US adversaries capable of shutting power grid through cyberattacks: US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm

US adversaries capable of shutting power grid through cyberattacks: US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm

Washington: – US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm informed, ‘The adversaries of the United States have the capability of bringing the huge power grid in the United States to a grinding halt through cyberattacks. Such attacks are a routine. An attack may be happening even while I am saying this.’ Granholm appealed that the private […]

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The danger of Ransomware cyberattacks and 9/11 attack is alike – FBI director warns

The danger of Ransomware cyberattacks and 9/11 attack is alike – FBI director warns

Washington: The challenges posed to national security by the 9/11 terror attack and recent US cyberattacks are alike, claimed the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). FBI Director Christopher Wray drew attention to the fact that both the attacks compelled the ordinary citizens to face immense turmoil. Three years ago, US cybersecurity experts […]

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Cryptocurrency being misused for terror funding: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

Cryptocurrency being misused for terror funding: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

Washington: – Janet Yellen, US Secretary of the Treasury, warned that Cryptocurrency is increasingly used for terror funding and this is a major problem. Only last week, the United Nations published a vital report regarding terrorist activities. The report said that terrorist organisations like IS and Al Qaeda are using Cryptocurrency. It was recently exposed […]

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Cyberattackers conspire malware attacks on biologists to create dangerous viruses, toxins

Cyberattackers conspire malware attacks on biologists to create dangerous viruses, toxins

Negev: – The cyber attackers are planning a major biological terror attack, by restructuring the genes in the computers of the bio-scientist, to a poisonous nature, using a malware. The cyber researchers have warned in the journal that the bio-scientists may generate toxic chemicals or viruses, without their knowledge, after this hybrid cyberattack.    Cyber researchers […]

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NATO will retaliate cyber attacks on members countries, says Chief Jens Stoltenberg

NATO will retaliate cyber attacks on members countries, says Chief Jens Stoltenberg

Brussels: “If the 2017 cyber-attack on the NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom repeats, all the NATO member countries will join the cyberwar,” declared Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg warned that NATO would invoke Article 5 for this. As per Article 5, if any NATO member country is attacked, it is considered an […]

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Back door access necessary in social media, to stop terrorism and atrocities against children, demands intelligence agency Five Eyes Alliance nations

Back door access necessary in social media, to stop terrorism and atrocities against children, demands intelligence agency Five Eyes Alliance nations

London: In a meeting held in London, intelligence agencies called for a special access to social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp to prevent terror attacks and to combat child abuse. A meeting of ‘Five Eyes Alliance’, an independent and influential group of intelligence agencies at the international level, started in the British capital of […]

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Against the background of the trade war, increase in the Chinese cyber-attacks on the US; warns USNational Security Agency official

Against the background of the trade war, increase in the Chinese cyber-attacks on the US; warns USNational Security Agency official

Washington: National Security Agency official Rob Joyce cautioned that the number of Chinese cyber-attacks on the United States has increased, while the trade war is intensifying and China is preparing for a more severe attack. Following Joyce, the US security agencies also have underlined the concern of the Chinese cyberattacks and have claimed that these […]

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United States under threat of a huge cyber-attack of the scale of 9/11, warns US National Intelligence Chief, Daniel Coats

United States under threat of a huge cyber-attack of the scale of 9/11, warns US National Intelligence Chief, Daniel Coats

Washington: “Prior to the 9/11 attacks, the US intelligence had noted some dangerous upheavals taking place. The US agencies could see danger lurking as the system was blinking red. Today, after almost two decades, I’m here to say the warning lights are blinking red once again,” with these words the Chief of US Intelligence warned […]

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Cyber-attacks can cause crashes of airliners and fighter jets, warns Israeli Prime Minister

Cyber-attacks can cause crashes of airliners and fighter jets, warns Israeli Prime Minister

Tel Aviv: ‘A fighter jet or a passenger airliner can be crashed through a cyber attack from computer or even a mobile device. Cyber attacks are becoming a major threat to global security and all countries need to unite against them,’ appealed Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Prime Minister Netanyahu also made an indirect accusation […]

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Israeli internal security agency, ‘Shin Bet’ busts 250 terror plots in 5 months, informs the agency chief, Nadav Argaman

Israeli internal security agency, ‘Shin Bet’ busts 250 terror plots in 5 months, informs  the agency chief, Nadav Argaman

Jerusalem: Nadav Argaman, Chief of the Israeli security service Shin Bet, informed that the agency has busted a staggering 250 plots of attacks in the last five and a half months. The terrorist attacks thwarted by Shin Bet include suicide bombings, abductions, firing and lone wolf attacks, said Argaman. A balance between the work-efficiency of […]

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