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NATO states have increased the levels of cooperation and capabilities in terms of cyber attacks on member states. Areas of increased cooperation include information sharing in real time, integrating national cyber capabilities into NATO planning and op…
Continue ReadingC rypto-currency mining malware is wreaking havoc in Africa, says Israeli-based cyber security company Check Point. Its Global Threat Index shows that in April, Coinhive, Cryptoloot and XMRig were in the top six malware incidents throughout SA, Kenya a…
Continue ReadingIn a statement on its website, Coinrail apologised for the incident and said 70% of its coins were safe, implying losses of 30%, which South Korean news reports have estimated is , according to Reuters.
“All assets of Coinrail, which have not been lea…
Continue ReadingChinese state hackers have stolen a huge trove of sensitive data from a US navy contractor, which could help the nation close the gap further with its rival superpower on the high seas. The 614GB of material appears to have been focused on submarine-re…
Continue Reading. On May 25, the FBI asked us all to reboot our routers. The story behind this request is one of sophisticated malware and unsophisticated home-network security, and it’s a harbinger of the sorts of pervasive threats from nation-states, criminals and…
Continue ReadingSmoke Screen: A Distraction Technique. Many of these attacks are designed to be a smoke screen, noted Corero. While the large attacks that target huge enterprises often block access to major retail, media, financial and social websites, most attacks ar…
Continue ReadingRunning Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) has presented some fascinating insights into all sorts of aspects of how data breaches affect us; the impact on the individual victims such as you and I, of course, but also how they affect the companies involved and in…
Continue ReadingThe Information Commissioner’s Office has the British and Foreign Bible Society with 100,000 for exposing its users’ data to risk. The organisation that translates and distributes the Christian Bible in the UK and around the globe was hit with a attack…
Continue ReadingONLINE PAYMENTS. 1. Which types of online payment solutions are available in your country? Digital wallets, Internet Payment service providers (IPSPs, also called as aggregated account or the third-party biller), and Payment service providers (PSPs). 2.
Continue ReadingSouth Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail said it’s cooperating with law enforcement after suffering a hacking attempt. In a statement posted to its website , Coinrail revealed it was working with police to investigate an incident that might have e…
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