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Over half of banks at high risk of cyber-attacks: BIBM
A high risk of cyber-attacks looms large over 36 per cent of banks in Bangladesh mainly due to a shortage of investment in strengthening security measures, skilled personnel and a lack of awareness among bankers and customers.
India witnessing heavy cyber attacks
India has been the target of over 4.3 lakh cyber attacks from five countries including China, Russia and the US while more than 73,000 attacks were initiated from India between January and June this year, says a Finnish cyber-security company.
ABSENCE OF DATA SECURITY LAW / ICT sector fails to attract investment: minister
Bangladesh is failing to attract foreign investment, particularly from European countries, because of a lack of policies and regulations to ensure data security, ICT and Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar said yesterday.
MAJOR CYBER ATTACKS / UK, Australia blame Russia
Britain and Australia yesterday blamed Russia's military intelligence service for some of the biggest cyber attacks of recent years -- including one on the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 US presidential campaign.
British Airways apologises after 380,000 customers hit in cyber attack
British Airways is forced to apologise after the credit card details of hundreds of thousands of its customers were stolen over a two-week period in the worst ever attack on its website and app.
Malaysia’s central bank foils unauthorised fund transfer attempts
Malaysia’s central bank says it detected and foiled an attempted cyber attack and efforts to transfer funds without authorisation using falsified SWIFT messages.
New police unit to check cyber crime
Social media users may have to be more cautious about making “unlawful” public remarks and sharing contentious items as it would soon be only a matter of hours for police to trace their origins with the help of special software.
Cyberattack: Researcher finds 'kill switch' for ransomeware
A cybersecurity researcher appears to have discovered a "kill switch" that can prevent the spread of the WannaCry ransomware -- for now -- that has caused the cyberattacks wreaking havoc globally.
Unprecedented cyberattacks wreak global havoc
Cyber security experts rush to restore systems after an unprecedented global wave of cyberattacks that strike targets ranging from Russia's banks to British hospitals and a French carmaker's factories.
Over half of banks at high risk of cyber-attacks: BIBM
A high risk of cyber-attacks looms large over 36 per cent of banks in Bangladesh mainly due to a shortage of investment in strengthening security measures, skilled personnel and a lack of awareness among bankers and customers.
India witnessing heavy cyber attacks
India has been the target of over 4.3 lakh cyber attacks from five countries including China, Russia and the US while more than 73,000 attacks were initiated from India between January and June this year, says a Finnish cyber-security company.
ICT sector fails to attract investment: minister
Bangladesh is failing to attract foreign investment, particularly from European countries, because of a lack of policies and regulations to ensure data security, ICT and Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar said yesterday.
UK, Australia blame Russia
Britain and Australia yesterday blamed Russia's military intelligence service for some of the biggest cyber attacks of recent years -- including one on the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 US presidential campaign.
British Airways apologises after 380,000 customers hit in cyber attack
British Airways is forced to apologise after the credit card details of hundreds of thousands of its customers were stolen over a two-week period in the worst ever attack on its website and app.
Malaysia’s central bank foils unauthorised fund transfer attempts
Malaysia’s central bank says it detected and foiled an attempted cyber attack and efforts to transfer funds without authorisation using falsified SWIFT messages.
New police unit to check cyber crime
Social media users may have to be more cautious about making “unlawful” public remarks and sharing contentious items as it would soon be only a matter of hours for police to trace their origins with the help of special software.
Cyberattack: Researcher finds 'kill switch' for ransomeware
A cybersecurity researcher appears to have discovered a "kill switch" that can prevent the spread of the WannaCry ransomware -- for now -- that has caused the cyberattacks wreaking havoc globally.
Unprecedented cyberattacks wreak global havoc
Cyber security experts rush to restore systems after an unprecedented global wave of cyberattacks that strike targets ranging from Russia's banks to British hospitals and a French carmaker's factories.
More evidence NKorea linked to BB cyber heist: Kaspersky Lab
Cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab says it has obtained digital evidence that bolsters suspicions by some researchers that North Korea was involved in last year's $81 million cyber heist of the Bangladesh central bank's account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.