
Phishing, ransomware cases drop in 2018, but SingHealth hack ‘stark reminder’ of cyberthreats: CSA
Posted by , 19-06-2019More frequent data breaches and greater risks for “smart” buildings among six cybersecurity future trends highlighted by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore. SINGAPORE: The num...

U.S. defense, intel ramp up efforts to insert malware in Russia’s grid
Posted by , 17-06-2019After Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, U.S. military and intelligence ramped up a secret program that inserted malware into the nation-state’s power grid, but didn’t br...

Over Half of Systems Back Online in Luzerne County, Pa.
Posted by , 13-06-2019(TNS) — Some Luzerne County government offices marked their second week with limited or no computer access to essential programs Tuesday due to a cyberattack, including the busy assessor’s...

GrabCar fined $16,000 for leaking data of 120,000 customers in marketing e-mails
Posted by , 13-06-2019SINGAPORE - Ride-hailing firm GrabCar has been fined $16,000 for the unauthorised disclosure of the names and mobile numbers of 120,747 customers in marketing e-mails. The 2017 incident arose from an...

Combating cyber attacks requires mindset change: CSA chiefTelegram traces cyber attack to China during Hong Kong protests
Posted by , 13-06-2019HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG, AFP) - Telegram founder Pavel Durov said that a massive cyber-attack on his messaging service originated in China, raising questions about whether Beijing tried to disrupt the pr...

Huawei denies being bound by Chinese spy laws
Posted by , 11-06-2019Huawei’s cybersecurity chief told the UK parliament Monday that the Chinese telecoms giant has been advised it was under no obligation to spy for Beijing if so asked by the Communist state. Joh...