Cyberattack
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CNG Sales Increase Following Cyberattack on Gas Stations
EghtesadOnline: Following a cyberattack that severely disrupted the sale of subsidized gasoline in Iran last Tuesday, the sale of compressed natural gas has experienced a 50% jump per day, a…
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Cyberattack on Power Infrastructure Denied
EghtesadOnline: The Energy Ministry in Tehran ruled out the possibility of a cyber-strike or sabotage on the state-run Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company’s (Tavanir)…
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Iran Repels Cyberattack Targeting Internet Backbone
EghtesadOnline: A cyberattack targeted Iran’s communication infrastructure, causing widespread disruptions in internet connections throughout the country, an ICT Ministry official says.
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Hackers Are Threatening the Way That Hollywood Does Business
EghtesadOnline: Sony. Netflix. And now, HBO. While the 2014 hacking at Sony Pictures pushed entertainment giants to take computer security more seriously, recent incidents have exposed weaknesses…
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Surfer Who Saved the World from WannaCry Gets Ready for the Next Big Virus
EghtesadOnline: The 23-year-old who saved the world from a devastating cyberattack in May was asleep in his bed in the English seaside town of Ilfracombe last week after a night of partying when…
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Cyberattack Hits U.K. Parliament, Limits MPs' Email Access
EghtesadOnline: A cyberattack disabled some of the U.K. Parliament’s communications on Saturday, disrupting the ability of lawmakers to access their email, a House of Commons spokeswoman said.
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Russian Cyber Hacks on U.S. Electoral System Far Wider Than Previously Known
EghtesadOnline: Russia’s cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases…
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Security patches for some popular older versions of Windows were only available if companies paid
Microsoft Faulted Over Ransomware While Shifting Blame to NSA
EghtesadOnline: There's a blame game brewing over who's responsible for the massive cyberattack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers. Microsoft Corp. is pointing its finger at the…
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Hardly Anyone Paying the Hackers? Because Using Bitcoin Is Hard
EghtesadOnline: An unprecedented cyberattack swept across the globe over the weekend, but so far the majority of victims haven’t paid hackers a ransom.
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'WannaCry' Cyberattack Targets Iran Hospitals
EghtesadOnline: An estimated 200 computers in Iran have been infected by a virus called 'WannaCry', in the first reported incident by government officials after a week of thousands of computers…