Page 8 - Cyberattacks
Satellite modems nexus of worst cyberattack of Ukraine invasion
On Wednesday, Google said it had identified a state-backed Russian hacking group engaged in a credential-phishing campaign targeting the militaries of multiple Eastern European countries
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FBI warns of growing Russian hacker interest in US energy companies
The FBI is warning that it has seen increased interest by Russian hackers in energy companies since the start of Russia's war against Ukraine
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Joe Biden cautions US companies of potential Russian cyberattacks
The federal government has been providing warnings to US companies of the threats posed by Russian state hackers since long before the country invaded Ukraine last month
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How IBM's security command centre in India helps fight global cyberattacks
The unit helps train cybersecurity response techniques through highly realistic and simulated cyberattack - designed to prepare everyone from C-Suite through technical staff
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Nvidia data breach exposes data of 71,000 employees: Report
The company has confirmed some of its data was stolen as part of a cyberattack that occurred last week.
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Banking malware in Google Play stealing users' data, SMS texts: Report
Called 'TeaBot,' it is an Android banking trojan that first emerged at the beginning of 2021 designed for stealing victim's text messages
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Toyota to resume Japan operations after one-day halt due to cyber attack
The Japanese business daily Nikkei reported Tuesday the problem was ransomware
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Russia's cyberattacks caused no crippling effects during the Ukraine war
Russia has some of the best hackers in the world, but in the early days of the war in Ukraine, its ability to create mayhem through malware hasn't had much of a noticeable impact.
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Japan: Toyota suspends factory operations after suspected cyber attack
Toyota is suspending production at all 28 lines of its 14 plants in Japan starting on Tuesday, because of a system malfunction that a domestic supplier suspects is a cyberattack
Chipset maker Nvidia confirms it is investigating cybersecurity incident
News of a potential cyberattack at Nvidia comes just weeks after the Santa Clara-based company terminated its $40 billion bid to acquire British chip designer Arm
Ukraine hit by more cyberattacks, destructive malware amid Russia tensions
Officials have long said they expect cyber attacks to precede and accompany any Russian military incursion
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FBI, Europol take down servers used in 'major international cyberattacks'
The FBI, Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency and Canada on Tuesday announced to have taken down 15 computer servers that were used in major international cyberattacks
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Cyberattacks surge amid accelerating Covid-driven digitalisation: WEF study
The accelerating pace of digitalisation, fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to a record-breaking year for cybercrime with ransomware attacks rising 151 per cent in 2021
Kaspersky predicts rise in cyber espionage for India in 2022
Kaspersky considers APAC region as among hottest targets in the world for cyberattacks, for reasons including rapidly increasing usage of digital technologies matched by lack of awareness
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India's cyber spending isn't catching up amid rise in security breaches
In 2020-21, the initial budget for cybersecurity was Rs 310 crore but was pared down to Rs 170 crore in the revised estimates
Panasonic confirms network illegally accessed, probing cyber attack
It was reported that the attacked servers stored information about Panasonic business partners and the company's technology
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Algo Rhythm: Skilled scammers pose new security challenges
Many commodities that can be purchased in the dark markets are inexpensive, making attacks cheaper and easier to conduct
Iran's president says cyberattack meant to create 'disorder'
Tuesday's cyberattack came in the same month in the Persian calendar as the gasoline protests in 2019.
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2022 to see large scale data breaches, malware on mobile phone to grow
Data breaches and cyber attacks are expected to grow to large scale with the adoption of digitisation by both businesses as well as consumers, Israel-based cyber security firm Check Point said
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Iran says cyberattack causes widespread disruption at gas stations
Iran says it is on high alert for online assaults