SOUTH KOREA – A suspected Kyowon Group cyberattack earlier this week may have exposed data of around 9.6 million user accounts, according to an ongoing investigation. The estimate, made by a government-led investigation team that includes the Korea Internet & Security Agency, follows the Kyowon Group’s report earlier this week that it had detected signs […]
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Possible Cyber Attack on Israel Hits Internet and Mobile Networks
ISRAEL – A possible cyber attack on Israel on Tuesday Dec. 30, caused outages on internet and mobile networks, disrupting services for millions of users. Israel’s Communications Ministry said the reason for the outages was “unknown,” while Hebrew-language media reported that a cyberattack could not be ruled out. The private daily Israel Hayom said that […]
Belgian Government Institutions Hit by Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure
BELGIUM – The Belgian government institutions were hit by cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure, with the attacks being credited to the DDoSia hacker group according to the country’s cybersecurity firm Secutec on Friday. According to the Belga news agency, citing Secutec, which monitors critical infrastructure for Belgium’s Cybersecurity Centre, nearly 1,250 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks were […]
Polish BLIK Payment System Targeted by Cyberattacks
POLAND – BLIK payment system is the largest digital payment service provider in Poland, which since the weekend have been experiencing disruptions after being targeted by cyberattacks. According to local reports on Monday, BLIK mobile payment system was hit by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on Saturday morning. Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said at the […]
What are the European Airports Experiencing Disruptions After Cyberattack?
UK – Several European airports experienced disruptions on Saturday after a third-party service provider was hit by a cyberattack on Friday night, according to local authorities. Brussels Airport confirmed at least four flight cancellations on Saturday morning, including departures to Rwanda and Amsterdam, following the Friday night attack, which knocked out automated check-in and boarding […]