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FBI to act tough on Australian teenager who broke into Apple Mainframe Servers
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has finally decided to take stringent action against a teenager who has managed to hack into the mainframe network of Apple Inc, several times in the past year and succeeded in downloading over 90GB of data along with the data access to several customer accounts. Sources reporting to […]
Bank ATMs in the UK can be hacked any time says FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) of the United States has issued a fresh alert which says Bank ATMs in the UK can be hacked any time soon. The confidential alert says that some high profile cyber crooks, probably backed by some state-funded hackers are plotting a concerted global malware attack on free cash vending machines […]
Blame Barack Obama for Russian Cyber Attack on Democratic Email Servers
US President Donald Trump has blamed Barack Obama for failing to prevent Russia’s cyber attack on democratic email servers. The statement was issued by the 45th president after the news broke out on Friday that 12 Russian military officers were involved in conducting espionage on the email servers of the Democrats in 2016 which eventually […]
Russian hackers break into Gmail accounts of US Officials
Russia sponsored hacking group named Fancy Bear is found to be hacking into the Gmail accounts of many US officials- all a part of cyber an espionage campaign. And its said that FBI knew about this interception, but couldn’t disclose it to the world for various reasons. Cybersecurity firm SecureWorks has brought this fact into […]
Homeland Security to probe potential cybersecurity threats posed by ZTE
As security scare among US government entities in using the products delivered by Chinese Telecommunication firm ZTE has increased in recent month’s, Homeland Security has been directed by House of Representatives to probe into the matter. The probe will be focusing on any cyber risks introduced by use of ZTE products on federal state, and […]
Donald Trump pushing hard for Smartphone Backdoors
United States 45th President Donald Trump and his administration are reported to be pushing hard for legislation which makes it mandatory for law enforcement to access encrypted devices. In fact, a news article published in New York Times last month says that the Trump Administration is asking cell phone manufacturers including Apple to create a […]
Allscripts is yet to recover from SamSam Ransomware Attack!
A new variant of Ransomware called ‘SamSam’ is seen striking the companies operating in West and the latest victim happens to be ‘AllScripts Healthcare Solutions’, which offers electronic health records services and practice management to physicians, hospitals and Paramedics working across America. The Chicago based company said that it is yet to recover from the […]
US FBI helps Qatar solve Cyber Attack incident of Qatar News Agency!
Qatar’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani issued a public statement today accusing two Muslim nations of hacking the state-run Qatar News Agency(QNA) website and its social media accounts in May last year. In an interview given to Qatar TV, Al Thani who is also a Deputy Prime Minister said that his […]
FBI Director says that terrorists are becoming sophisticated with Cyber Attacks
FBI Director Christopher Wray has declared that terrorists are becoming more sophisticated in cyber attacks and so the evolution can bring in more trouble to the critical infrastructure of America in coming days. Wray specifically mentioned that terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS have started using social media platforms on an extensive note for […]
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 […]
