Cyber Attacks
Over 600 Cyber Attacks made on the UK says NCSC
National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) of the UK has disclosed that it has succeeded in thwarting over 600 cyber attacks on its country’s IT infrastructure in the year 2019. This includes those launched on government entities and educational institutions launched by hostile nation-states. NCSC which happens to a cyber wing of Britain’s GCHQ, says that […]
These three TCP Ports are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Security researchers are often seen securing their assets from cyber-attacks by various means. But a new report from the threat intelligence firm Alert Logic says that hackers are most interested in carrying out attacks on TCP ports numbered 22,80 and 443 which correspond to SSH(Secure Shell), the HTTP(Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and the HTTPS(Hypertext Transfer Protocol […]
Small Businesses to loose $5.2 Trillion worldwide to Cyber Attacks
A study carried out by Accenture says that small businesses are all set to lose $5.2 Trillion on a global note to cyber attacks within the next 5 years. The Ireland based Professional Services Company added in its report that the digital transformation has led to the loss of $200,000 on an average which might […]
US sanctions North Korea for Lazarus, Bluenoroff and Andariel launched Global Cyber Attacks
North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-UN was left embarrassed last Friday when US authorities issued sanctions against 3 North Korean State-funded hacking groups named Lazarus, Bluenoroff and Andariel for launching Global Cyber Attacks to fund Pyongyang’s illicit weapon and missile programs. A fresh media statement issued by the US says that the above said […]
UK becomes a hub for Cyber Attacks as more Manufactures and Schools become victims
A research conducted by the National Cyber Security Center(NCSC) in association with the London Grid for Learning and Make UK- a manufactures organization says that the United Kingdom has become a hub for hackers to launch cyberattacks as more and more manufacturers and schools are becoming victims to various threats lurking in the cyber world. […]
Netherlands not well prepared for Cyber Attacks of large scale
A recent security report issued by WRR or the Scientific Council for Government Policy related to Dutch Government says that the Netherlands is not well prepared for cyber attacks of large scale. The report which was compiled by the members which include prominent social scientists, economists, and legal scholars says that the country is currently […]
Keyboard warriors to save Britain from Russian Cyber Threats
A special group of Britain’s military personnel dubbed as ‘Keyboard Warriors’ is reportedly being trained as tech-savvy soldiers to fight Russian Trolls and Twitter terrorists. And this news piece was shared by Lieutenant General Ivan Jones through a media update. “The objective of establishing such a digital army is simple, to fight bad actors spreading […]
Cybersecurity News trending on Google
1) According to a survey, Small and Medium Scale Businesses (SMBs) in the UK are being subjected to over 10,000 cyberattacks per day which could cost them £4.5 billion on an annual note. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) survey which included SMBs from Scotland says that over 1 million businesses operating across the UK […]
North Korea Cyber Attacks being copied by other hacking groups in the world
Finland based Cybersecurity startup F-Secure claims that cyberattacks launched by hacking groups linked to the North Korean government are now being copied by other hacking groups across the world. While cyber-attacks on financial corporations have become an objective for hackers backed by the government-run by Kim UN Jong, organized crime groups across the world are […]
Cyber Attack on Ship disrupts the functionality of onboard Control Systems
On July 8th of this year, the US Coast Guard issued a cybersecurity warning stating that all commercial vessels were vulnerable to cyber attacks. Explaining the incident with an example, the coast guard said that in Feb’19 a commercial vessel on an international voyage from the port of New York to New Jersey was impacted […]
