Under A New Proposal, Public Disclosure Of Their Hacking Tools Will Have To Be Made By US Spies

Under a bill proposed by two lawmakers on Wednesday, the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) could be required to make public any security flaws it finds in software that it exploits to spy on users. Issues related to whether a vulnerability discovered by the NSA should be disclosed to the companies concerned or the public,…

Same Technique As In Global ‘Ransomware’ Attack Used As Hackers Mint Crypto-Currency

Analysts and experts have noticed that digital currency is being manufactured even as a computer virus that exploits the same vulnerability as the global “ransomware” attack has latched on to more than 200,000 computers. The development provides another piece of evidence that a North Korea-linked hacking group may be behind the attacks and adds to…

Airlines Warn $1 Billion Wil Be The Cost To Passengers By A Wider Laptop Ban

The airline industry’s global lobby group has said that travelers could be cost more than $1 billion by the widening of a U.S. ban on carrying electronic devices aboard aircraft to include flights from Europe. The International Air Transport Association estimates that extending the ban to the 28 European Union states plus Switzerland, Norway and…

BlackBerry’s anti-hack toolset for automakers has the potential to resurrect it

BlackBerry is testing its security tool with automakers. As per a financial analyst, BlackBerry Ltd is collaborating with at least two car manufacturers for developing a security service that can remotely scan vehicles for computer viruses and tell drivers to pull over if they are in critical danger. In a note to clients, BlackBerry is…

Before Ransomware Attack, European, Asian Companies Were Found Short On Cyber Insurance

Insurers say that companies outside of the United States could be facing potentially millions of dollars of losses because there has been relatively little take-up of cyber insurance as they may not have cover for a recent computer-system attack. Stopping car factories, hospitals, shops and schools, amid fears it could wreck fresh havoc on Monday…

Hackers gain access to 1.9 million records of Canada’s largest telecommunication company

Known as Bell, to its customers, the company stated the hack isn’t linked to the WannaCry attack. Financial information, including login credentials, weren’t accessed by the hackers. Hackers have managed to breach and access the customer information of 1.9 million customers, including names, e-mail addresses and active phone numbers, of Canada’s largest telecom company BCE…

PSA and Renault reap strategic gains from Iran’s car market

With its competitors stalling in fear of U.S. sanctions, PSA and Renault in a swift calculated move have grabbed market share in Iran’s booming car market and have secured contracts to boost production deals. French car manufacturing companies such as Renault and PSA have made significant inroads in the Iranian car market. Despite their diminutive…