cyberattack

Olympic Destroyer Malware Used False Flags – Kaspersky Lab

Malware that disrupted the Winter Olympic games was disguised to look as if the attack had come from the usual…

7 years ago

Government Warns Critical Industries To Prep For Cyber Attack

'Up your game!' Government tells essential services to toughen their cyber defences or face stiff fines

7 years ago

US Blames North Korea For WannaCry Attack

United States now joins the UK in officially blaming North Korea for WannaCry ransomware attack

7 years ago

UK Government Pledges ‘To Strike Back’ In Cyberwar As It Invests £1.9bn In Cybersecurity

Philip Hammond outlines the government's new cybersecurity strategy and how £1.9 billion will boost defences, enable law enforcement and aid…

8 years ago

Energy Sector Is A ‘Prime Target’ For Cyber Attacks

Cyber attacks against energy companies have risen massively, with the industry a prime target for attackers

8 years ago

Iran Removes Malware From Petrochemical Plants – Report

Iran takes 'necessary defensive measures' after malware is discovered at two of its petrochemical plants

8 years ago

America To Charge Iranian Nationals Over Cyber-Attacks – Report

DoJ to file hacking charges against six Iranian nationals accused of hacking banks and New York dam

9 years ago

Companies Prepared To Pay Up £690,000 Ransom To Avoid Cyberattack

Are you nuts? Nearly a quarter of companies willing to pay ransom to prevent cyber attack, new survey reveals

9 years ago

UK Is Leading Source Of DDoS Attacks

Akamai report identifies UK as leading originator of DDoS attacks

9 years ago

Police Arrest Welsh Youth For TalkTalk Hack Blackmail

Arrests just keep coming as another youngster is arrested for last month’s damaging cyberattack

9 years ago

TalkTalk Offers Free ‘Upgrades’ After £35m Cyberattack

TalkTalk says it wants to recognise the uncertainty following last month's major cyberattack and has put a figure on the…

9 years ago

Cyber Attacks Are Daily Reality, Admit Executives

Dire threat landscape...corporate executives admit cyberattacks occur daily or weekly

9 years ago

Government Voucher Scheme To Help SMEs Defeat Cyber Attacks

Small and medium-sized businesses to get government help to bolster their cyber defences

9 years ago

US And China Pledge ‘Code Of Cyber Conduct’

“Please stop hacking American targets”, or words to that effect as President Obama raises concern with China

10 years ago

St Louis Cardinals Hacks Rival Baseball Team

It's just not cricket! FBI probes American baseball team for hacking internal network of rival team

10 years ago

German Parliament Hack Is Still Gathering Data

A cyber-attack on German parliament computers a month ago is reportedly still active and stealing data

10 years ago

North Korean Hackers Can Kill, Claims Defector

North Korea spends up to 20 percent of its military budget honing its cyber-attack capabilities

10 years ago

Train Signalling Upgrade Triggers Security Worries

Could hackers gain access to modern rail signalling equipment and cause serious crashes?

10 years ago

White House Breach Blamed On Russian Hackers

The White House network breach was carried out by hackers “likely working” for the Russian government

10 years ago

Pentagon Seeks Hacker Proof Weapon Systems

The top American arms buyer wants future US weapon systems to be hacker-proof

10 years ago

19,000 French Websites Hit By ‘Unprecedented’ DoS Attacks After Charlie Hebdo Shooting

Isis supporters have taken many of France’s websites offline in an “unprecedented” hack.

10 years ago

German Steelworks Physically Damaged By Cyber Attack

A blast furnace in Germany suffers “massive damage” after a cyber attack on its computer network

10 years ago

IBM Security Looks To Cyber Defence With New Offerings

IBM's new security solutions to help businesses defend against internal and external cyber attacks

11 years ago

Syrian Government Pushing Malware To Activists Via Skype

Bashar al-Assad’s government infects rebels’ computers with Remote Access Tools

13 years ago

Iran ‘Knows Identities’ Of Oil Cyber Attackers

Iran says it knows the identity of who attacked oil platforms and ministry websites last week

13 years ago

Five Year Cyber Attack On US And UN Revealed

Is China behind attacks on the US, South Korea, the Olympics Committee and others, exposed by McAfee?

13 years ago