Spain arrests Russian programmer at FBI’s request
Spanish officials have arrested a 31-year-old Russian computer programmer from Barcelona airport on January 13 after Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Interpol requested them.Stanislav Lisov...
View ArticleEncrypted mail service used by Snowden relaunches after three years
Edward Snowden used to use the Lavabit, an encrypted email service while gathering information against Central Intelligence Agency and other United state agencies.In 2013, Ladar Levison, founder of the...
View Article80% of the Internet of Things(IoT) are unsecured
A recent study on Mobile and IoT Application Security, which was conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM and Arxan Technologies, found out that 80 percent of Internet of Things (IoT)...
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AI can give wings to your business and cybersecurity in 2017
Artificial intelligence has been a debatable trending topic in 2016. While some praised the technology as useful from military campaign strategy to predictive analysis, others believed on its reliance...
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Mac's new malware can be used against Linux
(pc-Google Images)Antivirus vendor Malwarebytes has discovered a new Mac malware, called "Fruitfly," which can also be used against Linux systems.Malwarebytes identifies the code as...
View ArticleIsraeli soldiers became victim of evaesdropping by Hamas via fake Facebook...
According to the official blog post of the Israel Defense Force (IDF), Hamas operatives used social website, Facebook, to lure their soldiers to download and use malicious apps on their phones that led...
View ArticleLloyds hit by DDoS attack
Lloyds banking group is the latest lender to suffer an online assault after 20million UK accounts were compromised after fending off two-day denial of service attack. At the time of the attack, the...
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'Carbanak' is back to exploit Google-run services
(pc-Google Images)One of the most successful cybercriminal gangs ever- Carbanak- is back with a bang, and now they've figured out how to abuse services run by Google to help them steal even more...
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RBI is hiring Cyber Security Specialists
(pc-Google Images)The Reserve Bank of India is strengthening its information technology and cyber security cell.It is planning to hire specialists for roles in cyber security, systems audit, research...
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U.K. frauds hit record high with £1.1 billion
Accountancy giant, KPMG reported that the value of cyber crime and fraud cases reaching U.K. courts have totaled more than £1.1 billion ($1.36 billion) in 2016, which has been the highest amount in...
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Russia foiled 70mn cyberattacks from foreign hackers in 2016
Russian intelligence agency, Federal Security Service (FSB) communications and security spokesman Nikolay Murashov revealed on Tuesday (January 24) that Russia repelled 70 million cyber attacks which...
View ArticleFacebook releases new security feature
Facebook has added a new security feature that will be tough for hackers to compromise accounts. Now, Facebook users can activate their security key to authenticate their identity during the login...
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CHARGER SEEKS HEAVY RANSOM FROM ANDROID USERS
(pc-Google Images)A new ransomware in Google Play dubbed as Charger has been discovered by Check Point’s mobile security researchers.Charger has been found embedded in an app called EnergyRescue, that...
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LABOUR MINISTRY HIT BY CYBER ATTACKS IN KSA
(pc-Google Images)Saudi Arabia has warned organizations on Monday to be on the alert for cyber attacks that includes a version of the extremely destructive Shamoon virus, as a chemicals firm reported...
View ArticleAustria's top hotel keycard system hacked
Recently One of Europe' top hotel had to pay thousands in Bitcoin as ransom to cyber criminals in order to free hundreds of guest who were unable to enter in their hotel rooms because cyberhackers...
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KEYCARD SYSTEM; A NEW TARGET FOR RANSOMWARES
(pc-Google Images)Recently, hundreds of guests of a luxurious hotel in Austria were locked from entering their rooms when a ransomware hit the hotel's IT system, and the hotel had no choice left except...
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VULNERABILITY RESEARCHER EARNS 32k AS REWARDS
(pc-Google Images)For the second time in less than a year, researcher Mariusz Mlynski has been rewarded more than $30,000 through Google’s Chrome Rewards program.Google on Wednesday released Chrome...
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DELHI HACKERS ARRESTED FOR DUPING ONLINE VOUCHERS WORTH 92 LAKHS
(pc-Google Images)Four young hackers have been arrested for allegedly digitally shoplifting vouchers worth Rs92 lakh by tampering with the data of e-commerce websites at the payment gateway stage. Two...
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TREASON CHARGES PRESSED AGAINST RUSSIAN CYBERSECURITY EXPERT
(pc-Google Images)Manager of Russia’s biggest cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky; in charge of investigating hacking attacks has been arrested, the company has said.Kaspersky Labs on Wednesday confirmed...
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Indians Behind supplying cyber weapons to Islamic Republic of Mauritania
After Edward Snowden scooping incidence of National Security Agency (NSA), every country went frisk on spying. An Indian coder, Manish Kumar promised the President of Mauritania to help them build a...
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