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Ransomware group LockBit leaked data allegedly belonging to Boeing on Friday, about a week after the aerospace giant confirmed it had fallen victim to a cyberattack. The leak includes more than 43GB of backup files that LockBit says it stole from Boeing, according to Bleeping Computer.As of Monday afternoon, the Boeing services website remained out of order. A notice posted to the site acknowledged a cyber incident affecting Boeing's parts and distribution business, but reiterated that it did not impact the safety of its…

Microsoft Names Cyber Attacks After Natural Disasters For years, a cyber attack has been just that: an incursion by a person into the systems of a large company or entity with a malicious purpose. These can be of many types and once solved, it is necessary to carry out a large investigation in order to know the origin of the attacker. And to this end Microsoft has added a new attack classification system named after natural disasters. Blizzards and tsunami among other names Lovers of the world of video games are…

55-year-old Pawan Kumar Soni, a farmer based in Sri Ganganagar City in Rajasthan, became a victim of a cyber fraud when his 26-year-old son Harsh Vardhan opened a link from a phishing message that flashed on his mobile phone. Within minutes, more than Rs. 8 lakh was withdrawn from his account in four different transactions.Vardhan, who lives in Dwarka in Delhi, had his phone number registered with his father's account at the State Bank of India branch of Sri Ganganagar City. The message, which was delivered on his…

Getty ImagesOne year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the war continues -- including an ever-evolving digital component that has implications for the future of cybersecurity around the world. Among other things, the war in Ukraine has upended the Eastern European cybercriminal ecosystem, according to cybersecurity experts from Google, shaking up the way ransomware attacks are playing out. "Ransomware continues to be lucrative, but financially motivated threat actors are not immune from geopolitical developments," says a…