Cyber attack

There was 54% increase in data breaches in 2019 as compared to 2018 and 2020 will see significant rise in the number of mobile-focused malware and banking Trojans, a new report has predicted. read more

A Chinese malware broker who was sentenced in the United States this year for dealing in malicious software linked to major hacks is back at his old workplace: teaching high-school computer courses, including one on internet security. read more

A part of a network at the Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, India’s largest civil nuclear facility, was breached earlier this year during a hacking attack believed to have originated on foreign soil. read more

In a speech on the campaign trail in Blackpool, northwest England, Jeremy Corbyn said Monday’s attack was ‘very serious’, even if it ultimately failed. read more

A part of a network at the Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, India’s largest civil nuclear facility, was breached earlier this year during a hacking attack believed to have originated on foreign soil. read more

The new policy – National Cyber Security Policy 2020 - will emphasize cybersecurity awareness and hygiene. It is likely to suggest a cybersecurity course for schools and colleges curriculum. read more

NSO-Pegasus case: Set up an independent inquiry panel and conduct its proceedings transparently read more

According to two security sources, there have been four major attacks on Airbus in the last 12 months. read more

Microsoft says 84% of these attacks were targeted at enterprise customers, and 16% at personal users. read more

By analysing data from 7,000 anonymously aggregated IP cameras, Trend Micro found that the IP-based surveillance industry is fighting massive cyber attacks. read more

Similar to the way that banks can check their stability with a stress-test, Moody’s and Team8 are developing a framework to measure companies’ defences and preparedness for such attacks in comparison to other businesses and over time. read more

US President Donald Trump ordered a retaliatory military strike against Iran after the drone shootdown but then called it off, saying the response wouldn’t be “proportionate” and instead pledged new sanctions on the country. read more

The complainant in the case is 80-year-old Firoz Doctor, a partner in the company, which has been importing firefighting systems from a Germany-based firm for the past nine years. read more

The tool that has paralysed the city is a National Security Agency creation called “EternalBlue”, which has been used in other high-profile cyber attacks including “Wannacry” in May 2017, The Verge reported on Saturday. read more

According to the Oshiwara police, the complainant company landed a big project from a private company to make video advertisements. They then contacted a Romanian company to outsource some of the work. read more