Wannacry
Sensational Cyber Attack news for the day
When the heading says it’s sensational we mean it by all means….and here’s the proof 1.) Facebook workers are reportedly turning against their company founder Mark Zuckerberg for spying on user calls & posts and signing secret deals with data firms to sell user data. And the crux is that they want their founder to […]
Britain Watchdog $658,000 fine on Equifax and NSA Eternal Blue Cyber Threat
US Crediting reporting company Equifax has been slapped with a fine of $658,000 or £500,000 for failing to protect information of more than 15 million UK citizens during a cyber attack which took place last year. The Information Commissioner’s Office(ICO) has come up with the said conclusion of levying a penalty on Equifax after it […]
News about Wannacry hitting Australian Computers and Cyber Attack on Air Canada
Malwarebytes latest investigation has discovered that the Wannacry Ransomware which disrupted more than 250,000 computers worldwide last year has again hit thousands of systems in Australia and millions across the world in 2018. According to the Cybersecurity firm, more than 3,388 Wannacry cases have been detected till date since Jan this year and the number […]
US to sue North Korea for Wannacry and Sony Cyber Attacks
United States Department of Justice has decided to indict a North Korean with dual- charges of spreading WannaCry Ransomware attack around the world and cyber attacking the database of Sony Corp in 2014. The plan of US behind this accuse is to name & shame the alleged perpetrators so that countries like Russia, China and […]
NHS signs £150 million deal with Microsoft to boost its Cyber Security Defenses
After the May’17 WannaCry Ransomware attack, National Health Service of UK, shortly known as NHS is reported to spend £150 million to boost its cyber attack defenses against growing cyber threats from countries like Russia and North Korea. The healthcare organization is said to have signed a deal with Microsoft to enhance its security intelligence […]
Cyber Attack hits Maersk Group again
Maersk has made it official that its business subsidiary operating in Australia was hit by a second cyber attack early this month. Security analysts at Svitzer Australia have discovered that the email system of the company was under the control of hackers from past 10 months before the hack was discovered on March 1st this […]
Trump admin praises Microsoft and Facebook for disabling North Korean Cyber Threats
Facebook and Microsoft received utmost praise from the Trump administration for disabling a majority of Cyber Threats generated from/by North Korea since the beginning of 2017. White House Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert was the official who disclosed this fact to the American media on behalf of White House administration on Tuesday and asked both […]
North Korea threatens the UK for blaming Kim Jong for Wannacry Cyber Attack!
Last week, UK government released a press statement holding responsible North Korean leader Kim Jong UN for the Wannacry ransomware attack which crippled NHS hospital group for weeks. The statement was released by Britain’s security Minister Ben Wallace and strongly indicted Pyongyang for the ransomware spread. Today North Korea strongly responded to the claims saying […]
NHS was warned to patch systems to protect against Cyber Attack
A National Audit Office( NAO) investigation into May 2017 Wannacry Outbreak on NHS has revealed that the healthcare network was warned in time to patch systems to protect against Cyber Attack. It is said that NHS Digital- the health service’s data and IT body issued this alert in April this year. But the alert was […]
Britisher who helped to contain WannaCry Ransomware gets arrested!
United States FBI arrested a Britisher named Marcus Hutchins early this week for creating banking malware having the potential to steal credit card information of customers. Remember, Hutchins is the same guy who helped shut down WannaCry cyber attack that crippled the NHS. The 23-year old was arrested by FBI Nevada for creating and distributing […]
