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Physical Cyber Attack makes 8 European Banks bleed Millions
A study conducted by Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has discovered that at least 8 European banks have fallen prey to a cyber attack launched physically by hackers to siphon tens of millions of pounds. Kaspersky Researchers say that the attack was launched through physical devices such as Netbooks, Raspberry Pi devices and Bash Bunnies planted […]
Hackers shut down Moscow’s Cable Car via Cyber Attack
Moscow’s Cable Car services which were opened to the public for the first time was reportedly shut down by hackers via cyber attack. Sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders say that the passengers were forced to disembark the vehicles only 2 hours after it opened on Wednesday as the digital systems which were operating the cars […]
British Airways data breach earns £9.4M to Russian Hackers
British Airways data breach which led to the information leak pertaining to 244,000 credit card details of customers is said to have earned £9.4M for Russian Hackers. Cybersecurity experts say that the hackers made money by putting the data sale on the dark web for just £6.94 – £38.58. Magecart, a Russia linked cybercriminal group […]
India witnesses 400,000 cyber attacks from Russia, China, and US
F-Secure, the Finland based cybersecurity firm has confirmed that Asian country India has witnessed around 400,000 cyber attacks on its infrastructure from Russia, China, and the United States between Jan- Jun this year. “The relatively higher number of inbound cyber attacks on Indian Honeypots reflects how fast the fast-digitizing country is becoming vulnerable to hackers […]
Top Two Cyber Attack stories for this day
The government of Netherlands has accused Russian intelligence of cyber attacking the database related to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(OPCW). Officials say that the spying activity was identified on April 13th this year and 4 Russian agents were expelled from the country by Ank Bijleveld Schouten- the Dutch Minister of Defense. Early […]
UK TV License website glitch makes 40,000 households vulnerable to Hackers
In Britain and the territories attached to it on Coast, every household watching or recording television content during broadcast needs to hold a television license to do so. It is like a legal permission given by the Broadcasting authority to watch the content via terrestrial, satellite, cable or internet. Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that nearly […]
Turkey hackers sneak into social media accounts of US Journalists
According to the latest alert issued by Cybersecurity Firm CrowdStrike, hackers being funded by Turkish government are said to be breaking into the social media accounts of many US journalists in order to sneak into their minds on the current political situation in the United States. As US Journalists use their respective social media accounts […]
Russian cyber attack on US Power Utilities for blackout
Hackers claimed to be from Russia are reported to have succeeded in penetrating into the power utilities of United States last year. Their intention was clear, to cause blackouts across America and cause panic and chaos among the populace. An official statement released a few hours ago from Department of Homeland Security claims that the […]
Hackers are turning Webcam users into slaves
All those who thought that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Ex-FBI Director James Comey were covering their webcams with tape just for fun, here’s a fact to enlighten your minds. A Symantec based security expert named Candid Wueest says that hackers are nowadays turning webcam users into slaves by recording their secret activity through their […]
New Technology of Nuclear Weapons makes them vulnerable to Cyber Attacks!
UK based Royal Institute of International Affairs, commonly known as Chatham House has warned that nuclear weapons reliant on new technology are extremely vulnerable to Cyber Attacks. In a report released yesterday by the London based International Affairs Think Tank, it clearly mentions about the cyber threats faced by the world’s deadliest weapons. The report […]
