Infrastructure firms could face fines of up to £17m if they do not have adequate cybersecurity measures in place, the UK government has announced today. The plans follow proposals earlier this year from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport intended to comply with the EU Network and Information […]
Année : 2018
Une panne OVH sévit encore: Un incident est en cours sur P19 impactant les services
Une panne OVH sévit encore, rendant certains sites, services, webmails et l’espace client indisponibles. Comme à son habitude, l’hébergeur ne se montre pas avare en information pour expliquer la panne et communiquer l’état d’avancement des réparations, mais ses clients s’agacent fortement : depuis plusieurs mois, ce genre de problèmes […]
Espionnage:les palais des chefs d’etat africains murmurent-ils avec Pekin?
Après la découverte de l’espionnage du siège de l’Union Africaine par son bienfaiteur, la Chine , on est en droit de nous demander si Pékin s’est contentée d’espionner les Africains au niveau du siège de l’institution panafricaine qu’il a construit et offert gracieusement au continent, ou si cet espionnage dépasse […]
ATM « jackpotting » hacks start targeting U.S. cash machines
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — World’s leading ATM makers have warned of « jackpotting » attacks against U.S. cash machines in the wake of the country’s first confirmed hacks, according to a media report. ATM jackpotting is a sophisticated hack that thieves gain physical access to the machine and, with the help […]
Hackers are using YouTube Ads to Mine Monero Cryptocurrency
Did you visit YouTube from January 18th to January 26th? There is a chance your browser was used by hackers to generate Monero cryptocurrency. Since the value of Bitcoin has increased hackers and cybercriminals are taking advantage of every situation they can use to make easy money. This time, however, in a shocking […]
Phishing Scam: Hackers Steal $900,000 from County Office
Another day, another phishing scam – This time Harris County, Texas wired almost $900,000 after falling for a phishing email. In normal circumstances, cybercriminals take advantage of the lack of knowledge of their victims but in this phishing attack, they have touched new lows by making a profit out of the devastation caused by hurricane Harvey. Transfer $888,000 […]
CrossRAT keylogging malware targets Linux, macOS & Windows PCs
Another day, another malware – This time, it is CrossRAT malware targeting Linux, macOS and Windows devices without being detected by anti-virus software. Almost a week ago, the IT security researchers at OutLook along with the civil rights group, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) exposed a highly sophisticated cyber espionage campaign operated by Dark Caracal […]
NotPetya attack: Maersk reinstalled 45,000 PCs, 2,500 apps & 4,000 servers
On June 27th, 2017, a dangerous ransomware attack called Petya hit businesses all over Europe, including Denmark based transport and logistics conglomerate Maersk group, which suffered a cyber attack from hackers who used a modified version of Petya called NotPetya. The attack was so massive that Maersk suffered a million of […]
Espionnage du siège de l’Union africaine par la Chine : le prix à payer pour la gratuité
Alors que s’ouvre, dimanche 28 janvier 2018, le 30e sommet de l’Union Africaine,le nouveau siège de l’Union africaine, « offert par la Chine, généreux donateur, aux amis de l’Afrique », est espionné par Pékin depuis son inauguration en 2012. Il y a un an, les informaticiens du bâtiment, construit en 2012 par les Chinois, […]
Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange hacked; $534 Million stolen
Another day, another cryptocurrency exchange under cyber attack – This time Coincheck, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange has been hacked and lost $534 million in NEM tokens. One of Japan’s and Asia’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has suffered a data breach in which unknown hackers have stolen 58 billion Yen of the virtual currency “NEM (Nemu)” ($534 million […]