Ukraine reports massive cyber attack on government websites
Kyiv: Friday reported a massive cyber attack on key government websites as tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine escalate following several rounds of unsuccessful talks. The education ministry said on Facebook that its website was down due to a “global (cyber) attack” that had taken place overnight. Other websites that were down included that of the cabinet and the foreign and emergencies ministries. No-one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The foreign ministry website temporarily displayed a message in Ukrainian, …
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…
National Security Guard site hacked, Pakistan's Hackers took Responsibility
NEW DELHI: Hackers suspected to be affiliated with Pakistan attacked the official website of the elite National Security Guard (NSG) on Sunday, defacing the home page with a profanity laden message against Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as anti- India content. The hackers identified themselves as 'Alone Injector'. They also left the message "Pakistan Zindabad" on the home page. Officials said the hack was noticed on Sunday morning, and the URL — www.nsg.gov.in — blocked soon after by the counter-terrorism f…
‘Missile Man’ Kalam wants military to gear up for cyber-attacks on economy
With the rise in internet usage and cloud-based systems, the country’s economy could face threats online, former President APJ Abdul Kalam said. Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Thursday said the country’s military engineers should learn the art of cyber security to safeguard the Indian economy from attacks online. Addressing engineering graduates at the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME) at their convocation ceremony, Dr. Kalam said cyber-attacks had the potential to cripple the Indian economy. …
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…
India reveals cyber spy system, sources say no 'snooping' involved
With a controversial surveillance programme by the US leading to a global outrage, India too now has acquired the ability to analyse meta data, but not content, carried over the Internet. The new system will look for unusual data flow to identify and access cyber threats and not individual data. Source told NDTV that any fears of invasion of individual privacy through internet should be discounted. The national cyber security policy unveiled by the government this past week will ensure that critical Information Technology infrastru…
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