cyber attack

Telegraph: A little under 170 companies across the UK were surveyed, and more than 80 manufacturing plants have been hit by cyber-attacks. Because there’s malware designed to sit in the background, it is possible some manufactures could be entirely unaware of attacks as well. Read the article here.

Cyber-attacks carried out allegedly by the Russian government have affected computer routers worldwide, including some in Australia. The United States and the UK, both of which were also impacted by attacks, have agreed to push back as well as issue joint alerts on the event. Read the full article…

Reuters: Hackers attacked many data centers worldwide, including 3,500 in Iran. The hack left a picture of an American flag along with the message “Don’t mess with our elections” on affected devices. This attack was probably due to a vulnerability in Cisco routers, which was recently discovered and…

CBS News: Olympic organizers are currently investigating a security breach that occurred during the opening ceremony, as well as a possible cyber-attack that targeted their internet before the ceremonies began. During past Olympics, millions of cyberattacks were attempted daily. This year, the…