- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 26th, 2016
DomainTools Warns Customers of User Data Scraping Attack
Possible danger to infosec journalists and researchers
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 25th, 2016
Spear-Phishing Incident Causes Havoc at San Francisco Exploratorium Museum
As usual, a grammar mistake exposes phishing attack
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 20th, 2016
Chinese Hackers Targeting US DoD Contractor Linked to OPM Hack
Security firm links malware to previous Anthem & OPM attacks
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 20th, 2016
Attack on Indian Banks Is Worse than Initially Estimated, 3.2M Cards Affected
Bankocalypse hits India as malware infection affects millions of customers from several high-profile banks
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 17th, 2016
Hackers Steal Research and User Data from Japanese Nuclear Research Lab
Spear-phishing and malware at the root of the intrusion
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 11th, 2016
Unnamed German Nuclear Power Plant Suffered "Disruptive" Cyber-Attack in 2014
Nuclear watchdog chief reveals cyber-attack on German plant
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 30th, 2016
Saudi Arabia Holds "Urgent" Talks Following Recent Cyber-Attacks
No details offered on who was behind the cyber-attacks
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 9th, 2016
"Foreign Hackers" Launch DDoS Attacks on Australia's Census Website
Australia's Census website is still down after DDoS attacks
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 8th, 2016
Irish National Police Service Shuts Down IT Systems to Mitigate Cyber-Attack
Authorities avoid disaster at the last moment
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 17th, 2016
Hacking 3D Printers Is Just Another Way to Destroy Modern Companies
Nothing is safe nowadays, not even 3D printers
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 29th, 2016
Mining Sector Has Faced 17 Major Cyber-Incidents in the Past Six Years
Over 20 entities affected by cyber-attacks
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 26th, 2016
IRS Retires e-Filing PIN System After More Cyber-Attacks
IRS previously relaunched Get Transcript application
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 18th, 2016
This Year's Most Popular Cyber-Espionage Groups
"Group 27" APT declared the most active group
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 16th, 2016
GitHub Resets Some User Passwords After Brute-Force Attack
Some GitHub users were victims of password reuse
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 3rd, 2016
US Federal Reserve Suffered over 50 Cyber-Attacks Between 2011 and 2015
Four attacks were labeled as "espionage"
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 30th, 2016
Lloyds Bank Taunts Hackers by Saying Cyber-Attacks Are Down 90 Percent
There's no better way to get DDoSed than by bragging about your super-awesome super-secret cyber-security system
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 6th, 2016
Swiss Defense Ministry Hit by Cyber-Attack
Russian hackers suspected, no official accusations yet