Cyber Events
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2.3KResearchers recovered 9 billion email & password combos in 2019
123456 was the most used passwords in 2019. As 2019 came to an end, we got the opportunity to look back and...
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US Natural Gas-Compression facility cripples after ransomware attack
Another day, another ransomware attack – This time, hackers have hit critical infrastructure of the government of the United States. The Department...
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Russia Blocks Encrypted Email Service Tutanota
Tutanota is also being blocked in Egypt since October 2019. On Friday, February 14, when the world was busy celebrating Valentine’s Day,...
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NGINX office in Moscow raided by police
Russian authorities have raided NGINX offices in Moscow over a copyright infringement complaint filed by Rambler on December 4th, 2019. For those...
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Cyber attack cripples networks in city of Pensacola days after shooting
Lately, we have observed a sudden rise in cyber attacks against cities and towns around the world including the US, the latest...
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Chinese DDoS tool Great Cannon resurfaces to target Hong Kong protestors
China is greatly disturbed by the ongoing pro-democracy, anti-Beijing protests in Hong Kong and has been targeting all the digital forums protestors...
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480.1 million mobile VPN downloaded worldwide in 12 months
VPN Report 2019 reveals a 54% growth rate. Over the years, we’ve seen the global populace move towards more security consciousness. This...
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UPbit cryptocurrency exchange hacked; Ether worth $50 million stolen
The popular South Korean cryptocurrency exchange UPbit has suffered a massive hack attack in which hackers have stolen 342,000 Ethereum (ETH) which...
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Small businesses also need protection from cyber attacks
If you run a small business, it’s a matter of when, not if, your computer system or cyberinfrastructure falls prey to cybercriminals....
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Researchers develop AI tool to evade Internet censorship
The research particularly names India, China, and Kazakhstan for using Internet censorship as a tool to curb freedom of expression and how...
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Labour Party’s campaign sites hit by DDoS Attack
A spokesperson from the Labour Party in the United Kingdom has confirmed that the party’s digital platforms suffered a massive DDoS attack...
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Spain’s biggest two go down in massive ransomware attacks
Spain’s largest radio station Cadena SER and IT service provider Everis suffered ransomware attacks which crippled its service. While the protests in...
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How can I protect myself from hackers if I want to start a blog?
So, you run the publication’s website or maintain your own blog. You publish what you think is necessary, and someone may not like it. Potentially, your blog is...
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AWS hit by massive DDoS attacks that lasted 8 hours
Under “usual circumstances,” AWS makes headlines for exposing databases of companies using its services. A few days ago (Oct 22, 2019), the...
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Authorities use hackers to find missing persons
Australia Holds World’s First Hackathon to Find Missing Persons. Whether hacking can be ethical or not, it is still a debatable point...
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The Forgotten Victims of Data Breach
“There is no way to tell his story without telling my own. And if his story is a confession, then so is...
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Information Security Professional Degeneration
00:35 Ministry of Sound, London, UK – We all know what professional development is; I am going to talk about going to...
