Popular News Video 19 July
2019-07-19
FACEAPP MIGHT BE SENDING PICS OF MILLION OF USERS TO RUSSIA | GRANDCRAB RANSOMWARE MASTER KEYS RELEASED BY THE FBI Below are the links of the cyber security news. 1.Read More →
Thousands of Microsoft customer accounts compromised due to corporate surveillance and data theft
2019-07-18
According to network security specialists, thousands of cyberattacks compromised the information security of more than 10k Microsoft customers last year. Most of these malicious activities were reportedly carried out fromRead More →
New York power blackout; did Iran did performed a counter cyberattack?
2019-07-15
Last Saturday night, a blackout in New York left the entire Manhattan area without electric power; interestingly, the incident occurred on the anniversary of the massive blackout that happened inRead More →
First it was Florida, now Indiana suffers ransomware attack; government had to pay over $100k USD
2019-07-15
The government of La Porte County, Indiana, paid a ransom of about $130k USD after suffering a ransomware attack that encrypted access to all their files. According to information securityRead More →
Hackers encrypt all college computers with ransomware: $2 million ransom
2019-07-12
Officials at Monroe College, a private university based in New York, recently reported a cybersecurity incident that affected its operations. According to system audit specialists, the hackers in charge ofRead More →
Intel data center SSD drives allow hackers to take complete control of servers
2019-07-11
Since 2018 multiple digital forensics specialists started to reveal the existence of severe Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, which affect Intel’s advanced processors. Now, new researches have uncovered new flaws inRead More →
First it was Florida, now Ontario is the victim of a ransomware attack; should the government pay the ransom?
2019-07-11
IT security audit specialists report a ransomware attack incident occurring in a municipality in eastern Ontario, Canada, in late June. The little city management reported that their systems have justRead More →
CTRL-ALT-LED, the new way to hack “air-gapped” systems
2019-07-11
According to network security specialists, the LED lights on the Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock keys on a USB keyboard can be used to extract data from aRead More →
Anesthetic devices can be hacked to make you sleep forever
2019-07-10
According to IT security audits specialists, a machine to supply anesthesia widely used by hospitals around the world is vulnerable to hacker attacks and can be controlled remotely through aRead More →
This guy launched DDoS attacks against video game companies like PlayStation Xbox, etc.
2019-07-05
This week, Austin Thompson, a 23-year-old from Utah, US, was sentenced to two years and three months in prison after being charged and found guilty of deploying a series ofRead More →
