Section: Africa&ME
Politics: ‘The ultimate cyberweapon for espionage’: ‘The ‘Petya’ cyberattack is exploiting a powerful NSA tool
"Any cyber criminal, terrorist organization, or government can take these tools, weaponize them, and run their own attack." Analysts at several cybersecurity firms have confirmed that a cyberattack which struck Europe on Tuesday is using a powerful and dangerous cyberweapon, created by the National Security Agency, that was leaked in...
Politics: Here are the companies and government agencies affected by the cyberattack sweeping the globe
Hackers have caused widespread disruption across Europe with a ransomware attack called Petya, hitting Ukraine especially hard. A massive cyberattack on Tuesday has hit Ukraine particularly hard and caused chaos across much of Europe. Companies and government agencies in Ukraine, Russia, the UK, France, and Norway have reported ransomware...
New cyber attacks spread across Europe to the US
KIEV // A global wave of cyber attacks which began in Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday spread to Western Europe and across the Atlantic, and wrought havoc on government and corporate computer systems.Several multinational companies were targeted, including US pharmaceutical giant Merck, Russian state oil giant Rosneft, British advertising giant WPP...
Politics: Here are all the companies and government agencies affected by the cyberattack sweeping the globe
Hackers have caused widespread disruption with a ransomware attack across Europe, hitting Ukraine especially hard. A massive cyberattack on Tuesday has hit Ukraine particularly hard and caused chaos across much of Europe. Companies and government agencies in Ukraine, Russia, the UK, France, and Norway have reported ransomware demanding payment to...
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...
Ukraine targeted by worst cyber attack in its history
Ukraine has been targeted by the worst cyber attack in its history after a ransomware caused outages on computer networks of the country’s government and other key organizations. …read more Source: Iran...
Cyberattack: Several major firms targeted by international hackers
Several major companies said Tuesday they were targeted in an international cyberattack which started in Russia and Ukraine before spreading to western Europe. Several major companies said Tuesday they were targeted in an international cyberattack which started in Russia and Ukraine before spreading to western Europe.Danish sea transport company...
Ukraine targeted by worst cyber attack in its history
Ukraine’s computer networks are hit by the worst cyber attack in the history of the country. …read more Source:...
New cyberattack creates chaos across Europe
A new cyberattack similar to WannaCry is spreading across Europe, hitting major companies from Moscow to Copenhagen and disrupting governmen systems in Kiev.More than 80 companies in Russia and Ukraine were affected by the Petya virus that disabled computers on Tuesday and demanded users pay $300 (Dh1,100) in cryptocurrency to unlock them....
Multinationals hit by vast wave of cyberattacks
KIEV — Several multinational companies said Tuesday they were targeted in a massive wave of cyberattacks which started in Russia and Ukraine before spreading to western Europe. Danish sea transport company Maersk, British advertising giant WPP and the French industrial group Saint-Gobain were among those who said they came under attack and put...
