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Norsk Hydro ransomware attack costs $52 million
Norway based aluminum manufacturer Norsk Hydro has released a press statement today which says that the company could have incurred $52 million or 450 million Norwegian crowns in the 1st quarter. Sources say that the malware attack has made the Oslo based firm to postpone its Q1 earnings update to June 5th this year as […]
Cybersecurity news trending on Google
1.) Cloud Storage vendor Dropbox suffered a business drawback last week when security researchers participating at the ‘HackerOne’ bug hunt program in Singapore discovered over 264 vulnerabilities on its data storage platform. According to those familiar with the news from the company, the data storage firm had already been alerted by its internal engineers about […]
Cyber Attack news which is trending now on Google
1.) Dubai British School based in Jumeirah Park, Gulf claims that it became a victim to a cyber attack which compromised the email database of the educational institute for a few hours of time last week. But the British Educational Institute also added in its statement that all necessary action has been taken to preserve […]
Google trending Cyber Attack news headlines
Currently, the news which is hitting google headlines when it comes to cyber attacks is the Symantec’s latest blog post which says that it has identified hacking group ‘Whitefly’ as a source which targeted Singapore’s health care services provider SingHealth in between June- July 2018. Symantec’s Blog post says that the said hacking group has […]
Email Security Firm Zix acquires Cloud Security firm AppRiver
Dallas based Zix Corp which is into the business of offering email security has officially announced that it is going to acquire cloud security firm AppRiver for $275 million. Zix which is known among healthcare, finance, and government organizations as a solutions provider for BYOD, data loss prevention and email encryption is expected to leverage […]
Apple acquires AI startup Pullstring
Apple Inc has made an official announcement last week that it is going to acquire AI startup ‘Pullstring’ for an undisclosed amount. Pullstring happens to be a California based firm which invented “Hello Barbie” and is basically into the development of interactive applications that enable computer conversation with smart characters. “As the company designs and […]
Google Trending news related to Cyber Attacks
1.) From now on, the government of Maryland has decided to draw stringent penalties against ransomware developers and spreaders with state lawmakers already planning to transform the bill into law by March second week this year. Thus, those convicted of ransomware crimes may face tougher penalties in coming weeks which include those who plotted ransomware […]
Cyber Attack news currently trending on Google
1.) Instagram has tweeted yesterday that it was aware of a bug that could have caused the drain out of millions of followers from its celebrity profiles which includes some big names such as Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Beyonce, Taylor Swift and such… The photo-sharing website is currently working on the […]
Cyber Attack on the Australian Parliament and China suspected
Australian Security Agencies have made it official that a hacking group related to state actors has attempted to hack the computer network of the Federal Parliament in Canberra. The authorities however cleared the air that the attack was blocked in the initial stages of its propagation and so no data compromise or leak could have […]
DOJ discloses North Korean Joanap Botnet Cyber Attack
Department of Justice(DOJ) has disclosed details of a fresh cyber attack which was launched on the critical infrastructure of the United States and is all set to issue a warning soon to victims who were infected by with Joanap Botnet launched and developed by a hacking group being funded by North Korean government. Recently, the […]
