Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Ukraine power company hit by second cyber attack
Ukrainian state power distributor Ukrenergo was hit by another cyber-attack on Thursday which used a computer virus different from one that hit Ukraine on Tuesday, said Ukrenergo’s acting head said. The second attack did not affect Ukraine’s power network, Vsevolod Kovalchuk told a news briefing on Friday. “The virus was...
Qatar open FIBA U18 World Cup campaign with win over Bahrain
Qatar’s Raslan al-Abdulah (second from left) tries to go past a Bahrain player during their Group B match at the FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup in Chengdu, China, yesterday. Qatar won the match 17-12. Later in the day, Qatar went down 13-18 against Ukraine. (FIBA) …read more Source: Gulf...
Another day, another cyberattack: huge threats to businesses
The ransomware attacks keep coming, posing huge threats and new challenges to businesses around the world. After the WannaCry worm affected hundreds of thousands of computers last month, it’s the turn of a new, more advanced attack to stop businesses in their tracks. Petya, as some analysts are calling the latest wave of attacks, infects...
Murray top seed at Wimbledon for first time
Defending champion Andy Murray’s indifferent form of late did not prevent him being named top seed for Wimbledon for the first time yesterday.The 30-year-old Scot and world number one — who suffered a shock first round defeat at the hands of journeyman Australian Jordan Thompson at last week’s Queen’s tournament — will not face...
Ransomware becomes go-to hack as bitcoin rallies, NSA tools leak
A recent outbreak of ransomware attacks, from the WannaCry worm in May to Tuesday’s infection of thousands of computer systems around the globe, shows that digital stickups are becoming the go-to hack for cybercriminals, fuelled by powerful leaked US government exploits and the rise of bitcoin and other anonymous digital...
Mattis rebukes Putin for international ‘mischief’
US defence Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of making international “mischief” and said America’s commitment to NATO remains unwavering. Speaking to students in Germany to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan to rebuild a ravaged Europe after World War II, Mattis said...
Second major cyber attack in two months disrupts businesses around world
Russia’s biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms were among those hit …read more Source: Gulf...
Cyber attack sweeps globe, researchers see ‘WannaCry’ link
* Wave of disruption started in Russia and Ukraine * Virus spreads to major global companies * Asian businesses report disruptions, though wider impact limited * Cyber security experts blame ransomware virus A major global cyber attack disrupted computers at Russia’s biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms with a virus...
New cyber-attack spreads across globe
Hospitals and government offices paralyzed by data-scrambling software apparently started in Ukraine …read more Source: Gulf...
Companies hit by global ransomware attack on June 27
Ukraine’s international airport, global shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk and the world’s biggest advertising agency WPP hit …read more Source: Gulf...
