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Pakistani Man Charged With Cyber Terrorism For False Posts Linked To UK Riots
A Pakistani man appeared in court Wednesday to face charges of cyber terrorism after allegedly spreading disinformation on his clickbait website thought to have fuelled anti-immigration riots in Britain.
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Swiss Federal Administration Websites "Unavailable" Due To Cyberattack
Switzerland's federal administration was under cyberattack on Monday, blocking access to the websites of several authorities and state-linked companies, the finance ministry said.
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Watch: Zomato And Google Prepare Cyber 'Safe-Tea' To Deal With Online Threats
In the end, the person performs a two-step verification and serves the "safe-tea".
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Kamal Haasan's Party's Website Hacked, News Of Merger With Congress Posted
The website of actor Kamal Haasan's political party, Makkal Needhi Maiam, has been hacked, the party said. The cyber attack on www.maiam.com came to light after a post on the site said the party would be merged with the Congress.
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Taiwan Defence Ministry Website Hit By Cyber Attacks Amid China Tensions
Taiwan defence ministry said on Thursday its website suffered cyber attacks and went offline temporarily, adding it was working closely with other authorities to enhance cyber security as tensions with China rise.
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Taiwan Presidential Office Website Receives Overseas Cyberattack: Report
The website of Taiwan's presidential office received an overseas cyber attack on Tuesday and was at one point malfunctioning, a source briefed on the matter said.
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India Witnessed 36.29 Lakh Cybersecurity Incidents From 2019 to June, Government Says
Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra revealed on Tuesday that a whopping 36.29 lakh cyber security incidents were observed in the country between 2019 and last month. The government has taken steps to enhance its cybersecurity posture and prevent cyber attacks. The government is operating an automated cyber threat exchange platform for proactively coll...
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Albania Shuts Down Public Services, Government Systems After External Cyber Attack
The government of Albania shut all online public services and government websites on Sunday after a synchronised cyberattack from outside the country, according to the Albanian National Agency for the Information Society (AKSHI). The agency shut down the website of the Prime Minister's Office and the country's Parliament. Meanwhile, the government ...
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Israeli Government Websites Hit By Major "Cyberattack": Report
Israel's National Cyber Directorate said that the country suffered a cyber attack on Monday that briefly took down a number of government web sites.
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UK Says Russia Behind Cyberattack On Ukraine
The British government on Friday accused Russian intelligence of involvement in a cyberattack this week that targeted Ukrainian state and bank websites, for which Moscow has denied responsibility.
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Ukraine Defence Ministry, Largest State Bank Websites Knocked Out With Cyberattacks as Russia Invasion Threat Looms
Ukraine authorities said on Tuesday that its defence ministry website along with those of its two largest state banks were under cyberattacks, as tensions persisted over the threat of a possible Russian invasion.
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Russia May Be Behind Massive Cyber Attack On Government Websites: Ukraine
Ukraine said Friday it had uncovered clues Russia could have been behind a cyber attack that knocked out government websites in Kyiv at a time of mounting tensions between both neighbours.
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New Zealand Banks, Post Office Hit By Outages In Apparent Cyber Attack
Websites of a number of financial institutions in New Zealand and its national postal service were briefly down on Wednesday, with officials saying they were battling a cyber attack.
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How A Dated Cyber-Attack Brought A Stock Exchange To Its Knees
The website of the New Zealand Stock Exchange slowed to a crawl on a Tuesday afternoon in August. It was so badly throttled that the exchange couldn't post market announcements, as required by financial regulators. So with an hour left for trading, management shut the entire operation down.
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Parts of Wikipedia Offline After 'Malicious' Attack
Wikimedia Foundation said that the attack on the Wikipedia online encyclopedia -- one of the world's most popular websites -- was "ongoing" and teams were working to restore access.
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Pakistani Man Charged With Cyber Terrorism For False Posts Linked To UK Riots
A Pakistani man appeared in court Wednesday to face charges of cyber terrorism after allegedly spreading disinformation on his clickbait website thought to have fuelled anti-immigration riots in Britain.
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Swiss Federal Administration Websites "Unavailable" Due To Cyberattack
Switzerland's federal administration was under cyberattack on Monday, blocking access to the websites of several authorities and state-linked companies, the finance ministry said.
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Watch: Zomato And Google Prepare Cyber 'Safe-Tea' To Deal With Online Threats
In the end, the person performs a two-step verification and serves the "safe-tea".
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Kamal Haasan's Party's Website Hacked, News Of Merger With Congress Posted
The website of actor Kamal Haasan's political party, Makkal Needhi Maiam, has been hacked, the party said. The cyber attack on www.maiam.com came to light after a post on the site said the party would be merged with the Congress.
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Taiwan Defence Ministry Website Hit By Cyber Attacks Amid China Tensions
Taiwan defence ministry said on Thursday its website suffered cyber attacks and went offline temporarily, adding it was working closely with other authorities to enhance cyber security as tensions with China rise.
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Taiwan Presidential Office Website Receives Overseas Cyberattack: Report
The website of Taiwan's presidential office received an overseas cyber attack on Tuesday and was at one point malfunctioning, a source briefed on the matter said.
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India Witnessed 36.29 Lakh Cybersecurity Incidents From 2019 to June, Government Says
Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra revealed on Tuesday that a whopping 36.29 lakh cyber security incidents were observed in the country between 2019 and last month. The government has taken steps to enhance its cybersecurity posture and prevent cyber attacks. The government is operating an automated cyber threat exchange platform for proactively coll...
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Albania Shuts Down Public Services, Government Systems After External Cyber Attack
The government of Albania shut all online public services and government websites on Sunday after a synchronised cyberattack from outside the country, according to the Albanian National Agency for the Information Society (AKSHI). The agency shut down the website of the Prime Minister's Office and the country's Parliament. Meanwhile, the government ...
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Israeli Government Websites Hit By Major "Cyberattack": Report
Israel's National Cyber Directorate said that the country suffered a cyber attack on Monday that briefly took down a number of government web sites.
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UK Says Russia Behind Cyberattack On Ukraine
The British government on Friday accused Russian intelligence of involvement in a cyberattack this week that targeted Ukrainian state and bank websites, for which Moscow has denied responsibility.
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Ukraine Defence Ministry, Largest State Bank Websites Knocked Out With Cyberattacks as Russia Invasion Threat Looms
Ukraine authorities said on Tuesday that its defence ministry website along with those of its two largest state banks were under cyberattacks, as tensions persisted over the threat of a possible Russian invasion.
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Russia May Be Behind Massive Cyber Attack On Government Websites: Ukraine
Ukraine said Friday it had uncovered clues Russia could have been behind a cyber attack that knocked out government websites in Kyiv at a time of mounting tensions between both neighbours.
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New Zealand Banks, Post Office Hit By Outages In Apparent Cyber Attack
Websites of a number of financial institutions in New Zealand and its national postal service were briefly down on Wednesday, with officials saying they were battling a cyber attack.
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How A Dated Cyber-Attack Brought A Stock Exchange To Its Knees
The website of the New Zealand Stock Exchange slowed to a crawl on a Tuesday afternoon in August. It was so badly throttled that the exchange couldn't post market announcements, as required by financial regulators. So with an hour left for trading, management shut the entire operation down.
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Parts of Wikipedia Offline After 'Malicious' Attack
Wikimedia Foundation said that the attack on the Wikipedia online encyclopedia -- one of the world's most popular websites -- was "ongoing" and teams were working to restore access.
