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Cyber Attack on Iran State TV leads to display of images of dissidents
Iranian State TV was hacked and images of dissidents were displayed for 10 seconds in what seems to be the first of its kind incident in the history of the Islamic nation. Viewers were surprised to see Massoud Rajavi, the founder of People’s Mujahedeen (MEK) and his wife Maryam Rajavi for a few seconds and […]
Teenager hacks 23 Tesla Car through software vulnerability
Tesla cars are automated vehicles that are environment friendly and aimed at making travelling a stress-free experience. But a hacker from Germany has proved that driving in Tesla cars can prove fatal as they can be remotely controlled through a hack in the 3rd party vehicle management software. David Colombo, a hacker from Germany, shared […]
Hack caused by a single click on Google Docs
Are you a user of Google Documents aka Google Docs? Then you might have become a victim to a spear-phishing scam that steals people’s login credentials. As per a research carried out by New York based email security company Avanan, hackers are pasting fraudulent comments in documents and luring the victim to click on a […]
Hackers steal $55m through Ethereum based DeFi network protocol hack
Cybersecurity Insiders has learnt that bZx, a crypto finance based company, was hacked recently to steal $55m worth of cryptocurrency and the company’s IT team is still wondering how the hacker made it into the Ethereum related network. Prima facie has revealed that the hacker/s used a private key in the Defi( Decentralized Finance) protocol […]
Hacker steals and wipes off patient data
For the first time in the history of 2020-21, a hacker reportedly stole patient data and then wiped it off from the database of a hospital in New Mexico. In what is known to our Cybersecurity Insiders, the IT network that was compromised belonged to the San Juan Regional Medical Center that was in Farmington […]
Top Telecom Companies in the world digitally compromised by China
According to a report released by US Security firm Cybereason Inc, some of the top telecom companies in the world were digitally compromised by hackers sponsored by China stealing info, such as phone data and location information of telecom service users, respectively. Going deep into the details, Lior Div, the CEO of Cybereason confirmed the […]
Election hack is possible, says Germany
Germany is expecting a cyber attack on the election event that is likely to be held in September this year and says that a foreign nation could intend to do so for reasons. “After witnessing a slew of phishing attacks on the digital accounts of German MPs and local politicians, there is a high probability […]
Data of 700 million LinkedIn users leaked and put for sale on Dark Web
LinkedIn is back in news for failing to protect its user data from hackers and this time the issue is serious as data of over 700 million of its 756 million has leaked and put for sale on the dark web. However, the professional website denies all such media claims and stated that the newly […]
Microsoft warns against the new Russian Cyber Attacks that targeted 150 US firms
A Russian Hacking group dubbed Nobelium has reportedly targeted more than 3000 Exchange Email server accounts from Microsoft operating across 150 US firms says a report released by Tom Burt, Corporate Vice President and Customer Security & Trust, Microsoft. Microsoft report specifies that the threat actors are showing interest in only government agencies, think tanks, […]
China email hack on Microsoft Exchange victimizes 50 companies
China cyber attack on Microsoft Business email Exchange server has resulted in claiming over 60,000 victims on a global note, says an update provided by the tech giant led by Mr. Satya Nadella. A US Cybersecurity firm has confirmed that its researchers are busy in investigating the incident that resulted in the disruption of over […]
