Detected limited intrusion of malware: Boeing

Although a few of its systems were affected by malware, due to timely remedial measures neither deliveries nor production was affected by the intrusion. Boeing Co’s vice president stated the planemaker had “detected a limited intrusion of malware” that had affected “a small number of systems”. Media reports that malware had caused disruptions in Boeing…

Hackers gain access to 880,000 payment cards through Orbitz

Hackers have managed to gain access to a treasure trove of critical information, including, names, phone numbers, payment card details, billing addresses and e-mails from the partner platform of Orbitz, a subsidiary of Expedia Inc. Orbitz, a subsidiary of online travel agency Expedia Inc has disclosed that hackers have been able to access personal information…

U.S. SEC updates guidance on cyber risks and breaches

This updated guidance addresses concerns on how and when public companies should disclose their cyber security risks and breaches. In a development that will significant impact tech firms, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has updated its guidance to public companies on how and when they should disclose cyber security risks and breaches, including known…

Intel to issue another update for bugs in its latest update that targets the Meltdown vulnerability

This report is of particular importance to admins of data centers and cloud computing customers. For the IT Admins rushing to update their device drivers for Intel chips, Intel has let it be known that its recently issued patches can potentially cause computers with older Haswell and Broadwell processors to reboot more often than normal.…

Nvidia Corp issues preliminary security update for its graphics card affected by Spectre

The affected cards include Tesla, GeForce, Quadro, Grid and NVS. On Wednesday, Nvidia Corp confirmed that some of its chipsets have been affected by the Spectre vulnerability and that potentially hackers can exploit the bug by corrupting memory, bypass the operating system and steal the passwords of devices. Nvidia is in the process of providing…

South Korea’s Youbit announces bankruptcy following 2nd hacking attack this year

While the 1st attack has been linked to North Korea’s spy agency, South Korea’s KISA along with local law enforcement agencies have begun investigating the hack in which 4,000 bitcoins were stolen. On Tuesday, Youbit, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange disclosed, it was shutting down for bankruptcy following a second hacking attack this year. The…

With Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota aims to investment in technology revolving around AI, autonomous mobility, data and cloud computing

Although Toyota AI Ventures aims to spread its investments worldwide, Israel’s penchant for excelling in high technology areas has increasingly drawn global attention to its startups. Following Toyota Motor Corp’s venture arm leading a $14 million investment in Israeli robotics company named Intuition Robotics earlier in July, the Japanese giant is looking to further invest…

Private information of 46 million subscribers stolen from more than 12 mobile operators in Malaysia

Law enforcement agencies got tipped off when someone tried to sell the stolen database in an internet forum. On Wednesday, Salleh Said Keruak Malaysia’s Communications and Multimedia Minister said, the country is investigating the alleged attempt to sell stolen data related to 46 million mobile phone users in the company. Malaysia has recently suffered a…

Iranian hackers tried to harvest email password from Britain

While earlier the hack was attributed to Russian hackers, The Time has reported citing intelligence assessments that the Iranians were behind the attack. On Saturday, The Times newspaper reported citing intelligence assessment of the incident that Iran had carried out a cyber attack on British lawmakers earlier this year. The news comes at a time…