China on Monday called "farce" and "out of political motives" on US President Donald Trump's accusations of Beijing being involved in a huge cyberattack in the United States.

China calls Trump's accusation 'farce' on involvement in cyberattack

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S. officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies.

Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems

The United States is grappling with a massive cyberattack. As many as 12 federal agencies have been targetted in what is being described as the biggest cyber raid in years.

Explained: What is massive cyberattack in US all about?

US intelligence agencies have warned of a "significant" cyber attack on several federal departments uncovered over the weekend remains ongoing. "This is a developing situation, and while we continue to work to understand the full extent of this campaign, we know this compromise has affected networks within the federal government," the FBI, the director of national intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a joint statement late Wednesday.

US intel agencies warn of an ongoing cyber attack on government

After the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it was targeting in a cyber attack, US pharma giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said its coronavirus vaccine was "unlawfully accessed" with documents relating the vaccine being accessed.

European Medicines Agency hacking: Pfizer-BioNTech confirm vaccine documents 'unlawfully accessed'

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned of an impending wave of cyberattacks on hospitals and healthcare providers in the United States, urging them to increase their protection.

FBI warns of 'imminent' cyber crime threat to hospitals in US

Norway has accused Russia of launching a cyberattack on the Norwegian parliament in August through which they had targetted the email system of the parliament. The accusation has been made by the Norwegian foreign minister.

Russia behind cyberattack on parliament: Norway

Cyber warriors on NATO's eastern edge are warning that the growing number of people working from home globally due to the pandemic is increasing vulnerability to cyber attacks.

Cyber warriors sound warning on working from home

Trading was unaffected in New Zealand stock market continues despite NZX's website crashed again today morning for the fifth-trading day in a row. It appears to be another cyber-attack

NZ stock market website offline for the fifth consecutive day

Israel said on Wednesday it thwarted a cyber attack on its defence industry by a hacking group known as Lazarus, which the United States says is run by North Korean intelligence.

Israel thwarts cyber attack from North Korean cyber group on defence industry

Russia-backed hackers have been engaged in a sustained campaign to compromise news websites to plant false stories aimed at discrediting Nato, according to a latest report.

Russia-backed hackers running anti-NATO fake news campaign: Report

The European Union imposed its first ever sanctions against alleged cyber attackers on Thursday, targeting Russian and Chinese individuals and a specialist unit of Moscow's GRU military intelligence agency.

EU slaps sanctions on Russian and Chinese 'cyber attackers'

Iran will retaliate against any country that carries out cyber attacks on its nuclear sites, the head of civilian defence said, after a fire at its Natanz plant which some Iranian officials said may have been caused by cyber sabotage.

Iran threatens retaliation after what it calls possible cyber attack on nuclear site

Honda motor has suspended some of its motorcycle and auto production globally as the Japanese auto giant has been hit hard by a suspected cyber attack on June 9. Reports say operations in India, Turkey, and Brazil have been impacted as some plants have been forced to stop production. Watch report.

Cyber-attack hits Honda: Internal servers targetted

A cyber attack on British airline easyJet was able to access the email and travel details of around 9 million customers, as well as the credit card details of more than 2,000 of them.

Cyber attack on a British airline gets details of 9 million customers

Microsoft Executive has said that many cybercrooks have been using coronavirus to make ransomware attacks on people. Between February 2 and May 2 over 9,000 coronavirus-themed attacks were recorded.

9,100 covid-themed attacks by cyber crooks witnessed in India: Microsoft

From a verbal threat to an official warning, the US has alleged China of launching cyber attacks to steal its Covid-19 vaccine research.

Is China stealing US vaccine research?

Russian spies hacked a Ukrainian energy company at the centre of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump, a cybersecurity firm said Monday. Russia's GRU spy agency launched a "phishing" attack in November to access the email of Burisma Holdings employees, California cyber firm Area 1 Security said in a report.

Russian spies hacked Ukrainian energy firm at center of Trump impeachment

Iran has foiled a major cyber attack on its infrastructure that was launched by a foreign government, the Iranian telecoms minister said on Wednesday, two months after reports of a US cyber operation against the country.

Foiled 'very big' foreign cyber attack: Iran

Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Tuesday it was subject to a large-scale cyberattack on its digital platforms but that it was confident no data breach occurred just weeks before a national election.

UK Labour Party targeted in large-scale cyber attack

WION has learnt that the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was also alerted at the same time (around September 4th) when the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was informed about the possible malware/virus attack.

Some of ISRO’s computers used for web surfing were affected by malware 

Activists, lawyers, journalists & diplomats were targets of the WhatsApp hack. As the story continues to evolve, another major data breach has come to the fore. Reports suggest that debit, credit data of customers are up for sale in dark web.

Gravitas: Not just WhatsApp, even credit & debit card data of users stolen!

In April-May 2019, a series of cyber attacks took place on around 1,400 WhatsApp accounts using a malware built by an Israeli company NSO. The spyware can be injected into phones simply by ringing the number of a target device.

'Cyber threat continues across the globe,' says group that helped WhatsApp reach out to people impacted by cyber attack 

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) has confirmed the presence of malicious software in its system at the Kudankulam nuclear plant.

WION Dispatch: NPCIL clarifies doubts over cyber attack on its plant

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