Cyber
UK government to spend £14.5 million on Cyber Threat Innovation Center in London
Britain will probably be the first nation to cement its place as a world leader in the fight against cyber attacks and threats. And that’s because it is investing over £14.5 million on Cyber Threat Innovation Center which will develop the next generation of cyber security technology to help keep the nation safe. Very recently, […]
SMBs in the USA have started respecting Cyber Security Threats!
SMBs operating in an around the USA have started to respect cyber security threats. And this was discovered in a global study made by cyber security firm Webroot in association with Wakefield research. Webroot study revealed that 96% of SMBs believe that their organizations will be susceptible to external cyber security threats this year. This […]
Manufacturers of Medical Devices wake up to Cyber Security Threats
Companies which manufacture medical devices like pace makers, insulin pumps and glucose monitoring machines are sending their staff to cyber security conferences in order to learn from the researchers the latest in the world of cyber security. At the recently held Black hat Conference held in Las Vegas and the Def Con, representatives from big […]
HBO becomes a victim to a massive Cyber Attack!
Home Box Office, well known as HBO to television audiences across the world is said to have become a victim of a massive cyber attack on Saturday last week. And as per the sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders, hackers allegedly obtained 1.5 terabytes of data from the company which includes upcoming episodes of Ballers and […]
North Korea launches cyber attacks on Poker websites for Nuclear Cash
North Korea which holds an exclusive cyber army to launch cyber attacks on developed nations is nowadays said to be targeting poker and other gambling websites for nuclear cash. A South Korean agency disclosed this news to our Cybersecurity Insiders on last weekend and added in its statement that already the said country made millions […]
British citizen convicted in Deutsche Telekom Cyber Attack
A British citizen who was arrested in February this year was sentenced to 20 months of imprisonment by a German court for attempting a computer sabotage on Deutsche Telekom which disrupted over 900,000 of its consumer routers last November. The 29-Year old named Daniel K also known as Spiderman to his online fans has admitted […]
Hackers use Women profiles to Cyber Attack Scientists
Hackers are using all sorts of tactics to launch cyber attacks on scientists these days and the latest on it has come to light this week. Iranian hackers are said to be using fake women photos siphoned from British Photographers to cyber attack scientists and make them work for the Middle East governments. According to […]
ECMC spends $10 million to recover from a Cyber Attack!
Erie County Medical Center has made it official that it has spent $10 million to recover from a cyber attack. The hospital authorities disclose that half of the amount was spent on purchasing new computer hardware, software, and assistance needed to respond to the cyber attack. And the other half represents the incurred additional expenses, […]
Cyber Attack on Pennsylvania health systems leaks 300,000 patient records
A Cyber Attack launched on Women’s Health care Group of Pennsylvania is said to have leaked 300,000 patient records. The leaked data includes names, social security numbers, birth dates, pregnancy histories, blood type info, lab results, medical record numbers, insurance info, medical diagnoses and some X-Ray scans in digital format. As per the details available […]
US refusal to accuse Russia of cyber attacks will encourage more cyber warfare
United States refusal to directly accuse Russia of launching politically motivated cyber attacks on its critical infrastructure seems to be inviting more trouble. Security experts fear that the said reluctance will create a policy vacuum which will encourage more cyber warfare from state funded actors. FBI and CIA have already made it public that there […]
