When hackers attacked UK parliament email accounts in June, it was tempting to blame Russia. After all, it’s been rather busy lately. However, it looks like people were pointing their fingers in the wrong direction. The Times has learned that British intelligence has pinned the campaign on Iran — it’d be the country’s first cyberattack […]
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Account that! 5mn emails potentially exposed in Deloitte cyber-attack
Accounting firm Deloitte has revealed a breach that may have compromised some of its blue-chip clients such as the world’s largest banks and American government agencies. The breach, which was US-focused, could have given hackers access to all areas, usernames, passwords, IP addresses, architectural diagrams for business and health information. The Guardian said the firm […]
The Navy is still investigating possibility of cyberattack in destroyer collisions
Joshua Fulton/US Navy Almost “every three-letter agency” in Washington, D.C., has assisted in an investigation into the possibility that a recent deadly collision involving a Navy destroyer in the Pacific was caused by a cyberattack, the vice chief of Naval Operations told lawmakers this week. And, said Adm. Bill Moran, despite finding no evidence of […]
Unaired Game of Thrones episode leaked by HBO partner, not due to cyber-attack
Published time: 5 Aug, 2017 22:50 The unaired episode of Game of Thrones that was leaked online is no longer thought to be part of the massive cyber-attack which targeted HBO last week. Instead, it reportedly emanated from one of the channel’s distribution partners. According to The Verge, the unaired GOT episode 4, Season 7, […]
Senators ask FBI to investigate FCC’s alleged cyberattack
The FCC isn’t exactly forthcoming with evidence of the alleged denial of service attack on its servers, and that’s leaving some worried. Is it protecting privacy (as it claims), or stifling attempts to post comments supporting net neutrality? A slew of Senators want to find out — and they’re going above the FCC’s head to […]
The spread of the massive cyberattack that hit 99 countries is slowing — but we still don’t know who’s behind it (FDX, TEF, IBE, GAS, VOD, MSFT)
Department of Defense/Michael L. Lewis photo A global cyber attack leveraging hacking tools believed to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency has infected tens of thousands of computers in nearly 100 countries, disrupting Britain’s health system and global shipper FedEx. Cyber extortionists tricked victims into opening malicious malware attachments to spam emails […]
'97% of NHS trusts working as normal after cyberattack’ – Home Secretary Rudd
Published time: 13 May, 2017 20:04 All but six of the 248 NHS trusts in the UK are back to full function following the WannaCry ransomware attack, says Home Secretary Amber Rudd, who has fended off accusations that the health service was unprepared for the digital threat. “I’d like to commend the work that NHS […]
Stolen U.S. spy agency tool used to launch global cyberattack
(Reuters) – A global cyberattack leveraging hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency hit international shipper FedEx, disrupted Britain’s health system and infected computers in nearly 100 countries on Friday. Cyber extortionists tricked victims into opening malicious malware attachments to spam emails that appeared to contain […]
Leaked NSA exploit blamed for global ransomware cyberattack
A zero-day vulnerability tool, covertly exploited by US intelligence agencies and exposed by the Shadow Brokers hacking group has been blamed for the massive spread of malware that infected tens of thousands of computer systems globally. LIVE UPDATES: Mass cyberattack strikes computer systems worldwide The ransomware virus which extorts Windows users by blocking their personal […]
Dozens of countries affected by ransomware cyberattack
Hospitals across the U.K. diverted ambulances and cancelled appointments after their computers and phones were disrupted by a cyberattack, which soon spread globally. CBC | Health News