Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Two Indian conglomerates were forced to pay $5 million each in order to prevent hackers from disclosing information that could have implicated them in wrongdoing. The payoff was made in May, but people aware of the matter said the hackers would…
Fight against government spying war
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A lawsuit against the National Security Agency’s (NSA) data collection remains in limbo even as the legal landscape has changed and more private companies have been suspected of collecting data. Represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), First Unitarian Church v….
Is the UK government spying on you? Here’s how you can find out
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In 2014, the world discovered that US security agency NSA had been spying on the communications of millions of its own citizens. But what about over here on the other side of the pond? Has GCHQ been spying on us too?…
Government has cyber security in wrong hands
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Retail giants aren’t the only target of hackers who infiltrate computer systems to gain access to sensitive information. The federal government also falls victim, such as recently when the Obama administration revealed that 21.5 million people were affected by a breach…
IS hackers intercept secret British government emails
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Islamic State (IS) hackers have intercepted top secret British government emails in a major security breach, a media report said on Saturday. The breach was uncovered by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Mirror online reported. An investigation by the intelligence organisation…
The government is hiring hackers to help bring Australia into the 21st Century
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It’s fair to say that Hacker News is probably not at the top of the list of publications where you’d expect to see the Australian government advertising jobs. And an “ethical hacker” is probably not the type of job you would expect the…
Linux based Boss to replace Microsoft’s Windows as OS for Indian Government
Government of India creates its own Linux based operating system called BOSS Whether be it the countless attacks by Chinese hackers on key government websites or be it Snowden reports, it has exposed the vulnerabilities in the cyberspace. The Government of India has decided to go its own way and…
Rocket Kitten Hacking Group Linked to Iranian Government by Security Researchers
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Group targets individuals, private businesses, academic institutes, and state departments in equal measure Trend Micro and ClearSky security firms have put out a joint, detailed paper in which theyDOCUMENT the actions of an APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) group they believe is…
TAMAULIPAS GOVERNMENT — USED HACKING SOFTWARE
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Emails made public by WikiLeaks revealed that the Tamaulipas government purchased software from the company Hacking Team in 2014. This is the year that played key tole in the government’s new security strategy. Recently WikiLeaks released multiple documents from Hacking…
UK Teenager Arrested for Hacking Important Government Websites
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Theinquirer.net reported on 20th August, 2015 stating that Charlton Floate, a 19 year old UK teenager, has been arrested with some others for the cyber attacks who seemingly hacked the websites of FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and Home Office. Floate…