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The world paid $ 45bn to the Cyber Attacks of 2018

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$ 45bn is the estimated loss to the cyber attacks of 2018   A study shows that the Cyber Attacks in 2018 earned around $ 45bn – a huge loss for the governments. This result has been surveyed this year after the consecutive failed attempts by the native governments worldwide to stop the malicious activities such as ransomware , browser hijacking etc. from harming the computers. The reports also put some light on the fact that the cyber criminals have become more vigilant and choose their victims in a sophisticating manner. Many attacks could have been avoided from penetrating the systems if the cyber security would have been improved a bit. Other prominent losses were due to multiple fraudulent business emails’ take-over along with ‘cryptojacking’ and network hijacking to generate BTC or other digital currencies – claims The Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance according to the data compiled from United States and other international reports. The s...

Germany’s Major Cyber Attack: Private data of Politicians leaked by 20-Year-Old Man

German  Cyber Attack A comprehensive confession made by a 20 year old man regarding the data breach attack has marked an end to the misery over the information leak of Angela Merkel and other public figures. Styling himself  G0d , the anonymous 20 year old published private information about journalists, politicians & celebrities on Twitter under the username  @_0rbit . The computer amateur managed to access & leak personal data of around 1000 people including  German Chancellor Angela Merkel . The defendant is a student who lives with his parents. He is believed to have acted alone out of rage by the political statements made by public figures he targeted. The target included politicians from every major political party except for the  far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)  raising a suspicion of their influence in this cyber crime activity. However there is no evidence of involvement of foreign intelligence or activists from the far-right...