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10/12/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Hijack hack: Experts warn terrorists may target digital train systems next time, causing high speed crashes

Terrorists have already proved their interest in using the British rail and underground system to create havoc. A blast on a packed commuter train on September 15, 2017, caused panic and left several people injured. Commissioner Neil Basu, the senior national coordinator for counter-terrorism policing, called the blast a terrorist incident and this was confirmed […]

07/25/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Bitcoin exchanges cratering under ramped-up cyber attacks… is crypto currency safe to hold?

The mainstream media is reporting an uptick in cyber attacks against several major Bitcoin exchanges that have some in the cryptocurrency world reeling with concern. A flood of new Bitcoin investors into the market is already putting immense strain on the buying and selling process, which is only being exacerbated by distributed denial-of-service attacks, also known […]

01/26/2017 / By Don Wrightman

The hacking group ‘the Shadow Brokers’ dump stolen cyberweapons… allegedly from the NSA

The Shadow Brokers are a self-styled satirical hacking group, also known for their encrypted messages, with broken English that hints at the group not being comprised of US citizens. In August, The Shadow Brokers made headlines when they released hacking tools for routers and firewall products, claiming that the tools were acquired from a top […]

07/05/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

N. Korea hacks tens of thousands of S. Korean computers as prep for cyber war

(Cyberwar.news) North Korea hacked into some 140,000 computers belonging to 160 South Korean companies and government entities, Seoul’s intelligence agency has said, as part of a long-term effort by Pyongyang to prepare for a massive cyberwar against its southern neighbor. As reported by Reuters, the hack was launched in 2014 but was not discovered until […]

07/01/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

U.S., Israel sign beefed-up cyber defense cooperation agreement

(Cyberwar.news) The United States and Israel have signed a cyber defense accord along with dozens of other nations as a means of thwarting the use of technology as a weapon, Israel21c reported. Nearly 5,000 government, industry and academic representatives from 45 countries met in Tel Aviv from June 19-23 for the sixth annual International Cybersecurity […]

05/11/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Survey: Three in four Americans fear cyberattacks most after ISIS terrorism

(Cyberwar.news) While a new survey found that most Americans fear the Islamic State’s brand of terrorism, three-in-four also fear something else nearly as much: Cyber attacks. In a recent survey, Pew Research asked 2,000 Americans to react to various potential international threats, and ISIS was No. 1 again, just like last year. But this year, […]

04/20/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Pentagon’s cyber attacks against ISIS are far more extensive than anyone has admitted

(Cyberwar.news) President Barack Obama has confirmed for the first time that the United States is conducting cyber operations against the Islamic State in a bid to disrupt the group’s “command-and-control and communications,” The Daily Beast reported earlier this week. That said, the U.S. military’s cyber strategy against ISIS is far more serious and aggressive that […]

12/01/2015 / By Chris Draper

US Navy reinstates celestial navigation due to fears of computer hacking

The US Navy is reinstating classes on celestial navigation for new recruits due to fear of hackers breaching computer navigation systems. Officials reinstated brief lessons in celestial navigation earlier this year after it had been declared obsolete for nearly two decades. The need for celestial navigation was believed to have become useless with the launch […]

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