The ND MEP, Maria Spyrakis, was the victim of a cyber attack, as she stated in an interview, adding that this “is an issue that unfortunately concerns the world community”. As Mrs. Spyrakis explained speaking to ANT1, “in June 2021 I received an e-mail from the head of Security of the European Parliament, requesting a […]
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UK: Army Twitter and YouTube accounts hacked
The British Army has announced this evening that its Twitter and YouTube accounts were hacked earlier today. The Army’s Twitter account (@BritishArmy) has retweeted a series of posts related to digital intellectual property certificates (NFTs). On YouTube the account was renamed “Ark Invest” and featured several videos about cryptocurrencies. “We are aware of the hacking […]
Cyber-attack on Russian satellite TV: ‘You have blood on your hands’
Russian satellite TV menus have been the target of a cyber-attack today, showing viewers in Moscow anti-war messages in Ukraine. “You have blood on your hands,” he said in screenshots seen by Reuters. The photos show the menus of Moscow’s satellite TV, the day of Victory over Russia’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, with […]
Russian hackers have targeted Ukraine’s electricity grid
Ukraine announced on Tuesday that it had thwarted an attempt by Russian hackers last week to damage its electricity grid with a cyber attack: “This is a military hacking group,” said government spokesman Victor Zora. “Their goal was to shut down a number of facilities, including electricity substations. They did not succeed and we are […]
Times: Ukrainian security service accuses China of cyber attack shortly before Russian invasion
China launched a massive cyber-attack on Ukraine’s military and nuclear facilities shortly before the Russian invasion, according to memoranda leaked to the Times by Ukrainian intelligence. More than 600 sites owned by the Kiev Ministry of Defense and other agencies have suffered thousands of breach attempts coordinated by the Chinese government, according to Ukraine’s security […]
Britain: The country’s Foreign Ministry became the target of a serious cyber attack
The British Foreign Office was the target of a serious cyber attack earlier this year, according to public offer documents posted on its website. The ministry “became the target of a serious cyber security incident, the details of which could not be disclosed,” the document said. This information was first transmitted by the news website […]
Billionaire Peter Thiel secretly funded a startup that could hack WhatsApp
By Thomas Brewster Since its founding in 2017 in San Diego, startup Boldend has kept a low profile. Why; Because he had to do it, as two insiders of the company say. Boldend’s mission is to develop cyberwarfare “weapons” with an emphasis on automation and its only client: the US government, which demands secrecy. Although […]
Ukraine: Massive cyber attack on government websites
A massive cyber-attack warning Ukrainians to “fear and wait for the worst” hit Ukrainian government websites last Thursday night, rendering some of them inaccessible this morning and forcing Ukrainian authorities to begin research. The content of government websites did not change during the cyber-attacks and no personal data was leaked, the Ukrainian government said recently, […]
Robinhood ‘victim’ of blackmail – 5 million user emails were exposed
Robinhood Markets revealed Monday afternoon that an unauthorized person had gained access to the personal information of nearly 25% of its 20 million users, in a move that is one of the biggest security breaches ever suffered by the popular online brokerage firm. In a post on its blog late Monday afternoon, Robinhood reported that […]
