How could a nation like North Korea conduct an elaborate hack against Sony and how does North Korea conduct cyber operations.
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Ukraine Cyber Security War With Russia
As Ukraine battles Russian troops on the ground there’s another cyber security war happening online.
Continue ReadingThe Booming Ransomware Industry
The number of businesses falling victim to ransomware attacks each year is snowballing. That’s because hackers have realized how lucrative these attacks are.
Continue ReadingSome Health Service Disruption After HSE Cyber Attack
The Health Service Executive has said some health services have been impacted since it was forced to shut down all of its IT systems after a major cyber attack.
Continue ReadingMeat Supplier JBS Paid $11 Million Ransom To Hackers
The world’s largest meat processor, JBS, is now revealing for the first time that it paid an $11 million ransom to the hackers who breached its computer system, temporarily shutting down U.S. plants and others around the world.
Continue ReadingWhy The U.S. Can’t Stop Cyber Attacks
The U.S.A. recently faced a series of ransomware attacks and cyber attacks on critical infrastructure like the Colonial Pipeline, the city of Tulsa, and JBS, the worlds largest meat producer. Ransomware, a program that hackers use to hold digital information hostage, has become the top choice of malware for criminals.
Continue ReadingCyber Terrorists Wreaking Havoc
The world is at war with Cyber Terrorists wreaking havoc and costing billions of dollars.
Continue ReadingHow a Cyber Attack Crippled The Colonial Pipeline
The Colonial Pipeline cyber attack caused a major blow to the gasoline industry in the southern and eastern parts of the United States.
Continue ReadingTop 10 Infamous Anonymous Hacks
They are legion. And so are their many operations. For this list, we’re looking at the best known hacks pulled off by the collective known as Anonymous. Our list includes their hack of the Minneapolis Police Department, Operation Sony, Project Chanology, their war with HBGary, Operation Payback, and more!
Continue ReadingWhat led to the worst cyber attack in US?
It’s been a little over a week since the US government discovered that several of it’s agencies were the target of one of the biggest cyber attack that the country has ever seen.
Continue ReadingCyberattack Treasury and Commerce Departments targeted
The U.S. Treasury and the Commerce Department were among the federal agencies that were victim of a massive cyberattack. The breach is suspected to be the work of Russian hackers.
Continue ReadingUS nuclear agency a target in massive cyber attack
The US Department of Energy, with responsibility for managing nuclear weapons, has emerged as a victim of a major suspected Russian cyber attack hacking campaign.
Continue ReadingThe Latest Cyber Attack Techniques to Watch for in 2020
Ed Skoudis sat down with us at RSA Conference 2020 to talk about deep cyber attack persistence, attackers “living off the land”, and the latest penetration techniques he’s seeing. Skoudis also shares with us the two events he looks forward to most every year at RSA Conference, which includes the Cryptographer’s Panel.
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