Cyber Attack Archive

Facebook says it was not the victim of a cyber attack, invoking technical problems
Facebook says it was not the victim of a cyber attack, invoking technical problems this morning for unavailability. Facebook invoke technical issues related to configuration changes to systems which fall off 50 minutes this morning. “The network” denies rumors which says that it was the victim of a cyber

CENTCOM Twitter and YouTube accounts, hacked by a terrorist group of Islamic State
An affiliated group of terrorist network of Islamic State has conducted cyber attacks against official Twitter and YouTube accounts of US Central Command (CENTCOM), broadcasting threats against US troops, reports The Washington Post newspaper. Assigned messages of hackers have begun to appear on the CENTCOM Twitter

IBM Study: Companies rethinking cyber security strategies
Approximately 60% of leaders in security believe that hackers have exceeded cybersecurity capabilities within their organization, said in a study conducted by IBM. Over 80% of security leaders believe that the challenges of external threats is increasing, while 60% agree that oraganizatiile are exceeded in this cyber war,

Pro-Russian Hacker Group CyberBerkut Claims Attack On Bundestag Websites
The German government announced on Wednesday that more of its websites, including that of the Chancellery, were victims of a major cyber attack, which was claimed by a group of pro-Russian Ukraine. The information was made public by an Executive spokesman Steffen Seibert, reports Reuters. The

NTP critical vulnerability, solved by OS X update
The myth which says that Apple’s operating system, OS X is more protected against hacker attacks than other operating systems was once again dismissed. A critical vulnerability that could affect Mac users proved so dangerous that led the Cupertino company to publish for the first time in

After hackers threats, Sony decided to cancel Christmas release of The Interview
US investigators have established that cyber attack on Sony Pictures was conducted by North Korea, according to official sources in Washington, film studio was forced to cancel the launch of the film “The Interview”, a decision widely criticized by Hollywood on Tuesday. A group of computer pirates who showed

Movies of Sony Pictures, pirated online. Is North Korea behind Sony cyber-attacks?
Sony Pictures has been attacked by hackers. At least five recent films produced by Sony Pictures, among them “Annie” with Jamie Foxx, and “Anger: Anonymous Heroes” with Brad Pitt are currently illegally downloaded from the Internet, following the attack on the system of the the company, earlier this

The first five victims of the Stuxnet worm
Although it has been more than four years after the discovery of one of the most sophisticated and dangerous attacks – Stuxnet worm, thought to be the first cyber weapon – there are still many uncertainties of the whole operation. The main question remains: what were

Symantec discovers one of the most complex cyber espionage software
Symantec, an American computer software company announced Sunday, in France, that he discovered a malware, which is operational since 2008, whose technical complexity suggests that development has been at least supervised, by the intelligence services of a state. This malware called “Regin” is a highly sophisticated Trojan that monitors selected

FBI offers reward of 1.75 million dollars for two romanians. One of them was included in “Cyber’s Most Wanted”
US State Department offers rewards of up to 1.75 million dollars for information that may help catch the two romanians suspected of fraud on the Internet using ads for the sale of cars, motorcycles and boats fictitious. Rewards Program for information about cross-border criminal organizations of the