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Bird's eye view of North Carolina's metropolitan downtown. Photo: AP

Post cyber attack, North Carolina county pushed into dark ages

Computer systems that manage property taxes, building permits and jail inmates were out of commission, officials say fixes to take days

08 Dec 2017 9:09 AM

Attackers will adjust to target less traditional, more profitable ransomware targets, including high net-worth individuals, connected devices, and businesses.

McAfee previews five cybersecurity trends for the next year

McAfee forecasts developments in adversarial machine learning, ransomware, serverless apps and more.

04 Dec 2017 9:44 PM

he first thing to do on detecting fraudulent transactions is to report them to your card issuer immediately to block your card from further misuse.

How to deal with a credit card fraud

Fraudsters can duplicate your card at POS terminals and ATMs or by securing your customer details

29 Nov 2017 1:01 PM

Half of the devices could be compromised and simply exploited due to a lack of vendor vigilance in the password settings.(Representative Image)

IoT devices vulnerable to cyberattack — thanks to weak password settings

By successfully hacking IoT devices, criminals are able to blackmail people or spy on them.

29 Nov 2017 11:14 AM

SIM swapping is an issue that anybody can fall prey to, regardless of a secure hardware or software. (Representative Image)

SIM swapping makes your phone vulnerable

Hackers can gain access to your bank accounts by simply hijacking your SIM card.

27 Nov 2017 11:27 AM

Networks are persistently exposed to threats like malware, phishing, password breaches and denial of service attacks. On a daily basis, F-Secure Labs on an average receives sample data of 500,000 files from its customers that include 10,000 malware variants and 60,000 malicious URLs for analysis and protection, Sullivan said.

AI, machine learning new tools to fight cyber attacks

As the world is fast moving towards IoT and connected devices, deployment of AI has become inevitable for cyber security firms.

26 Nov 2017 4:48 PM

Uber has said that for riders, hackers got only names, email addresses and telephone numbers. They did not get personally identifiable information such as trip details or credit card and Social Security numbers.

Here's how the Uber data breach happened

Uber kept a massive breach of 57 million user and driver accounts secret for nearly a year.

23 Nov 2017 8:34 AM

Uber concealed it for a year after paying $100,000 in ransom for the stolen information to be destroyed.

UBER customers torn between scandals and service

Hackers were able to steal data for 57 million riders and drivers.

23 Nov 2017 8:26 AM

The malicious attachments to the emails are quite sophisticated. Once the victim opens them, it takes just one click to initiate a series of downloads and finally execute the dropper.

New Russian-speaking hacking group hunts for financial organizations

This is exactly the case with Silence Trojan – which compromises its victim’s infrastructure via spear phishing emails.

03 Nov 2017 1:04 PM

Ransomware works by taking over a computer and demands a ransom payment. (represenattive image)

WannaCry cyberattack on UK health service preventable

Around 81 trusts haven't updates their systems to secure software protection.

30 Oct 2017 10:58 AM

Dark Overlord’ is a group of hackers who already tried and were successful in hacking Netflix’s production studio servers a while ago. (Representative Image)

Beware: hackers are targeting schools and colleges

Certain schools in the US are receiving threatening messages from hackers in exchange of destroying stolen data.

23 Oct 2017 3:26 PM

The objective of the attackers is to compromise organizational networks with malicious emails and tainted websites to obtain credentials for accessing computer networks of their targets, the report said.

US warns public about attacks on energy, industrial firms

The agencies warned that hackers had succeeded in compromising some targeted networks, but did not identify specific victims.

23 Oct 2017 12:55 PM

The attacker accessed the small contractor’s systems for five months in 2016.

Joint Strike Fighter plans stolen in Australia cyber attack

Technical information on smart bombs, the Joint Strike Fighter, the Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and several naval vessels were stolen.

12 Oct 2017 11:16 AM

During the first six month of the year, Kaspersky Lab products blocked attack attempts on 37.6 per cent of several tens of thousands of ICS computers protected of them globally.

Every third ICS computer under attack was in manufacturing companies

The peak of attackers’ activity was registered in March, after which the proportion of computers attacked gradually declined in April-June.

04 Oct 2017 11:22 AM

The malware allows spies to upload and download files, carry out processes, log keystrokes, identify the target’s location, steal personal data, and take screenshots, Symantec said.

India and Pakistan hit by spy malware: cybersecurity firm

In a threat intelligence report that was sent to clients in July, Symantec said the online espionage effort dated back to October 2016.

29 Aug 2017 7:54 AM

While online thieves have long targeted banks for digital holdups, today's just-in-time manufacturing sector is climbing toward the top of hackers' hit lists.

Hackers looking to shut down factories for pay

Manufacturers, government and financial firms are now the top targets globally for illicit intrusions by criminals.

10 Aug 2017 12:07 PM

Marcus Hutchins, a young British researcher credited with derailing a global cyberattack in May, was arrested in US on August 3. (Photo: AP)

Brit hacker who stopped global 'WannaCry' cyberattack arrested in US

The young British researcher was arrested for allegedly creating and distributing malware designed to collect bank-account passwords.

04 Aug 2017 8:24 AM

This approach also allows the Trojan to grant itself other permissions and rights and to counteract attempts to uninstall it. The researchers warn that simply keeping device software up to date does not protect against this Trojan.

Mobile trojan Svpeng turns keylogger and steals through services for disabled users

The modified Trojan steals entered text such as banking credentials by abusing Android’s accessibility services.

03 Aug 2017 8:32 PM

According to PTI, the hackers posted Indian national anthem and Independence Day greetings on the official website of the Government of Pakistan. (Photo: File/Representational)

Pak govt website hacked, Indian Independence Day wishes posted

The incident comes almost 4 months after a Pro-Pakistan group hacked the official websites of 4 prominent Indian institutes.

03 Aug 2017 5:12 PM

The 25-year-old conference's first "hacker voting village" opened on Friday as part of an effort to raise awareness about the threat of election results being altered through hacking.

Hackers scour voting machines for election bugs

Hackers crammed into a crowded conference room for the rare opportunity to examine and attempt to hack some 30 pieces of election equipment.

29 Jul 2017 7:46 AM

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