Tag Archives: cyber attack
UN confirms it suffered a ‘serious’ hack, but didn’t inform employees
The United Nations was the victim of a massive, likely state-sponsored hacker attack this past summer, according to reports from The New Humanitarian and Associated Press. To make the matters worse, the organization didn't disclose the details and se...
Moscow fears Foreign Cyber-attack on Financial System
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) denounced on Friday a foreign secret service's cyber-attack plan to destabilise Russia's financial system.The attacks were scheduled for December 5, and...
Google Buys Nest Just As Internet Of Things Suffers First Global Cyber Attack
Following this week’s announcement that Google has agreed to purchase connected home device maker Nest for $3.2 billion there has been a lot of speculation about whether Google can be trusted with...
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First documented cyber attack of smart appliances unveiled
We all hate spam and the extra effort required to find important items in the glut of emails we get. A company called Proofpoint has published a report that claims to show the first documented case...
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Cyber Stick Ups At Target & Neiman Marcus (& Others) Discounts Brand Engagement. Up To 85% Off.
We figure that one in three of you are pretty concerned about this because, as it turns out, the cyber attack on personal and credit/debit card information previously reported by Target to have...
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Adobe Cyber Attacks Compromise 2.9M Customers Information
Adobe is the giant firm that lies behind such phenomena as Photoshop, InDesign and Acrobat. It was recently hit by a series of cyber assaults that left its customers high and dry. Their IDs and...
Twitter account of E! Online hacked, says fix is underway
The official account of E! Online is the next to be attacked by hackers days after Twitter sent out an official memo asking users to beware of increasing cyber attacks.The account which goes...
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LivingSocial Hacked; Above 50 Million Accounts Accessed
LivingSocial is in trouble again. Famous daily deals site is already coping up with its financial issues due to which 29% of company's share recently acquired by Amazon. Now Washington, D.C.-based...
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Biggest Cyber Attack Ever Underway, Slowing Down Internet
Encountered some slow downloads lately? It might be because the biggest cyber attack in history is underway. Spamhaus is under a DDoS attack at a bandwidth of 300gb/s. Usual attacks against...
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