Cybersecurity

Aviation industry sees 600% year on year increase in cyber attacks

Behind any physical turbulence in the skies, a silent cyber war is being waged on the aviation…

The Case of Exploding Pagers

Lessons to be learnt by security operators worldwide!This happened in Lebanon for an hour yesterday…

MeitY issues advisory on CCTV security, asks ministries to avoid suppliers with past breaches

The information technology (IT) ministry has advised government departments and ministries to avoid…

Chinese-made routers, sold on Amazon and eBay, contain hidden backdoor

CyberNews.coms Investigations team has announced that they have identified hidden backdoors in Chinese-manufactured routers that…

Twitter appoints famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security

Social media giant Twitter TWTR.N Inc, under increased threat of regulation and plagued by serious security breaches, is…

Zoom to enhance security as part of proposed US settlement with FTC

Zoom Video Communications Inc must implement a new information security program as part of its proposed settlement with U.S.…

BigBasket data of over 2 crore users leaked, now on sale in Dark Web

In a massive data breach, online grocery store BigBasket has allegedly leaked the data of 2 crore users on the dark web.…

Nation-state hackers targeting Covid-19 vaccine makers: Microsoft

Software giant Microsoft says three "nation-state actors" from North Korea and Russia are launching cyberattacks against vaccine…

Cyber crimes in India caused Rs 1.25 lakh crore loss in 2019: Official

Cyber crimes in India caused Rs 1.25 lakh crore loss in 2019 and cyber threats will continue to increase as the country starts…

Cyberattacks target e-learning

In August, University of Mumbais Institute of Open and Distance Learning had to call off exams after its server was hit by a…

FBI, DHS, HHS warn of imminent, credible ransomware threat against U.S. hospitals

Reports say that an aggressive Russian cybercriminal gang known for deploying ransomware was preparing to disrupt information…

Kiwis don't care enough about cybersecurity

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has suddenly and dramatically increased New Zealand's reliance on digital devices and the internet.…

Australian and Korean researchers warn of loopholes in AI security systems

Research from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's (CSIRO) Data61, the Australian Cyber Security…

India's airports remain at risk; nothing done to tackle threat from drones

The Bureau of Civil Aviation and Security (BCAS) in February 2020 had ordered all the airport operators across the country to…

Europes top court confirms no mass surveillance without limits

Europes top court has delivered another slap-down to indiscriminate government mass surveillance regimes. In a ruling the CJEU…