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Public bodies are vulnerable to hacking – government needs to step up to protect them

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Credits: i newspaper

Barely a month passes in 2017 without some kind of IT failure hitting the headlines, but the hacks, leaks and breaches that make the news may represent just the tip of the iceberg.

An investigation by the i newspaper has revealed that public […]

By |July 25th, 2017|Cyber News|

Cyber threats may wreak havoc by 2020

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Credits: TOI

In the next few years, India will face increasingly sophisticated “destructive” cyber threats as compared to the “disruptive” attacks in the Indian cyberspace that are currently adding up to 200 million malware-related and 1,90,000 “unique” intrusions in any given week.

India’s cyber security chief Gulshan […]

By |July 23rd, 2017|Cyber News|

‘We are unprepared for cyber attacks’, say ten London council leaders

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Only one of the 11 London council chiefs who responded to a Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) poll said they thought staff would be well equipped to cope with an attack, putting the capital on a worse footing than the rest of […]

By |July 23rd, 2017|Cyber News|

Update your Apple devices immediately to dodge hacking

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If you are an Apple device user and want to dodge a potential hacking, you must download the new software update for iOS and MacOS that the Cupertino-based giant has released. According to a report in Fortune, for users of iPhones, […]

By |July 23rd, 2017|Cyber News|

Dark web marketplaces AlphaBay and Hansa shut down

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Credits: TheGuardian

AlphaBay and Hansa – two of the largest “dark web” marketplaces for illegal and illicit items such as drugs and guns – have been shut down, the US Justice Department said on Thursday.

Police in the US and Europe, including the US […]

By |July 22nd, 2017|Cyber News|

Department of Homeland Security Authorization of 2017 needs your support

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Credits: TheHill

For fifteen years, the Department of Homeland Security has been in the business of keeping Americans safe. Since the Homeland Security Act of 2002 first authorized the Department, the men and women of DHS have worked tirelessly to uphold that […]

By |July 21st, 2017|Cyber News|

Segway MiniPro patched to stop hackers hijacking remote control from hoverboard riders

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Credits: Tripwire

Critical security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Segway/Ninebot MiniPro Hoverboard, but don’t panic – firmware patches have already been issued to prevent malicious hackers from attacking the devices.

Which is a relief – as successful exploitation of the security holes […]

By |July 21st, 2017|Cyber News|

Ships can be hacked by Exploiting VSAT Communication System

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Credits: thenextweb

Large shipping vessels and aircraft are often equipped with VSAT systems, allowing crewmembers to send and receive messages and access the Internet during voyages. Turns out, some of these VSAT systems are profoundly insecure, and could allow an attacker to gain […]

By |July 20th, 2017|Cyber News|

OnePlus 5: Serious glitch prevents phone from calling police, smartphone reboots !!!

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Credits: Independent

The new OnePlus 5 restarts itself when you try to call emergency services, a user of the phone has claimed.

The apparent glitch is being discussed by OnePlus 5 owners online, and has been demonstrated in a video posted on Facebook too.

In the clip, the […]

By |July 20th, 2017|Cyber News|

Beware these bogus WhatsApp subscription messages that want to steal your banking info

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Credits: ZDNET

Cybercriminals prey on naivety, and a new scam campaign that attempts to trick people into providing bank details to pay for a fake WhatsApp subscription does just that.

WhatsApp did once charge a subscription fee of $0.99/£0.99, but stopped the practice in January […]

By |July 20th, 2017|Cyber News|