Cyber Attack
Cyber Attack on unpatched medical devices
FBI has issued a formal alert on unpatched medical devices and says that these are extremely vulnerable to cyber attacks because of outdated software. The law enforcement agency added that threat actors are banking on the devices that are not patched and are seeing them as earning nodes. Often such outdated devices bring in digital […]
Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
Microsoft released a report that cloud applications are acting as catalysts for cyber attacks as it detected over 1.5 million attack attempts on cloud environments in a time frame of just 60 months. The technology giant mentioned in its Cyber Signals reports that most of the attempts were made by exploiting configuration errors by admins […]
StillVulnerable Campaign for cyber attack victims to Speak Up
All these days, we have seen companies sharing their cyber attack experiences and intelligence with government and monitoring groups. But now, here’s a new platform where victims like businesses, activists and institutions can directly speak or share their digital assault experiences with the world. Digital Peace Now launched a StillVulnerable campaign which acts as a […]
Cyber Attack disrupts core communication systems at Washington Local Schools
Washington Local Schools have disclosed that the communication systems on its premises were down because of a cyber attack that affected phones, the Internet, Wi-Fi network, email service and Google Classroom to a great extent. Reports are in that the IT staff on the school premises are working 24×7 to bring back the communication systems […]
Cyber Attack on Nile Dam foiled by Ethiopian Authorities
An Egyptian hacking group has taken the claim of launching a cyber attack on a Nile Dam that could have not only triggered flash floods downstream but could have led to a total power blackout. Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which generated power in February this year, was digitally attacked by a hacking group having […]
5 Ways to Protect Your Ecommerce Business
Source Cyber attackers, fraudsters, and hackers target both small-scale, midsized, and large online ecom enterprises. In fact, the frequency of small businesses fraud is at 28% compared to larger organizations at 22-26%. This portrays a grim picture for ecommerce businesses — filled with data breaches and irate customers. Again, if you don’t secure your clients’ […]
Russian cyber attack on US mobile customers
From the afternoon hours of Tuesday, thousands of mobile users in United States received spam text from their phone numbers. And telecom company Verizon Wireless was forced to issue a public statement that some threat actors might have taken control of its servers to send spam to its users and diverting them to Russian state […]
Major Cyber Attack launched on Ukraine Ukrtelecom
A major cyber attack was launched in the afternoon hours of Monday, leading to severe internet disruption in the core parts of Ukraine. The attack was intense and was possibly the most severe of all the cyber attacks that occurred after the Russian invasion in Ukraine since February 23rd, 2022. Ukrtelecom is the biggest fixed […]
Massive DDoS attack on Israel government websites
Government websites in Israel were targeted by a massive cyberattack that seems to be a DDoS variant. The online services that were taken down include Prime Minister’s office and its interior, health, justice, and welfare ministries. Writing some details about the cyber incident on Twitter, the Israel National Cyber Directorate confirmed that a distributed denial-of-service […]
Cyber Attack on Europe’s major Oil terminal
A Cyber Attack on Europe’s major oil terminal could trigger an oil shortage in coming days and that too at the time when the entire nation was suffering to curtail the already high energy prices. Cybersecurity Insiders have learnt that the fuel shortage is being caused because of a digital attack that has affected all […]
