Cyber
Israeli Cybersecurity startup Sygnia acquired by Temasek for $250 million
Sygnia, an Israeli based cybersecurity startup will soon be acquired by Singaporean firm Temasek for $250 million and the news was confirmed by a spokesperson from Temasek which happens to one of the world’s biggest investors. The latter’s plan is to beef up its cybersecurity business by capturing the market of the former which is […]
Google wants tech companies to cyber police user posts
If you have a penchant to vent your anger related to any topic online then it’s better you change your attitude before it’s too late. That’s because Google has made a secret deal with tech companies to keep an eye on what their users are posting. According to Google’s 85-page document suggesting to the tech […]
Weapons systems of Pentagon are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
As news reports are pouring in that all those computing devices manufactured in China and imported to countries like US and UK are having spying tendencies, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) decided to audit all its computer networks including that of the Pentagon. This includes all IT equipment operating in the server farms of […]
These celebrities are spreading malware
Everyone who is reading this post might have googled a celebrity at one time or another. The reason for the search could be your curiosity to know their dating or marital status or to know the details about their next upcoming album or film. But criminals are found using famous names to attract innocent online […]
Russia launched cyber attacks on Foreign Defense Bodies says Latvia
Latvia, a country in the European Union has openly confessed that Russia has carried out cyberattacks on its Foreign and Defense apparatus and other state institutions. The statement was given by Latvian Intelligence Agency yesterday and added that Russia’s Military intelligence was consistently trying to access the nation’s info by e-mail phishing attacks against the […]
UK plans to blackout Russia via Cyber Attack
Britain is reportedly planning to blackout Russia if the latter tends to execute its plan of launching a missile attack at the UK’s military base which is said to be ill-equipped to respond to such attacks as of now. The exercise to blackout Moscow is said to be the biggest war game of this decade […]
Britain and Australia blame Russian GRU for Cyber Attacks
Perhaps its time countries like Britain, the US and Australia should stop blaming their cyber adversaries and instead start acting on how to make their country’s cyber infrastructure immune to cyber attacks. That’s because the populace of the respective countries is no more interested in who is launching the attacks. But are more interested in […]
NYC offers a Mobile Security app to protect Smart Phones from Cyber Threats
New York City(NYC) Mayor Bill De Blasio has launched a new mobile security app for Android and iOS platforms yesterday and said that it will help smartphone users to secure their handsets from the cyber threats prevailing in the current cyber landscape. The basic objective of the ‘NYC Secure’ app is to protect New Yorkers […]
British Watchdog to slap £1.25 Billion penalty on Facebook for recent Cyber Attack
Last weekend turned into a nightmare for Facebook users as their favorite social media platform officially disclosed that a cyber attack on its database could have leaked sensitive info of over 50 million users to hackers. As the investigation is still going on, the exact number of compromised accounts remains unclear and might be revealed […]
Over 50 million account info leaked in Facebook Cyber Attack
Facebook shared a blog post today which says that it’s “View As” feature had the potential to allow hackers to take over Facebook accounts. And the flaw could have compromised information of more than 50 million accounts info to hackers. The social media giant has however declared that the discovered flaw was fixed and its […]
