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‘BadRabbit’ malware hits Ukraine, Russia, and other nations: Reports
On October 24, 2017, Ukraine, Russia, Japan, and Bulgaria were hit by a wave of cyber attacks. Reuters reported that Ukraine’s Odessa airport and...
‘Absent’ Trump’s cybersecurity official invites subpoena threat from Senator McCain
Senior Senator from Arizona John McCain on October 19 suggested that Senate Armed Services Committee chaired by him may consider issuing a subpoena to...
Pizza Hut suffers data breach; nearly 60,000 customers affected
Quick Service Restaurant Chain Pizza Hut reportedly suffered a massive data security breach on October 1 and October 2. The chain notified the patrons...
Amid rising IT threats, energy sector prioritizes cybersecurity concerns
Amid rising concerns over IT threats, the energy sector is taking measures to reduce the risk of cybersecurity breach.
Menelaos Ioannidis, Chief Technology Officer at...
North Korea hacked Seoul-Washington secret joint war plans: Reports
North Korean computer hackers have stolen a vast cache of highly classified military documents from South Korea involving its U.S. ally, a media report...
Protecting citizens against cyber attacks as important as fighting terrorism: GCHQ...
The United Kingdom’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) new director Jeremy Fleming on October 9, 2017 warned that Britain is being hit by major cyber...
Deloitte hack: Iranian hackers lured firm’s employee via Facebook ‘honey trap’
It has been revealed that Iranian hackers were behind the major data breach at Deloitte, one of the ‘big four’ accountancy firms. They pulled...
Massive breach: Data of over 6,000 Indian companies affected
In one of the biggest data breaches ever reported in India, Seqrite Cyber Intelligence, a unit of BSE-listed Quick Heal Technologies, on Tuesday, October...
All 3 billion Yahoo accounts hacked in 2013 data breach, says...
In December 2016, Yahoo had claimed that more than one billion accounts were compromised in the infamous 2013 breach. However, Verizon Communications that acquired...
Whole Foods Market hacked; many customers affected
Whole Food Market, which was recently acquired by Amazon, was reportedly hacked last week. Hackers gained access to customers’ credit card information, who made...
