Cyber Attack
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 […]
The Guardian hit by Cyber Attacks from Saudi Arabia
British Daily Newspaper ‘The Guardian’ has made an official statement yesterday saying that its computer networks were infiltrated by a cybersecurity unit of Saudi Arabia early this year. However, the damage was controlled as the UK’s news daily received a tip-off related to the attack from a source from Riyadh just before the cyber attack. […]
South America power outage could have been caused by a Cyber Attack
South American populace hailing from Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay were left in darkness for several hours on Sunday and that might have been caused by a cyber attack. But officials of electrical grids of the respective countries say that there is no authentic proof that the outage was caused by malware or other means of […]
US businesses incurred $654 Billion loss from Cyber Attacks in 2018
A recent survey made by ForgeRock says that businesses operating in the US incurred a loss of $654 billion due to cyber attacks in 2018. But the loss estimate doesn’t include the after effects caused by cyber attacks such as data loss, reputation loss, and reduced customer loyalty. Healthcare industry happens to be the worst […]
DDoS attack disrupts Telegram services in America
Telegram, a popular cloud-based messaging app which stands second after Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reported to have fallen victim to a distributed denial of service(DDoS) attack early today. News is out that many of the telegram users from different countries apart from America might observe connection issues until early tomorrow i.e June 13. The multimedia sharing […]
KPMG to probe into the Cyber Attack of FAI
Switzerland based Professional Services provider KPMG has been pressed into service to probe into the cyber attack on Football Association of Ireland (FAI). Already companies like Delloite, KOSI and Grant Thornton along with Mazars have been pressed into service to look into the financial issues which arise during the troubled period for the sports association. […]
Google trending Cyber Attack news for the day
1.) In the first of the Cyber Attack news which is trending on Google, TalkTalk hacker who blackmailed the chief executive officer of the company Dido Harding has been jailed for 4 full years. Daniel Kelley, from South Wales, was a black hat hacker who failed in GCSE grades and wanted to achieve something thrilling […]
Cyber Attack on US Customs and Border Protection leaks traveler details and images
A Cyber Attack which took place on a federal subcontractor working for the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is said to have leaked photos of travelers and license plates in May this year. However, authorities have confirmed that none of the images were posted online so far or there is evidence that the images […]
Football Association of Ireland FAI hit by Cyber Attack
Gardai or the Police Service Association of Ireland has confirmed that the news that the Football Association of Ireland(FAI) was hit by a cyber attack which took place in the last weekend. FAI claims that no data related to seasons tickets and payment details were compromised in the attack as the information is stored off-site. […]
