Cyber Attack
Jones Memorial Hospital experiencing computer downtime due to Cyber Attack!
New York-based 70 bed Jones Memorial Hospital(JMH) has admitted that it is experiencing computer downtime due to a cyber attack on their main server. Hospital authorities say that the attack’s impact could vary and is yet to be analyzed. Since this is a holiday season, most of the IT staff are said to be on […]
Hackers launch Ransomware attack on more than 100 countries
A major cyber attack crippling thousands of computers and networks was launched by a group of hackers from North Korea. It is said to be a coordinated cyber attack and has so far hit companies operating in more than 100 countries. The attack was a ‘Wannacry’ ransomware attack which tricked victims into opening malicious malware […]
Cyber Attack on Britain’s National Health Service
A massive cyber attack was launched on Britain’s National Health Services blocking doctors from gaining access to patient files and causing panic among patients hailing from 16 healthcare institutions. As per our sources, a similar attack was also launched on Spanish and Portuguese companies like Telefonica which happens to be Spain’s largest Telecom operator. Some […]
Cyber attack on Wonga Database affects 250,000 customer bank details
British Payday loan offering company Wonga has made it official that a data breach occurred on its database leaking critical info of more than 250,000 of its customers. The UK-based payday loan lender added that the stolen details could include addresses, names, bank account numbers, and sort codes. Officials from Wonga said that around 245,000 […]
Putin denies US Election 2016 hack and said CIA can mask its own Cyber Attacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin denied claims that his nation interfered in US Elections 2016 and added that CIA has the potential to mask its own cyber attacks and frame nations like China, Russia, and North Korea for doing so. Putin added that the claims of interference were purely fictional, illusory and provocative lies framed by […]
Cyber Attack on Singapore’s Ministry of Defense
Singapore’s Defense Ministry was a victim of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber attack early this month but was only announced on Tuesday. And it resulted in stealing of personal data of more than 850 employees which include conscripted military personnel. The stolen data includes email ids, telephone numbers, date of births and national […]
