cyber attacks
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What Actually Happens if Russia Is Cut Off From the Internet?
The invasion of Ukraine has triggered a significant digital shift for Russia. Sanctions imposed by governments around the world – together with company closures or mothballing – have significantly impacted the country. A plethora of events have escalated the invasion into the digital world, with cyber attacks, cyber criminals taking sides, and even an IT…
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Report: U.S. Carried Out Cyber Attacks On Iranian Assets Tied To Revolutionary Guard Corps
U.S. President Donald Trump called off a military strike on undisclosed Iranian assets this week after reports Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a RQ-4A Global Hawk surveillance drone, the incident itself following accusations of Iranian responsibility for attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. But U.S. Cyber Command launched a retaliatory cyber attack…
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One Of The World’s Biggest Accounting Firms Hacked After Basic Security Goof
For months, the systems of Deloitte, a consulting and accounting firm that ranks among the world’s “big four”, were compromised and hardly anyone knew it. According to The Guardian, the breach has been kept under wraps since it was noticed by administrators in March. The attackers were able to access information from Deloitte’s major corporate…
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Everything We Know About The Cyber Attack That Crippled America’s Internet
Friday’s DDoS attack on Dyn’s domain name servers was unprecedented. The attack utilised a botnet made up of “internet of things” (IoT) devices (think: Smart TV’s, DVRs and internet-connected cameras) to take down a major piece of internet infrastructure. The result? For most of Friday, people across the United States and some parts of Europe…