Cyberwarfare

Hackers Spread Virus Using 'Game of Thrones' Spoilers

An information security company Proofpoint has discovered a "targeted email campaign" aimed at spreading viruses among gullible users using the popular HBO series "Game of Thrones."

The hackers used clips of leaked "GoT" episodes enticing users to download files from an attachment sent via email, ostensibly to see the rest of the unreleased episodes.

NATO says cyber attacks a call to arms

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned the alliance must step up its defense against cyberattacks, saying they could potentially trigger their Article 5 mutual defense commitment.

Computer users around the world were scrambling on June 28 to reboot systems after a tidal wave of ransomware cyberattacks spread from Ukraine and Russia across Europe to the United States and then on to Asia.

Cyber attack hits oil giant and banks in Russia and Ukraine

Russia's top oil producer Rosneft said a large-scale cyber attack hit its servers on June 27 and computer systems at some banks and the main airport in neighbouring Ukraine were also disrupted.
   
A Moscow-based cyber security firm, Group-IB, said it appeared to be a coordinated attack simultaneously targeting victims in Russia and Ukraine.
   

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