid of London could not only leave more than 1.5 million people in dark but could also cost the city a loss of £111 million per day says a new study made by ITRC of the University of Oxford. According to a study conducted by the UK Infrastructure Transitions […]
Island Hopping becomes an increasingly popular Cyber Attack
Carbon Black, a Massachusetts based Cybersecurity company has discovered that a new technique of cyber attack known as “Island Hopping” is increasingly becoming popular in the cyber world where cybercriminals infiltrate into large-sized company networks by targeting their clients or partners. Technically speaking, networks between two companies are targeted first after which hackers take advantage […]
No data loss in FAI Cyber Attack
The Football Association of Ireland(FAI) has released a press statement just a few hours ago confirming that no data loss was observed in a cyber attack which took place on its database operating in FAI’s Abbotstown Headquarters on the weekend of June bank holiday. News is out that a team of forensic experts from KPMG […]
Cyber Attack news trending now on Google
1.) Paying a ransom to hackers seems to be picking up as a trend these days as another city from Florida is alleged to have bowed down to the demands of hackers on a recent note. On Tuesday this week, the news was out that the Lake City of Florida has paid hackers up to […]
Telecommunication Companies across the world are hacked
Over a dozen Mobile Carriers from across the world are reported to be under the control of hackers who could shut down the mobile network creating a partial or total blackout any time soon! Yes, you’ve read it right! A Boston based security company named Cybereason has discovered the above-said fact in its recent study […]
Google Trending News related to Cybersecurity
1.) A sting operation carried out by a security researcher from Emsisoft has found that ransomware recovery firm in the UK named RedMosquito has been simply negotiating ransom payments with hackers and charging the clients with inflated bills. Going into the details, the UK firm which specializes in rescuing machines infected with malware; when contacted […]
Cyber Attack leaks bank details and signatures of Australian College Student Parents
Nagle Catholic College(NCC) shortly known as Nagle, an Independent Roman Catholic Co-Educational School located in Western Australia says that bank details and signatures of parents belonging to the day schools students were leaked in a highly sophisticated cyber attack. Rob Crothers, the Principal of Nagle confirmed the news and added that his school was a […]
