When it comes to cyber-attack and digital security issues, we often report incidents happening in the United States, Europe, and other first-world nations. We rarely feature articles which discuss cybersecurity situation of an emerging economy, but that time has come. Vietnam, a Southeast Asian nation of 94.6 million people reached a record-breaking number of cyber […]
As we have repeatedly mentioned here in Hackercombat.com, hackers today are no longer interested in digital vandalism against systems and websites. Showing how good you are in cracking and hacking may give you a boost of ego, but the buck stops there, you may still end up behind bars when caught. Might as well earn […]
Have you ever received emails from unknown sources claiming to offer insurance, lottery tickets or advertisements? You may have noticed that such emails always have a link that they prompt you to click. What lies on the other side of the link can be any one of many ways to phish users into giving away […]
The Cyberprobe project is an open-source distributed architecture for real-time monitoring of networks against attack. The software consists of two components: a probe, which collects data packets and forwards it over a network in standard streaming protocols. a monitor, which receives the streamed packets, decodes the protocols, and interprets the information. These components can be […]
A cyber attack can cripple critical infrastructure and businesses and generate negative press. In other cases, it could open you and your business to litigation. This and other factors can seriously hurt a business, and it forces many of them to pay for data recovery or IT security services to undo the damage. However, many […]
Justice, Israel style, the final judgment of Israeli Defense Force (IDF) against cyber attackers was decisive and literally with the “bang”. The highly contested Gaza strip between Israel and Palestinian Hamas has been going on for many decades, but according to the Israeli military intelligence, the later also house an elite hacker unit along with […]
Anyone who is on the internet is vulnerable to cyber attacks. Today, we depend on the internet for all kinds of things, including shopping, financial services and transactions, communication, entertainment etc. At work also, the internet plays a key role. Hence, it’s important that we stay secure, whenever we are on the internet. Here’s a […]
Defibrillators are electronic devices manufactured to save the lives of people with life-threatening heart conditions such as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). But now, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Medtronic defibrillators are vulnerable to cyber attacks allowing hackers to remotely control the device within “short-range access.” In total, 20 Medtronic products are vulnerable affecting over […]
Security researchers have finally, with “high confidence,” linked a previously discovered global cyber espionage campaign targeting critical infrastructure around the world to a North Korean APT hacking group. Thanks to the new evidence collected by researchers after analyzing a command-and-control (C2) server involved in the espionage campaign and seized by law enforcement. Dubbed Operation Sharpshooter, […]
The United States military has publicly disclosed that it launched a cyber attack against Russia’s Federal News Agency (FAN), the news website arm of the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA). The U.S. instigate the cyber attacks against what it considered as an alleged Russian-hosted “troll farm” which the U.S. accused of mass producing fake news. […]
Last Dec 22, 2018, we have reported here in Hackercombat.com the nastly leak of the European Union COREU network that contains diplomatic cables. With that news, Cyprus, an island nation in the Mediterranean is making their own preparations and improvements in their cybersecurity readiness. With the EU info leak, Cyprus has a very visible example […]
Cybercriminals love to target institutions that either holds a lot of personal information or lots of money with weak security. Of course, the mainstream banks have a lot of money but they are spending a lot as well when it comes to cybersecurity system. So what is the next sector to target? Bank-like institutions but […]
A vital role of the internet in completing various tasks, such as selling online goods, transferring funds is worth considering. With its major role in enhancing various types of business operations, cyber criminals have begun to use it for hacking purposes. A report claims that in 2016 almost three million businesses were affected in the […]
In the coming days, it is estimated that businesses and their owners are likely to be targeted by cybercriminals. There is a strong chance that they could be the next victim of Cyber attack. According to bizjournal quoting Ed Cabrera, Chief Cybersecurity officer at Cybersecurity Solutions firm TrendMicro. “Emails from business leaders – such as Chief Executives, Chairpersons or Residents […]
Several Critical Vulnerabilities Identified in Major Weapon Systems Being Developed by US DoD. The advanced weapon systems developed by the US Department of Defense with a whopping estimated expenditure of $1.66 trillion are plagued with grave flaws, which make them a potential target for rivals looking to disrupt or control their functions. According to the […]
Australian statistics has revealed that 63 data breaches have been reported in the first two months of the year, which is something that needs to be addressed. Out of the 63 incidents, about a quarter of them were from the healthcare sector. The latest data breach of patient records was from Family Planning NSW, with […]
Malware authors and cybercriminals of today are after profit at the expense of legitimate businesses and individuals. A cyber attack is very different from a physical theft, as the damage is long-lasting. In a physical theft, the loss is usually only at the upfront of the incident, while with cyberattack the lost is both the […]
Cybercrime is on the rise, there is no denying this fact. With people becoming more reliant on technology, using their smartphones to log into their bank accounts and using social media which stores and uses your data, hackers are sometimes able to take advantage of this. You may think your business is impenetrable, however, this […]
2018 begins with the rise of the Internet of Things (” IoT “) which is based on the existence of an interconnection of all kinds of everyday objects, such as a printer, a SmartTv, a refrigerator, a smart blind, a book, a thermostat, etc. For effective, safe and secure use, it is necessary to take […]
Cyber attacks that targeted Indonesian companies in 2017 are likely to cost them $34 billion, as per a recent news report published by the Jakarta Globe, based on a recent study commissioned by Microsoft. In the report dated May 28, 2018, Jakarta Globe says- “Cyber-attacks on Indonesian companies in 2017 will eventually cost domestic businesses […]
As per a recent study report, cyber attacks are now becoming the No. 1 risk to businesses, brands, operations and financials. It’s the SonicWall “2018 Cyber Threat Report” that has come up with these inferences. The report finds that cyber attacks are now becoming the No. 1 risk to business, brands, operations and financials. The […]