Cyber
UK’s NHS systems to be strengthened after Cyber Attack
WannaCry ransomware disrupted the computer systems at NHS on May 11th, 2017 and this made the hospital authorities stop digital update of patient records for a couple of weeks and instead switch to manual work. Very recently, Britain government reacted to this cyber mayhem and announced an action plan to make the NHS more resilient […]
Next Wannacry and Petya Ransomware Cyber attack could cost insurers $2.5 Billion
Ransomware attack dubbed as ‘Wannacry’ which hit more than 250,000 computers across 150 countries in May this year did not cost much to cyber crime insurers when the claims ratio is taken into account. But CFC Underwriting estimates that another attack of Wanna cry or Petya or a combination of both can cost cyber insurers […]
Ransomware Cyber Attack makes Durex and Dettol manufacturer loose £100 million
Reckitt Benckiser(RB) which produces Durex Condoms and Dettol Disinfectant has disclosed to the world that the NotPetya ransomware cyber attack which hit its business on June 27th,2017 has seriously disrupted its manufacturing and distribution business. Our sources confirm that around 500 systems, 2000 servers and 15,000 laptops were affected by Wannacry. And the Nurofen maker […]
Macate steps into mobile market with a smartphone enriched with Cyber Security
Macate Group, an American multinational firm which designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communications and media devices with cyber security has announced the launch of the world’s first phone called ‘Genio’ into the mobile space of United Kingdom. Priced at £ 249, Genio will be the first smartphone to be commercially available with Advanced Encryption Standard […]
G20 Summit in Germany braces to counter Cyber Attacks
The G20 Summit which is to be held in Germany on July 7th, 2017 is readying itself to combat with cyber attacks of any range from nations such as Russia. The IT team in coordination with the police department has established significant cyber security methods ahead of the summit. This includes ‘Pen Test’ and keeping […]
Ukraine’s accounting software firm refuses to take Cyber Attack blame
Intellect Service which is a Ukraine-based company owned by a father and daughter duo has turned down all the reports published in the media and on the Microsoft blog blaming the company’s M.E.doc accounting software program as a malware spreader. But Ukraine Officials and security firms including Microsoft, Cisco Talos, and Symantec confirmed that some […]
Teenager from the UK arrested for launching International Cyber Attack
A Teenager from the United Kingdom was arrested last week for launching International Cyber Attacks on the websites belonging to multinational companies. The list of companies whose websites were paralyzed by the cyber attacks launched by the 18-year old includes T-mobile, Vodafone, O2, BBC, BT, Amazon, Netflix, Virgin Media and The National Crime Agency. As […]
Ukraine accuses Russia of launching Not Petya Ransomware attack
Ukraine has accused Russia of launching cyber attacks on public and private entities on last Tuesday. The attack which took place on June 27th, 2017 disrupted the work of public and private institutions by locking down their databases. The initial analysis made by some security experts said that the attack was a Petya malware attack. […]
NATO tags the latest cyber attack as an ‘Act of War’
NATO released a public statement in the early hours of Friday in which it stated that the latest NotPetya ransomware which hit more than 12000 devices across 60 countries was looking like an ‘Act of War’ launched by a state-funded actor/s. On Tuesday this week, a ransomware variant mimicking the whereabouts of Petya ransomware hit […]
Cyber Attacks launched on FedEx were not for money
FedEx which witnessed a wave of cyber attacks on its delivery unit TNT early this week has made an official statement that no data was breached during the hack stint. However, ED Stroz, the former FBI head of Computer Crime says that the attack was not meant for money, but to tarnish the image of […]
