Hackers attacked Dagestan over 2,000 times during last year
The authorities noted that hackers are constantly changing tactics
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Iranian parliament temporarily loses its website
The Iranian Majlis website is down after a cyber attack. It became unavailable in the morning. Iranian specialists have not yet regained control of the resource. The website of one of the Iranian news agencies has also been blocked by attackers.
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Türkiye to conduct joint cybersecurity exercises
Azerbaijani, Georgian and Turkish military will take part in joint trilateral exercises. They will be held next year and will be dedicated to the fight against cyber attacks.
Cyber attack against Iran’s Central Bank repelled
A major cyberattack against the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) was neutralized, according to an Iranian cyber security official. The general director of the Infrastructure Communication Company notified that a significant DDoS attack …
Russians warned of Telegram accounts theft
The Ministry of Digital Development warns Russians about "mass theft of accounts" in the Telegram messenger. The corresponding message was published in the department's channel. According to the message, first, the user …
Iran foils 120 heavy cyberattacks in October
Head of Iran's Civil Defense Organization Gholam Reza Jalali said that the country has foiled 120 heavy DDoS cyberattacks on its infrastructures over the past 20 days. Speaking at a press conference, Brigadier General Gholam …
Iran denies cyber attack on Albania
The Iranian government denied any involvement in a cyberattack against the Albanian government, which led to Prime Minister Edi Rama giving diplomats at the embassy in Tirana 24 hours to leave the country. Rama announced that all …
Rutube video platform back up and running after cyberattack
The Rutube video platform is fully functional again after the cyberattack on Wednesday. All options on the hosting’s website are again available to users. Rutube apps for iOS and Android are also working, TASS reported. …
Iran foils cyberattacks on public services
Iran’s state television said authorities have foiled massive cyberattacks that sought to target public services, both government and privately owned. The report late on Sunday said Iran thwarted the attacks that planned to target …
U.S. State Department launches new cyber bureau
The U.S. State Department launched its new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy on Monday in what it says is a modernization of the agency aimed at emerging technology issues in diplomacy. A statement issued by the …
Europe aims to build space-threat defense pact in new strategy
The European Union wants to establish a new crisis response system to defend against threats in space as well boost its capabilities to ward off hybrid and cyber attacks. By the end of the year, the EU will explore the possibility of …
Iran’s Mahan Air foils cyber attack on systems
Iranian airline Mahan Air foiled a cyber attack targeting the company’s “internal systems” on Sunday, a spokesman said on state TV. The attack wasn’t a “major issue” and all of …
Washington hopes for effective dialogue with Moscow on cybersecurity
The USA is in the mood to continue negotiations on cybersecurity issues with Russia. Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, said this during her speech at the Center for Strategic and …
Blinken vows to take measures against Russia-based hackers
The United States has made it clear to Russia that it will take measures against hackers on the Russian territory if Moscow fails to deal with them, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. "We’re working to bring allies …
U.S. and UK agencies accuse Russia of political cyber-campaign
U.S. and UK intelligence have accused Russian military hackers of being behind an ongoing cyber-campaign to steal emails and other information, including from parliaments. There are said to be hundreds of targets around the world, …
EU extends sanctions framework for cyber-attacks
The European Union prolonged for another year a sanctions framework for restrictive measures on persons or entities, including from Russia, whom Brussels deems as responsible for cyber-attacks, the Council of the EU said. "The …
Biden says to raise cybercrime issue in talks with Putin
U.S. President Joe Biden said that the Russian government was not behind the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline while noting he would raise the cybercrime issue in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We do not believe …
'Russian hackers' reportedly suspected of stealing U.S. State Department emails
"Russian hackers" are suspected of stealing thousands of emails from officials in the U.S. Department of State in a previously unreported attack, Politico reported, citing two sources in the U.S. Congress familiar with the …
U.S. General: Russia is "sophisticated cyber adversary"
U.S. Cyber Command Commander, General Paul Nakasone in prepared remarks to the Senate Armed Services Committee said that Russia is a sophisticated cyber adversary. According to him, Russia has demonstrated its ability to conduct …
Kremlin notes increased number of attacks on its website lately
The number of cyber attacks on the Kremlin website has risen lately, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. When asked whether it was possible to determine if there were indeed technical difficulties in operation of websites of the …
