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West Warns of Russian Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure

Western governments jointly warned on Wednesday about a potential threat of increased malicious cyber activity by Russia against critical infrastructure as a response to sanctions imposed as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine. The cybersecurity agencies of the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand – which together form the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance […]

Ukrainian Telecom Company's Internet Service Disrupted by 'Powerful' Cyberattack

Ukraine’s state-owned telecommunications company Ukrtelecom experienced a disruption in internet service on Monday after a “powerful” cyberattack, according to Ukrainian government officials and company representatives. The incident is the latest hacking attack against Ukrainian internet services since Russian military forces invaded in late February. “Today, the enemy launched a powerful cyberattack against Ukrtelecom’s IT-infrastructure,” said […]

Biggest Cyberattacks of 2021

2021 came, and with it came the wave of emerging technologies in various sectors, be it medical, sustainability, blockchain technology, and much more. And while 2021 wasn’t as intense as its predecessor, the year still brought with it some challenges that were quite an ordeal to overcome, or even avoid, for that matter. With this […]

Google nabs phishing attacks from state-sponsored cybercrimes

In a world where everyone is exposed to infiltration on their devices, Google sent Thursday approximately 50,000 alerts to users whose accounts were exposed to breaches by state-sponsored cybercrimes executing phishing and malware campaigns. “Countering threats from Iran” is the label the Big Tech giant gave to its latest blog post, addressing Google’s Threat Analysis […]

UN affirms cyberattack on its network

The United Nations (UN) confirmed on Thursday that earlier this year, its secure computer networks underwent a cyberattack targeting a bundle of critical data to target agencies within the intergovernmental organization, according to Bloomberg.  Hackers managed to secure in their pockets data from the UN’s internal system since April by simply wielding an employee’s login credentials […]

Germany protests to Russia over pre-election cyberattacks

Germany has protested to Russia over attempts to steal data from lawmakers in what it suspects may have been preparation to spread disinformation before the upcoming German election, the Foreign Ministry in Berlin said Monday. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Andrea Sasse said that a hacker outfit called Ghostwriter has been “combining conventional cyberattacks with disinformation and […]

NY transit officials confirm cyberattack; say harm limited

Hackers infiltrated computer systems for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, setting off a scramble to counter a potentially crippling cyberattack against North America’s largest transit system, MTA officials confirmed on Wednesday. The officials said in a statement that that agency received an alert from the FBI and other federal agencies saying three of […]