Yearly Archives: 2018

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US sanctions nine Iranians for global cyber attacks

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Credits: Reuters

The United States has charged and sanctioned nine Iranians and an Iranian company for attempting to hack into hundreds of universities worldwide, dozens of firms and parts of the US government, including its main energy regulator, on behalf of Tehran’s […]

By |March 26th, 2018|Cyber News|

How cyber attacks can derail digital payments systems

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Credits: TOI

The Indian banking and financial services sector has seen its digital infrastructure expanding exponentially in recent years. Digital services such as Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yogna, Inter-bank ATM transactions through National Finance Switch (NFS), Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), etc., have […]

By |March 26th, 2018|Cyber News|

Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare: Assessing US Strategy

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Credits: thediplomat

Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy.  This conversation with Dr. Samantha Ravich – Principal Investigator on two projects at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, […]

By |March 22nd, 2018|Cyber News|

US spending bill to provide $380 million for election cyber security

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Credits: moneycontrol

A massive federal government spending bill unveiled on Wednesday includes $380 million to help safeguard United States voting systems from cyber attacks, in what would be Congress’ first concrete steps to bolster election security since the 2016 presidential campaign was marred […]

By |March 22nd, 2018|Cyber News|

Diplomats, ‘Net greybeards work to disarm USA, China and Russia’s cyber-weapons

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Credits: TheRegister

Black Hat Asia The USA, China and Russia are doing all that they can to avoid development of a treaty that would make it hard for them to conduct cyber-war, but an effort led by the governments of The Netherlands, France […]

By |March 22nd, 2018|Cyber News|

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton wants you to delete Facebook: Here’s why

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Credits: TOI

Facebook is facing serious questions after it was revealed that political data firm Cambridge Analytica illegally harvested over 50 million user profiles to help manipulate election campaigns for Donald Trump as well as the pro-Brexit camp. According to reports by the Observer and New […]

By |March 22nd, 2018|Cyber News|

Expedia’s Orbitz says 880,000 payment cards hit in breach

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Credits: Reuters

Orbitz, a subsidiary of online travel agency Expedia Inc (EXPE.O), said on Tuesday that hackers may have accessed personal information from about 880,000 payment cards.

The unit said an investigation showed that the breach may have occurred between Jan. 1, 2016 […]

By |March 21st, 2018|Cyber News|

Adrian Lamo, hacker who turned in Chelsea Manning, dies aged 37

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Credits: theguardian

Adrian Lamo, the computer hacker who turned in whistleblower Chelsea Manningto law enforcement, has died at the age of 37, according to authorities in Kansas.

Lamo, who testified about Manning’s release of documents to WikiLeaks, was confirmed dead on Friday by authorities in Sedgwick County. The coroner’s […]

By |March 19th, 2018|Cyber News|

Fortnite players warned over hack attacks

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Credits: BBC

Players of the hugely popular Fortnite video game are being urged to be vigilant as malicious hackers kick off campaigns to hijack accounts.

In recent weeks, many Fortnite players have reported via social media that their accounts have been taken over.

Many […]

By |March 19th, 2018|Cyber News|

UAE TRA foils over 80 cyber threats in two months

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Credits: tahawultech

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has thwarted a total of 86 cyber-attacks against government, semi-government and private sector entities in the UAE during the first two months of the year.

According to the TRA, the number of cyber-attack case are 66 percent down […]

By |March 19th, 2018|Cyber News|