Monthly Archives: February 2017
Nispana in association with DNJ Saudi Arabia is excited to announce its 3rd Annual Middle East Cyber Security Summit on the 26 & 27 March, 2017 in Riyadh at the Riyadh Marriott
Global organizations continue to grapple with the cyber security challenges, with the convergence of Internet-connected things, there will be newer risks. These challenges are only likely to increase with the […]
US Oil and Gas Industry unprepared to mitigate risks in operational technology (OT) environments
A study commissioned by Siemens revealed that US oil and gas industry is unprepared to mitigate cybersecurity risks in operational technology environments. A new study commissioned by the engineering firm Siemens […]
Ukrainian Cybercriminal who sent Brian Krebs heroin sentenced to prison in US
The Ukrainian Cybercriminal who tried to get revenge on Brian Krebs for exposing him was sentenced to 41 months in prison in the US. The Ukrainian cybercriminal Sergey Vovnenko (31, […]
The Russian propaganda is scaring European Intelligence and NATO
Top NATO General Petr Pavel confirmed that Russian propaganda was behind a false report of a rape by German soldiers in Lithuania. Psychological Operations are not a novelty in the military […]
German regulators ban the My Friend Cayla doll fearing it is a surveillance device
German regulators have banned ‘My Friend Cayla,’ an internet-connected doll that can chat with our children, it can be abused for surveillance activities. German regulators have banned ‘My Friend Cayla,’ […]
Yahoo notifies users hackers are forging “cookies” to take over their accounts
Yahoo notifies users that hackers are forging “cookies” or files used in the authentication process to access their accounts, instead of stealing passwords Yahoo confirmed it was notifying some users […]
Operation Kingphish: Cyber Attacks against human rights activists in Qatar and Nepal
Amnesty International has recently uncovered a spear phishing campaign dubbed Operation Kingphish that targeted groups in Qatar and Nepal. Human rights organizations and journalists continue to be a privileged target […]
Watering hole attacks on Polish Banks Linked to Lazarus Group
According to security experts from Symantec and BAE Systems, the recently discovered attacks aimed at Poland banks are linked to the Lazarus Group. Last week, several Polish banks confirmed their systems were […]
Crooks hacked Polish banks with a malware planted on Government site
Several Polish banks confirmed their systems were infected with a malware after their staff visited the site of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. Polish banks are investigating a massive cyber […]
The Slammer worm is back after 13 years to target ancient SQL servers
The SQL Slammer worm, one of the most long-lived malware, now seems to be back online to compromise ancient SQL servers worldwide. SQL Slammer is probably one of the most […]
12 InterContinental Hotels Group properties suffer massive data breach
Hackers compromised payment systems at 12 US properties of the InterContinental Hotels Group and stolen card data with a malware. The hospitality giant InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has confirmed that […]
Russian APT 29 group launched cyber attacks against Norwegian authorities
The Norwegian intelligence agency PST is one of the targets of spear phishing attacks launched by the Russian APT 29 group. The dreaded Russian APT 29 group is back, the Norwegian authorities […]
Hacking printers exploiting Cross-site printing (XSP) attacks
A group of researchers from the University Alliance Ruhr has found a cross-site printing bug in the old PostScript language. Popular printer models manufactured by Dell, Brother, Konica, Samsung, HP, and Lexmark […]
Hundreds of thousands, if not over a million Netgear routers open to hack
Hundreds of thousands of Netgear routers are vulnerable to password bypass, the company issued updates only for a number models. An impressive number of Netgear routers are affected by two flaws […]
Islamic Jihad master hacker pleads guilty to hacking IDF drones in Gaza
An Islamic Jihad master hacker resident in the Gaza strip pleads guilty to hacking into drones belonging to the Israeli Defense Force, faces up to nine years in jail. A resident […]