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HWZ Forum Site In Jeopardy Due to Malicious Entry and Suspicious Attacks The HardwareZone or HWZ Forum website was the recent victim of a security breach, affecting approximately 685,000 user profiles. This is according to the site’s owner SPH Magazines in a news release. According to the news release, a suspicious post had prompted an…
Russia and Ukraine Becoming Victims of the Notorious Bad Rabbit Ransomware A new strain of ransomware with a name Bad Rabbit spreads through “drive-by attacks” in Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere. The malware has apparently affected systems at three Russian websites, an airport in Ukraine and an underground railway in the capital city, Kiev. The cyber-police…
Hackers Are Becoming Smarter and More Adaptable to Technological Innovations Sophisticated hackers are now targeting energy and industrial firms – the latest sign that cyber attacks present an increasing threat to the power industry and other public infrastructure. In view of this threat, the United States government recently issued a rare public warning. It stated…
What Wi-Fi Users Must Know About Their Browsing Security and Privacy The Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team (SingCert) has issued an alert following the discovery of major security flaws that puts every Wi-Fi users at risk. The flaws put all devices at risk worldwide, including every Internet user in Singapore. According to SingCert, these vulnerabilities…
How Does Cyber Security Armour Help Singaporean Citizens and Businessmen Today on 19 September 2017, Singapore’s Acting Prime Minister announced the establishment of a new cybersecurity institute and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) community under the Cyber Security Agency (CSA). This is the follow-up to yesterday’s announcement upon Singapore’s had deepening collaboration with 10 ASEAN countries.…
Stealing Personal Data from Thousands of AXA Singapore: Who is to Blame? The personal data of 5,400 customers of AXA Insurance in Singapore has been stolen due to a cyber attack. AXA Insurance Singapore was recently hit by a severe cyber attack, resulting in the theft of personal data belonging to 5,400 customers. The life…
Is Petya Virus the New Internet Apocalypse? Find Out More in this Article After recovering from the effects of WannaCry, a new cyber attack has spread once again. This time, the attacks spanned from Europe to the United States to Asian shores. According to reports, the Petya virus demands users pay US$300 (S$416) in cryptocurrency…
British Airways Had to Cancel Its Flights After Its Computer System Crashed There was chaos at Gatwick and Heathrow airports just recently. British Airways had canceled all its flights out of London after its computer system crashed. Apparently, thousands of passengers were waiting endlessly in the lurch. The situation became worse by the fact that…
Presenting the Go Digital Programme in Singapore’s Busiest Hubs The Go Digital Programme was recently announced in Singapore at the Budget 2017. While experts have said that the launch of this programme will be very helpful for companies in helping them to build digital capabilities, the budget of $80 million may not be quite enough.…
New Hacker Gimmick: The Release of Fake Google Chrome Font Pack Can Affect You Google Chrome users have been cautioned to be on the alert for scammers and hackers prompting them to download a fake Google Chrome font pack update just to trick them into installing malware on their systems. This scam has apparently been…
