Cyber Attacks

Over the past few years, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have been used to disrupt online operations for different motivations that range from activism to extortion. What is a DDoS attack and how does it work?

Another power provider just reported being hit by a “severe“ attack, barely a month after the Ukrainian power grid was brought down by malware.

In a world where cybercriminals devise devious social engineering and computer intrusion schemes to fool employees into wiring money, enterprises run a very serious risk of getting scammed via email.

The cost of using an outdated version of Wordpress? The Brazilian government website Prefeitura Municipal de Esperança was reportedly compromised for the third time in two months.

The ICS-CERT released a security bulletin that detailed a vulnerability in the technology used to control the systems used by power plants. If exploited, cybercriminals could gain control of such facilities, effectively crippling the national infrastructure.

Operation Pawn Storm is an active economic and political cyber-espionage operation that has targeted high-profile entities from government institutions to media personalities. Here are its latest developments.

Another hotel chain, another data breach. Hyatt announced that their payment processing systems were compromised by malware, affecting 250 hotels across 50 countries.

Malware found in power suppliers' systems may be responsible for causing a massive power outage in Ukraine.

The defensive measures companies can take to respond to a targeted attack, from securing sensitive data to intrusion detection and forming an incident response team.