After a hacking into Australia's second-biggest telecom company on Monday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the country will modify its privacy laws to allow banks to respond more quickly to such attacks.

Optus cyber attack: Australia plans privacy change, says prime minister

Massive cyberattack has hit around 10 million Australians, possible leading to the leak of their crucial personal details. Optus, the Australian unit of the telecom firm, said that it is investigating the unauthorised access of customer details including home addresses, driving licence and passport numbers after the cyber attack.

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Uber's computer network was breached by a cyber attacker last Thursday. Uber laid the blame on hacking group Lapsus$, which used similar attacks to breach Microsoft, Cisco, Samsung, Nvidia, Okta and others in 2022.

World Business Watch: Uber blames hacking group Lapsus$ for cyber attack

A couple of hackers claimed to have carried out a cyber-attack against British hotel chain Holiday Inn owner Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) “for fun”, causing massive booking disruptions.

Hackers launch cyber-attack on UK hotel chain for 'fun'

Albania has cut diplomatic ties with Iran over a cyber attack which took place around two months ago. It has now ordered Iranian embassy staff to leave the country within 24 hours.

Albania freezes diplomatic ties with Iran over cyberattack, White House supports the former

China on Monday accused the US of launching tens of thousands of cyberattacks against the country and stealing vast quantities of private information, including that of private research universities.

China accuses US of 'cyberattack' on university that allegedly does military research

China on Monday (September 5) accused the US of launching tens of thousands of cyberattacks against the country and stealing vast quantities of private information, including that of private research universities.

China accuses US of tens of thousands of cyberattacks and stealing private informations

The Australian company Lynas Rare Earths Ltd said on Friday that they were the target of a number of cyber-attacks from social media accounts possibly linked to the Chinese Communist Party.

Rare earth minerals producer becomes target of China-backed cyberattacks

Soon after taking down Soviet monuments in a province with a large Russian ethnic population, Estonia said on Thursday that it had thwarted "the most extensive cyber attack since 2007".

Estonia repelled the 'most extensive' cyber attack after it removed Soviet monuments

The Russia-Ukraine war is in its fifth month with no signs of abating. During the course of the war, cyberspace also became a battleground with multiple attacks being reported by the media.

Ukraine nuclear operator reports 'most powerful cyberattack since the start of the Russian invasion'

A ransomware attack on a UK software provider for the NHS is being probed for possible patient data theft after experts issued a warning that thieves would use personal information as a negotiating chip.

Ransomware attack hits UK NHS's software, experts fear theft of sensitive patient data

Amid a rise in cyber attacks from across the border, the Modi administration is taking several initiatives to protect key infrastructure. Cybersecurity firm Norton said in its report that India recorded more than 1.

How India aims to protect key infrastructure amid rise in cyber attacks from across the border

Norway was hit by a cyberattack that temporarily shut down websites of several private and public institutions. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said that the attack “has not caused any significant damage” to his knowledge.

Hit by cyberattack, Norway suspects pro-Russian hackers

The allegations of cyber-attacks are nothing new for Russia as they have been accused of targeting various government agencies and even individuals in the past. The accusations have resurfaced as UK and UK intelligence agencies blamed Russia for targeting an American commercial satellite company called Viasat just hours ahead of launching their invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

Russia accused of cyberattack on American company just before invading Ukraine

Hackers linked to North Korea were suspected of carrying out a cyberattack on South Koreans through emails disguised as official messages sent from a medical journal calling on recipients to book appointments for a new coronavirus vaccine, a South Korean cybersecurity company said in a statement Friday.

North Korea is linked to a cyberattack disguised as a Covid vaccine

President Joe Biden warned of intelligence pointing to a growing Russian cyber threat and he urged US businesses to "immediately" prepare defenses.

President Joe Biden warns of Russian cyberattacks on US businesses

US President Joe Biden has warned the US businesses of potential cyber-attacks by Russia amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Cyber threat looms over US businesses: Germany warns against Russian anti-virus

Russian government websites are facing unprecedented cyber attacks and technical efforts are being made to filter foreign web traffic, the TASS news agency cited the digital ministry as saying on Thursday.

Russian government sites facing unprecedented cyber attacks: Report

Many parts of Europe have been knocked off the internet after it encountered massive “cyberattacks” at the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, news agency AFP reports.

‘Cyber Armageddon’ in Europe: Thousands go offline following Russia-Ukraine war, says report

US security and law enforcement agencies warned in a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) on Thursday that Iran-linked cyber operations are targeting a variety of government and private-sector organisations in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America.

'MuddyWater': Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security running malicious cyber campaigns, warns US

A series of cyberattacks knocked the websites of the Ukrainian army, defense ministry and major banks offline, as tensions persisted over the threat of a possible Russian invasion.

Cyberattacks knock out websites of Ukrainian army, defense ministry, major banks

Russia is said to be linked to a majority of ransomware and cyber attacks across the world, according to new report which claims that 74 per cent of revenue made through such attacks last year went to Russian-linked hackers.

Russia responsible for 74% of ransomware attacks in world, hackers bagged $400mn in crypto: Report

While tensions persist over the threat of a possible Russian invasion, websites of the Ukrainian army, defence ministry and major banks were knocked offline in a series of cyber attacks. Ukraine's information security center pointed the finger at neighboring Russia.

Russia behind cyberattack on Ukrainian websites?

Media giant News Corp said the company's email accounts were comprised including data of journalists. The media company said the cyberattack had occurred last month as hackers targeted emails and documents.

News Corp data hacked; company blames 'China nexus'

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