A fresh cyber attack on Tuesday disrupted activity in more than 60 countries across the globe. The virus, known as GoldenEye or Petya, originated from Ukraine and quickly spread to other countries. It was distributed by computers downloading infected updates of a …Continue reading
After WannaCry Comes Adylkuzz
As the world scrambles to deal with the WannaCry ransomware attack which has affected over 300,000 computers across a hundred countries, another large scale cyber attack, known as Adylkuzz, is now underway. Experts are suggesting that due to the insidious nature of …Continue reading
Over the Shoulder Data Theft
A business executive is sitting on the hard plastic seats in the airport lounge. He decides to check his email and takes out his smartphone. Unbeknown to him, someone sitting either next to him or behind him can easily glance at his …Continue reading
Banking on Luck
Hackers can easily break into Pakistan’s financial institutions, can steal data, or may choose to disrupt its IT systems. But what’s the fun in that? Hackers with criminal intent would rather direct their energies where the spoils are more lucrative, where funds …Continue reading