Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The nuclear plant employees stood in rain boots in a pool of water, sizing up the damage. Mopping up the floor would be straightforward, but cleaning up the digital mess would be far from it. A hacker in an adjacent room…
CISCO #STOCK #DIPS ON POSSIBLE #RUSSIAN #HACKING
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is trading lower today, after the company announced that a group of hackers have compromised more than 500,000 routers and other devices in several countries. Cisco suspects this was the work of the Russian government, and its ultimate plan was to launch a major cyber attack…
Champions #League #final ‘faces #hacking #threat’
Ukrainian state security accuses Russia of preparing huge attack as Cisco details VPNFilter threat Russia is preparing a large-scale cyber attack on Saturday’s Champions League final in Kiev, according to Ukrainian state security. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) accused the Russian government of “cyber aggression”, with the aim of infecting…
Suspended #state troopers #face trial over #hacking of #former lover’s #Facebook #account
Two suspended state troopers, previously from Catasauqua, have been ordered to face trial on charges they hacked the Facebook account of the former lover of one of the troopers, the state attorney general’s office announced. Anthony Kingsley, 32, is charged with unlawful use of a computer, computer trespassing, harassment and…
THE #BILLION-DOLLAR #HACKING GROUP BEHIND A #STRING OF BIG #BREACHES
THIS WEEK, SAKS Fifth Avenue, Saks Off 5th, and Lord & Taylor department stores—all owned by The Hudson’s Bay Company—acknowledged a data breach impacting more than five million credit and debit card numbers. The culprits? The same group that’s spent the last few years pulling off data heists from Omni…
The #FBI Used #Classified #Hacking #Tools in Ordinary #Criminal #Investigations
The FBI’s Remote Operations Unit (ROU), tasked with hacking into computers and phones, is one of the Bureau’s most elusive departments. But a recent report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Justice has now publicly acknowledged the unit’s existence seemingly for the first time….
Norway and #US #Busted #Hacking Russian #Networks to #Gain #Data on #Leadership
This is the first time Norwegian hacking efforts to obtain intelligence information on Russia have been documented. According to formerly classified documents, Norway and the US have been pooling their spying efforts since 2011. Norwegian and US intelligence services have collaborated on hacking Russian networks in order to retrieve information…
Canada #build digital #Bitcoin vault to #protect investors from hacking
Source: National Cyber Security News A CRYPTOCURRENCY vault aimed at protecting online currencies such as Bitcoin from hacking is about to be launched by a digital Canadian bank, it has been reported. It comes after last month Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck announced it would have to pay back more than…
Toulouse Hacking Convention
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans General Cybersecurity Conference March 9 – 10, 2018 | Toulouse, France Cybersecurity Conference Description The Toulouse Hacking Convention is a day of computer security conferences, followed by a “Capture The Flag” type competition. Initiated in 2016 by a group of enthusiasts, the…
North #Korea allegedly #hacking #PCs to mine #Monero #cryptocurrency
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans North Korea has been accused of hacking server networks to install mining scripts for the Monero cryptocurrency. A new Monero mining hacker group has been seizing control of servers over the past year. It’s now been linked back to North Korea….
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