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Centre rushes cyber security expert to Mumbai after malware attacks port trust operations
Concerned over the latest malware attack affecting the country’s largest container port JNPT’s operations, the government rushed National Cyber Security Advisor Gulshan Rai to the financial capital today, sources said. Terming the situation as “extremely serious,” a senior official from the Maharashtra government’s...
China launches Type 055 destroyer to counter India in Indian Ocean
Beijing, June 28: Adding more strength to its naval arsenal, China on Wednesday introduced one of its biggest destroyers, Type 055, to lock horns with India and the United States of America in the Indian Ocean. Weighing more than 10,000 tonnes, the ship is equipped with air to surface missiles. The latest induction outnumbers the Indian destroyer...
EU extends Russia sanctions until January 2018
France and Germany cited no progress in efforts to negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine that has killed more than 10,000 people. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Maersk hit in new wave of global cyberattacks
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Another major cyberattack appears to be ongoing, affecting a host of companies and organizations around the world on Tuesday, June 27. Forbes reported that Ukraine’s government, its National Bank, and power companies there all warned of cyberattacks, as airports and transportation services in Ukraine became...
Firms scramble to recover from wave of cyberattacks
KIEV: Thousands of computer users across the globe scrambled on Wednesday to reboot after a wave of ransomware cyberattacks spread from Ukraine and Russia across Europe to the United States. The virus, which locked up files at companies and government agencies including the Chernobyl nuclear site and demanded a payment worth US$300 (RM1,290),...
EU extends Russia sanctions until Jan 2018
The European Union formally extended its economic sanctions on Russia on Wednesday, a widely expected step that keeps restrictions on business with Russian energy, defence and financial sectors until January 31, 2018. The sanctions were imposed in July 2014 following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula and...
Second major cyber attack in two months disrupts businesses around world
FRANKFURT/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A major cyber attack, believed to have first struck Ukraine, caused havoc around the world on Wednesday, crippling computers or halting operations at port operator Maersk, a Cadbury chocolate plant in Australia and the property arm of French bank BNP Paribas. …read more Source: The...
Cyber attack hits BNP Paribas arm
PARIS (Reuters) – A global cyber attack has hit the property arm of France’s biggest bank BNP Paribas , one of the largest financial institutions known to be affected by an extortion campaign that started in Russia and Ukraine before spreading. …read more Source: The...
Firms scramble to recover from wave of cyberattacks
The six ways hackers can control your PC. AFP KIEV: Thousands of computer users across the globe scrambled on Wednesday to reboot after a wave of ransomware cyberattacks spread from Ukraine and Russia across Europe to the United States. The virus, which locked up files at companies and government agencies including the Chernobyl nuclear site and...
Global cyber attack hit Auchan payment terminals in Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) – A global cyber attack on Tuesday hit the terminal payments of French retailer Auchan in its stores in Ukraine but the incident is now over, a company spokeswoman told Reuters. …read more Source: The...
