Albany County in the state of New York has been struck by two separate cyber-attacks in three weeks. A five-figure ransom in Bitcoin was paid by Albany County Airport Authority (ACAA) earlier this month after their servers became infected with ransomware on Christmas day. Airport CEO Philip Calderone said that the authority Read more…
New legislation developed by DCMS and the NCSC may help guarantee the security and privacy of users of consumer IoT devices Rigorous new legislation is set to protect the security and privacy of millions of users of internet of things (IoT) devices across the UK under plans drawn up by the Department Read more…
DDoS attacks are getting harder to identify, and they will most likely be found to originate in Indonesia or China, new research has shown According to Akamai Technologies’ Second Quarter 2013 State of the Internet Report, “Adversaries conducting DDoS attacks spend increasing effort to make their attacks look more and more Read more…
Iranian cyber attacks against the United States could be arriving soon, experts say. Cybersecurity experts warn that there is a risk of a state sponsored by the Iranian state cyber attack against the United States remains high. During the past week, there have been concerns that Iran may retaliate against the United Read more…
Saudi authorities detected a new destructive cyberattack suspected of coming from Iran on Dec. 29. On the same day the U.S. military struck targets controlled by Iranian-backed proxies in retaliation for a rocket attack that killed an American contractor the previous Friday. Officials in Riyadh, who nicknamed the malware “Dustman,” did not Read more…
Department of Homeland Security issues warning for potential cyber security attack Potential for major cyber attack on U.S. critical infrastructure now a real threat considering that Iran may retaliate with it’s cyber war force. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) – The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning for a potential Read more…
Protecting users from government-backed hacking and disinformation – cyber security. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) works to counter targeted and government-backed hacking against Google and our users. This is an area we have invested in deeply for over a decade. Our daily work involves detecting and defeating threats, and warning Read more…
Google has banned some Linux web browsers named Qutebrowser, Falkon, and Konqueror from accessing their services so that users were no longer able to use those browsers to access Google services. Several users in Reddit claim that they are not able to login with Google services using those browsers. It Read more…
Estimates show that 40% home security cameras are hacked. Security cameras are supposed to be an added level of protection, but for some families their Ring cameras have done more harm than good. Last week an 8-year-old Mississippi girl was terrorized in her room. “I’m your best friend. I’m Santa Read more…
New Orleans Hit With Another Ransomware Attack.. The city of New Orleans is dealing with a cyber attack. The nature of cyber attack was confirmed as a ransomware infection at a press conference held today by New Orleans officials. The attack was discovered early today, around 11:00 a.m. local time, Read more…