Cyber Attack
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 […]
US FBI helps Qatar solve Cyber Attack incident of Qatar News Agency!
Qatar’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani issued a public statement today accusing two Muslim nations of hacking the state-run Qatar News Agency(QNA) website and its social media accounts in May last year. In an interview given to Qatar TV, Al Thani who is also a Deputy Prime Minister said that his […]
Data of more than 1 Billion Indian Aadhaar cards is open to Cyber Attack!
A White Paper released by Reserve Bank of India(RBI), India’s Central Banking Institution, has disclosed that for the first time in the history of India, there is now a readily available single target for cybercriminals in the form of Aadhaar details. Aadhaar is a Unique Identity Number issued to all Indian based on their biometrics […]
Cyber Attack on 2018 Winter Olympics detected!
While South Korea is preparing to host 2018 Winter Olympics between February 9th to 25th 2018 in Pyeongchang County, hackers, on the other hand, seem to be preparing well to attack the XXIII Olympic Winter Games with a wave of cyber threats. Security analysts from Cybersecurity firm McAfee have discovered a cyber attack campaign targeting […]
Cyber Attack on NiceHash Crypto Mining website results in CEO Resignation!
Cyber Attack on Crypto Mining website NiceHash has resulted in the resignation of Marko Kobal, the co-founder, and CEO of the said Slovenian startup. So, the New Year 2018 witnessed Kobal replacement with Zdravko Poljasevic as ‘NiceHash’ CEO. Going further into the details, NiceHash witnessed a cyber attack on its database on December 6th,2017. The […]
