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Boston Public Library hit by Cyber Attack

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Boston Public Library (BPL) branches based in Massachusetts have been witnessing a digital disruption since Wednesday last week, all because of a cyber attack. The post Boston Public Library hit by Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Australian companies to pay hackers for launching cyber attacks

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Australian government is all set to release a new portfolio of rules that order companies pay hackers for launching cyber-attacks. The program will be launched in January next year and was drafted to block state sponsored cyber attacks on Australian IT infrastructure.

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Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google

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NCSC is busy finding evidence on foreign indulgence, while Parliament’s cybersecurity team has confirmed that a foreign state launched the attack. Second is the news related to the leak of sensitive details belonging to over 20 million users created between the time frame of 2011 and 2019. million customers was accessed/leaked.

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Hackers target Bear Grylls TV Presenter with Cyber Attack

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Mind you, the 47-year-old TV presenter who made Discovery Channel rank to in TV ratings with his ‘Running wild with Bear Grylls’ television program offered tips to Actress Scarlett Johnson when her iCloud photos leaked online in 2011. He just asked her to use a remote data wiping software on her next iPhone.

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Iran’s Mahan Air claims it has failed a cyber attack, hackers say the opposite

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Iranian airline Mahan Air was hit by a cyberattack on Sunday morning, the “Hooshyarane Vatan” hacker group claimed responsibility for the attack. Iranian private airline Mahan Air has foiled a cyber attack over the weekend, Iranian state media reported. The airliner’s flight schedule was not affected by the cyberattack.

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Air India Hack Exposes Credit Card and Passport Info of 4.5 Million Passengers

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million of its customers over a period stretching nearly 10 years after its Passenger Service System (PSS) provider SITA fell victim to a cyber attack earlier this year. 26, 2011 and Feb. India's flag carrier airline, Air India, has disclosed a data breach affecting 4.5 The breach involves personal data registered between Aug.

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Empire of Hackers launched by CIA targets China

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The fact that the surveillance being conducted by the CIA through “Empire of Hackers” can be traced back to 2011 raises questions about the ethics of governments spying on their citizens, politicians, and other governments.