Washington: Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline company in the United States, paid $5 million in ransom to cyber attackers. Last Friday, the fuel pipeline was hit by a ransomware attack. Besides, the company shut down its oil pipeline and fuel supply completely after the cyberattack. The Russian-based hacker group, DarkSide, carried out the attack. This […]
London/Moscow: – British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab issued a stern warning to Russia over the issue of cyberattacks, ‘The hackers launching cyberattacks seem to be stressing on creating obstacles with sabotage. These factors are the notorious gangs of the 21st century. They don’t only mean causing trouble. These factors, with support from some countries and […]
Washington: A major cyberattack was launched on Colonial Pipeline, recognised as the US’ largest gasoline and jet fuel pipeline and operator. The company has closed down the entire pipeline and energy supply following the cyberattack. President Joe Biden has been informed about the incident, and the White House said the Energy Department and the central […]
London: Chinese hackers attacked Rubin Design Bureau, a company that has designed nuclear submarines for the Russian Navy. According to a US-based cybersecurity group, the hackers tried to hack the design of a submarine built by the Russian company. The Rubin Design Bureau is a leading Russian company that has designed the Akula class submarines. […]
Washington: – William Burns, Director of CIA, the principal US intelligence agency, warned that China is proving to be the biggest challenge for the United States in the 21st century. China may launch cyberattacks on anything, ranging from local agencies to the susceptible systems, linked to the US internal security. There is a severe threat […]
New Delhi: – Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said that China could launch cyberattacks on India and there is a major disparity between the capabilities of both countries on this front. But India is working on developing its strength in cyber defence. The Defence Chief also assured that expeditious efforts are being made […]
Jaipur: – Chief of National Cyber Coordination Council (NCCC) warned in specifically that the world suffered losses to the tune of $6 trillion, in the last year, due to cyberattacks. If any other country wants to stall the Indian progress, it has the option of launching cyberattacks. Claims had recently surfaced that a Chinese cyberattack […]
Washington/Beijing: – Following a cyberattack launched by the Chinese hackers on the leading IT company Microsoft, the US Administration has issued an emergency alert. Under this, all the government departments have been ordered to evaluate the safety of their computer networks. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki warned that the new cyberattack was an active threat. […]
New Delhi: While reports are being published that China disrupted the power supply in Mumbai, last year, it has been exposed that cyberattacks had been launched against the Indian companies producing vaccines for Coronavirus from China. It has already been revealed that China is upset with the international response to the Indian vaccines for Coronavirus. […]
Washington: – US Intelligence Chief William Evanina warned that Russia and China are trying to sabotage the Coronavirus vaccination campaign. Last month, US investigation agency Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had also issued a severe warning regarding this. FBI had also accused that the Russian and Chinese hackers are trying to steal the research regarding […]