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Air Canada appears to have been the victim of a cyber attack after the company released a statement regarding the incident on September 21st. According to the statement, an authorized group gained what the company describes as “limited” access to Read More …
Ticket sales for national rail carrier Elron’s trains were disrupted Wednesday afternoon, after a cyber attack. Elron spokesperson Kristo Mäe said at the time that: “Until the situation is resolved and it remains, for technical reasons, impossible to purchase a ticket Read More …
A dark web ransomware site is claiming to have data stolen from Auckland Transport, a cyber threat analyst says. The transport agency was the victim of a cyber attack last week, which brought down the city’s ticket payment system. AT Read More …
“A large cyber-terrorist attack targeting the operating systems of many self-driving vehicles simultaneously could cause mass casualties” – that is the alarming scenario presented by MPs after their investigation into autonomous cars on British roads. After a 15-month enquiry, the Read More …
Car manufacturers are collecting troves of data on drivers and passengers — some even tracking drivers’ sexual activity — according to a new report. In a review of 25 car brands and 15 car companies published by Mozilla Foundation on Read More …
Polish intelligence services are investigating a hacking attack on the country’s railways, Polish media say. Hackers broke into railway frequencies to disrupt traffic in the north-west of the country overnight, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on Saturday. The signals Read More …
China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Wednesday warned of data security risks after recent reports identified US intelligence agencies were behind a cyberattack on Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center. A joint investigation team formed by the National Computer Virus Emergency Read More …
UT Dallas last week announced it’s joining a nationwide collaboration to research how to make network-connected infrastructure — including self-driving cars, drones and Wi-Fi-connected trains — more resilient to cyber attacks. The Richardson-based university joins eight others selected for the Read More …
US officials are searching for Chinese malware hidden in various defense systems that could disrupt military communications and resupply operations, The New York Times reported Saturday. The administration believes malicious computer code has been hidden inside “networks controlling power grids, Read More …
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced an update to its Security Directive regarding oil and natural gas pipeline cybersecurity. This revised directive will continue the effort to reinforce cybersecurity preparedness and resilience for the nation’s critical pipelines. Developed with input Read More …
