The Civil Guard dismantled a criminal group established in the Spanish city of La Coruña (northwest) and with connections in Latin America, who scammed through technologies of the information with what is known as ‘invoice fraud’, through which they altered the bank accounts of their victims. The group is linked to a International Organization specialized […]
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Cyber attack against the UK Electoral Commission
A cyber attack against the Electoral Commission of United Kingdom allowed “hostile actors” seize the data of millions of voters for more than a year, the institution reported on Tuesday. “We suffered a complex cyberattack through which hostile actors gained access to our systems,” the independent body tweeted, without saying who were the authors who […]
Hacker attacks on organizations and companies around the world will grow “like a snowball”
A group of “hackers” based in Russia has managed in recent weeks to infiltrate more than sixty organizations and companies, including various agencies of the Government of USAthe BBC, British Airways and the Shell company, finding and exploiting a vulnerability in widely used software and, according to one expert, this is just the tip of […]
News Corp Media Conglomerate Says Employees Were Victims of Cyber Attack, Targets China
Updated on 02/04/2022 05:15 pm The media conglomerate news corp was the victim of a cyberattack in which the email accounts of several journalists were hacked and that the company’s security consultant suspects that it originated in Chinareported the company. The computer attack affected several media employees owned by the group led by tycoon Rupert […]
Chinese spies accused of using Huawei in cyberattack
The United States Government has been warning for years that the products of the Chinese company Huawei Technologies Co, the world’s largest manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, represent a risk to the national security of the countries that use them. While Washington has waged a global campaign to block the company from providing next-generation 5G wireless […]
Cybersecurity: 5 tips to protect your bank accounts and money
The increase in digital activities as a result of the new coronavirus pandemic also increased by a 52% attempted cyberattacks against financial entities during 2021. Social networks and messaging services are the most used by cybercriminals to spread malware and use of social engineering techniques, in order to illegally obtain customer data and information. In […]
Countries reveal their cyber extortion problems at US-led summit
A digital “catastrophe” in Germany, increasing attacks on United Arab Emirates (UAE), or an ongoing offensive in Israel: the countries revealed their struggles against cyber extortionists on Wednesday in a virtual summit against the cyber crime hosted by Washington. USA It has invited some 30 countries – with the notable exception of Russia – to […]