Trojan uses NSA EtneralBlue exploit to hijack computers for new ransomware campaign targeting unpatched systems. Hackers behind the Retefe malware have added the NSA EternalBlue exploit to the malware to help them spread the malware beyond the initial infection and into a victim network. Researchers at Proofpoint said that the […]
Hit by Chinese Hackers Seeking Industrial Secrets, German Manufacturers Play Defense
Deutsche Telekom said it had detected more than 30,000 cyberattacks from China so far this month. Above, CEO Timotheus Höttges on a screen during the company’s annual news conference earlier this year. To read the original article: https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/hit-by-chinese-hackers-seeking-industrial-secrets-german-manufacturers-play-defense-1506164404?utm_content=buffer1559c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Dubai begins testing drone taxi service
A driverless flying taxi drone has begun testing in Dubai, with hopes that the volocopter will be launched within five years to allow for two passengers to fly on journeys of up to 30 minutes. Dubai has announced the first test flight for its taxi drone, which saw the driverless […]
Cyberwar: A guide to the frightening future of online conflict
What is cyberwar? At its core, cyberwarfare is the use of digital attacks by one country or nation to disrupt the computer systems of another with the aim of create significant damage, death or destruction. What does cyberwarfare look like? Cyberwar is still an emerging concept, but many experts are […]
La 4ème édition du Forum International des DSI
La 4ème édition du Forum International des DSI se tiendra les 18 et 19 octobre 2017 à La Médina Meditérranea Yasmine Hammamet sous le thème « »IT: Business Innovation » ». Les inscriptions sont ouvertes : www.forum-dsi.com/inscription.html Pour plus de détails envoyez-nous un email : contact@forum-DSI.com Au programme : – 200 DSI tunisiens, 50 […]
Une vague d’arnaques visant les clients de plusieurs banques.
Depuis le dernier week-end, des arnaqueurs ont essayé de cibler les clients de plusieurs banques en diffusant un faux message de jeux pour gagner une voiture : Amen Bank, BH, BIAT, BTE et éventuellement d’autres banques. Cette arnaque s’est basée sur la création d’une fausse page Facebook et une annonce comme […]
Deloitte hit by cyber-attack revealing clients’ secret emails
One of the world’s “big four” accountancy firms has been targeted by a sophisticated hack that compromised the confidential emails and plans of some of its blue-chip clients, the Guardian can reveal. Deloitte, which is registered in London and has its global headquarters in New York, was the victim of […]
Facebook and Microsoft have designed a cable that can transmit upto 160Tbps of Data
The cable operates for more than 6600 km and weighs about 4.65 million kg or about the mass of 34 blue whales. It was also the first to join the US state of Virginia with Spain, with the arrival being in Virginia Beach and Bilbao. Kumar said the wire’s new […]
This new ransomware asks to send nude photographs instead of Bitcoin
In an entirely predictable development, victims of a new type of ransomware attack are being extorted for 10 nude pictures in order to unlock their computers. There have been several prominent ransomware outbreaks already this year. Perhaps the most high-profile attack was the WannaCry bug which hit more than 230,000 […]
6 DoS attacks that made headlines
DDOS attacks in the news Denial-of-services (DOS) attacks have been part of the arsenal of cyberattackers for about 20 years now, and these attacks are employed by attackers for fun, profit (extortion), as a diversion from another attack, and as acts of protest. And the attacks continue to envolve as […]