Tag: Cyberattacks
Paying Ransom is Now Illegal! U.S. Dept of Treasury Warns
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that paying ransom to cybercriminals is now illegal. In an official...
CYBERSEC Global 2020: Together Against Adversarial Internet
All those extra cups of coffee, long hours at the desk with our headphones on, and staying glued to our screens for the past...
Data Breach Affected 2Mn Users of Indian E-Learning Platform Edureka
Security researchers from SafetyDetectives discovered an unsecured Elasticsearch server belonging to an Indian e-learning platform Edureka, which exposed the personal information of around 2...
U.K. Conferred With 2020 European CYBERSEC Award
Cyberattacks across several verticals in Europe have seen a sharp surge in recent times. A report released by Hiscox highlighted that 61% of the...
4.83 Mn DDoS Attacks Reported Globally in H1 2020
Organizations globally encountered over 4.83 million distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 2020. According to a research from Netsount, cybercriminals attacked...
Seqrite Uncovers “Operation SideCopy” Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting Indian Army
Cybersecurity solutions provider Quick Heal revealed evidence of a cyber espionage campaign “Operation SideCopy” by an advanced persistent threat (APT) group targeting Indian Army...
CYBERSEC: Make Cybersecurity a Global Effort
The Kosciuszko Institute successfully launched CYBERSEC Global 2020 on September 28. For the 6th time, the conference becomes a platform to discuss various paths...
Ask Yourself These 4 Questions Before Shopping Online
E-commerce has reshaped the shopping habits of consumers. From the convenience of buying at one’s fingertips to the endless discounted deals, online stores have...
Cyberattacks on ICS See a Downward Trend in H1 2020
A report from IT security solutions provider, Kaspersky, suggests that industrial control systems (ICS) sectors globally have seen a gradual decline in the number...
Gaming Industry Suffered 10 Billion Cyberattacks in Two Years
Even after the improved security measures, cyberattacks have become common in the online gaming industry. Attackers often target online video games and gamers by...
