Cyber Attack
Cyber Attack leaks payment information of Delta Airlines Customers
A Cyber Attack which occurred on a chat service provider used by Delta Airlines from September 26th to October 12th is said to have leaked payment information to a small subset of customers. The leaked info includes critical details such as passport, certain security credentials, and frequent flyer account information. Though the leak occurred last […]
Cyber Attack shuts down Energy Transfer Partners Pipeline Data System
An electronic data transfer system used by Energy Transfer was crippled by a cyber attack. However, the company said that the attack was on a partial note and all services were securely restored by 6 PM New York time on Monday. The company in the discussion is a 3rd party provider named Energy Services Group […]
Vladimir Putin wins Russian Elections despite Cyber Attack
A DDoS Cyber Attack hit Russia’s Central Election Commission’s (CEC) Information Center on early hours of March 18th, 2018. But the attack was detected and was contained in time by the election commission authorities which then paved way for the smooth progress of Elections which was won by Vladimir Putin consecutively for the 4th time. […]
Porsche admits cyber attack and data breach of 29K Japan customers
Porsche the German Luxury and sports car maker admitted on Tuesday that personal information of over 28,700 Porsche customers from Japan was compromised due to a cyber attack launched in January and February of this year. Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that the info was leaked to hackers from the luxury automaker’s Japanese unit between January […]
Faster Detection of Cyber Attacks: Using Deep Packet Inspection to Identify Lateral Movements
Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology, embedded in cybersecurity software, can enable faster, more accurate detection of network infiltration. DPI examines the data part of a packet as it passes an inspection point and alerts to any non-compliance protocols, viruses, spam, and malware. Leveraging DPI software to detect abnormal activity such as lateral movements can help […]
Cyber Attack hits Harvey County disrupting its whole Computer Network
On Sunday last week, a cyber attack crippled the entire computer network of Harvey County disrupting all digital services related to issue of driving licenses, Vehicle tags, and other utilities. On Wednesday the county issued a press statement that no personal info was compromised in the attack and the issue is still under investigation. A […]
Russian hackers cyberattack US Military Secrets!
An investigation launched by Associated Press(AP), a New York-based news agency has revealed that Russian hackers have cyber attacked US Military agencies to pursue secrets related to military drones, artillery and other sensitive documents. Although the US Military authorities are still uncertain about what really might have stolen, journos who investigated the news say that […]
ISIL will shift its focus to cyber attacks after battlefield loss!
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, shortly known as ISIL, is all set to shift its focus to cyber warfare due to the battlefield loss with American troops in Iraq. Yes, the terrorist group along with a few other anti-social elements of Israel has decided to launch cyber attacks on the critical infrastructure […]
Latvia E-Health system comes under Cyber Attack from Abroad!
Latvia, a country located on the Baltic Sea between Lithuania and Estonia said that its new e-health system was on Tuesday afternoon cyber attacked with a sea of medical prescription requests pouring in per second. The cyber attack which can be termed as DDoS was launched in an automated way from more than 20 countries […]
Vladimir Putin led Russian Military was behind NotPetya Ransomware attack!
The year 2017 witnessed two variants of Ransomware attacks on private and public entities operating across the world. First, it was the much talked WannaCry Ransomware which disrupted almost 300,000 computers working across 150 countries in May’17. And the second was NotPetya ransomware attack which struck mostly the businesses operating in Ukraine and Europe in […]
