Russian hacking group targeted US military contractors
DefenseNews : A hacking group tied to Russian intelligence tried to worm its way into the systems of dozens of Western think tanks, journalists and former military and intelligence officials, Microsoft and U.S. authorities said Thursday. The group, known as Star Blizzard to cyberespionage experts, targeted its victims with emails that appeared to come from a trusted source — a tactic known as spear phishing. In fact, the emails sought access to the victims’ internal systems, as a way to steal information and disrupt their activities. Star Bliz…
Indian Hackers Infected Three Pakistan Airport Websites Avenge Hacking of NSG's Website
Defense News: As most were preparing to celebrate New Year, hackers from India and Pakistan were busy firing shots across the online border in the ongoing cyber war between the two countries. Indian hackers allegedly infected three Pakistan airport websites with ransomware claiming that this was to avenge hacking of the official website of the elite National Security Guard (NSG) by their counterpart in Pakistan. Indian hackers on Monday night claimed to have hacked Islamabad , Peshawar , Multan International and Karachi airport w…
Scientists working to develop most powerful cyber security
Australian scientists are working on Quantum mechanics which is being applied to computing in order to develop most powerful and impenetrable cyber security method ever conceived. The team behind the new technology has been tasked with creating an impenetrable network for the Australian government, according to a Australian Broadcasting Corporation report. The technique pioneered by a team of scientists in Sydney, is called quantum cryptography. "One of the things you can do with the quantum computing is to expand the data se…
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