Two international hackers who targeted American universities have been recently convicted by a U.S. court for multiple counts of identity theft. The two hackers, Damilola Solomon Ibiwoye and Olaykinka Olaniya, were born in Nigeria but had since moved to Kuala Lumpur,...
Lately, there have been multiple horror stories about hacks and the drastic consequences associated with them. Some companies have lost millions from the cyber-attacks. Others have lost money in the long run by losing customer confidence following a data breach....
For years now, hackers have been targeting businesses and corporations, causing disruptions to their trade and commerce. But recently, there has been a spate of attacks targeting city municipalities and their computer systems. These hacks have hit major cities such...
One of the costliest types of cyber attacks faced by businesses is the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. This is a two-fold attack. First, multiple computers are infected with a Trojan virus that hijacks them. These computers are then used for the second...
In recent months, there have been many high-profile hacks, such as the WannaCry hack that disrupted computer services across multiple countries and the cyberattack on Atlanta’s computer networks that all but shut down their government functions. These cyberattacks...
It is perhaps one of the most daring and large-scale cybercrimes in recent memory. In March, the entire city government of Atlanta, Georgia, was virtually crippled as employees had their computers held for ransom by hackers. This hack, which kept city government...
