Symantec, there is an explosion of cyber-attacks related to cryptocurrencies
The cybersecurity experts found in ISTR 2018 that cryptojacking increased 8,500%. Not only. Cybercrime starts using IoT devices to mine coins en masse.
Cambridge Analytica does not stop cybercrime on Facebook. Rather
Malware Bytes discovers two cyber scams that exploit APP related to social media. One is mainly directed towards Finnish users. The other is generic. And there will be others.
Syria, the danger of a Third World War remains concrete
After the last words of the President of the USA Donald Trump, the option is to wait for the naval groups to reach the area, before announcing an attack. The total war will depend on the targets.
Terrorism, UK confirms use of offensive cyber techniques against Daesh
GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming: These cyber operations made a significant contribution to Coalition efforts to suppress Islamic State propaganda, hindered their ability to coordinate attacks, and protected forces on the battlefield.
New malware campaign leverages compromised sites to spread fake updates
Fire Eye: In some cases, the payload was the NetSupport Manager RAT. Malicious actors are using it to gain unauthorized access to victims’ machines.
Syria getting ready for a total war, a Third World War
Two blocks are confronting each other. One is lead by Damascus and Russia. The other by Usa. The operations are already in progress on the social media and all the options are analyzed. From cyberwarfare to the PGMs.
What if the US attack in Syria will be in the cyber domain?
President Donald Trump is expected to take a decision. One hypothesis is taking hold: a cyber-offensive. No victims and no risks for the operators, with excellent chances of success.
Syria at a step from all-out war. Awaiting for Trump’s decisions
The question isn’t whether USA will reply to the gas attack of Damascus in Ghouta. But how they will do this. However, Assad does not seem worried and is getting ready to attack Daesh at al-Yarmouk.
USA, third Cyber Defense Competition for the Department of Energy (DoE)
The aim is find new talents who in future will protect the cybersecurity of the systems, especially the industrial control infrastructure, against external cyber threats.
The EU Digital Day 2018 kicks off in Brussels
5 priorities, from AI to Blockchain, to reach joint commitments in the digital future of Europe, in order to encourage investment in digital technologies and infrastructures.