'Cyberattack' knocks thousands offline in Europe
Thousands of internet users across Europe have been thrown offline after what sources said Friday was a likely cyberattack at the beginning of Russia's offensive in Ukraine.
Mar 4, 2022
0
34
Security
News tagged with cyberattack
Automotive
Toyota halts Japan plants after reported cyber attack
Japanese automaker Toyota said Monday it was halting operations at all its domestic plants for a day after a reported cyberattack on a parts supplier.
Feb 28, 2022
0
34
Security
Belgium looking into cyberattack that hit energy companies
At least two energy companies in the Belgian ports of Antwerp and Ghent have been hit by cyberattacks and Belgian authorities have opened an investigation, one day after Germany opened a probe into similar attack, an official ...
Feb 3, 2022
0
9
Security
New technology shows promise in detecting and blocking grid cyberattacks
Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory and New Mexico-based Visgence Inc. have designed and demonstrated a technology that can block cyberattacks from impacting the nation's electric power grid.
Jul 20, 2021
0
176
Security
Improving cybersecurity means understanding how cyberattacks affect both governments and civilians
For nearly two years, 68 United Nations member states—along with private enterprises, non-governmental organizations, technical communities and academics—participated in an open-ended working group on developments in ...
Jul 20, 2021
0
2
Security
Hackers disrupt Iran's rail service with fake delay messages
Iran's railroad system came under cyberattack on Friday, a semi-official news agency reported, with hackers posting fake messages about train delays or cancellations on display boards at stations across the country.
Jul 10, 2021
0
6
Security
With cyberattacks growing more frequent and disruptive, a unified approach is essential
Cyberwarfare consists of co-ordinated attacks of mass disruption (AMD). In the June summit between U.S. and Russian presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, cyberwarfare was a topic of discussion. While the Biden-Putin summit ...
Jun 30, 2021
0
4
Business
Bank, airline web outage 'not caused' by cyberattack
A major online outage that hit bank and airline websites on both sides of the Pacific was not caused by a cyberattack, the tech provider responsible said Friday.
Jun 18, 2021
0
5
Security
NY transit officials confirm cyberattack; say harm limited
Hackers infiltrated computer systems for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, setting off a scramble to counter a potentially crippling cyberattack against North America's largest transit system, MTA officials ...
Jun 3, 2021
0
4
Security
Cyberattacks: Bigger, smarter, faster
From paralysing the internet in Estonia to a $4.4-million ransom being paid last week after the shutdown of a major US pipeline, we take a look back at 15 years of cyberattacks.
May 25, 2021
1
4
Computer insecurity
Many current computer systems have only limited security precautions in place. This computer insecurity article describes the current battlefield of computer security exploits and defenses. Please see the computer security article for an alternative approach, based on security engineering principles.
This text uses material from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA
