Beer giant Asahi not engaging with hackers after cyberattackAsahi says it has received no ransom demand after a major ransomware attack that may have exposed data of about two million people. The bre...
27 Nov, 2025, 02.00 PM IST
Has America’s banking information been compromised? What is this ransomware group’s demand?A ransomware group named ‘LockBit’ is claiming to have hacked into the servers of the US Federal Reserve and stolen ‘sensitive’ banking inf...
25 Jun, 2024, 06.43 PM IST
A cyberattack on a big US health system diverts ambulances and takes records offlineA cyberattack on the Ascension health system in the U.S. disrupted medical services, diverted ambulances, and blocked online access to pati...
10 May, 2024, 10.50 PM IST
Lockbit cybercrime gang disrupted by Britain, US and EULockbit and its affiliates have hacked some of the world's largest organisations in recent months. The gang makes money by stealing sensiti...
20 Feb, 2024, 08.45 AM IST
Explained: What is Lockbit? The digital extortion gang on a cybercrime spreeThe cybercrime gang infects a victim organisation's system with ransomware - malicious software that encrypts data - and then coerces targe...
11 Nov, 2023, 11.07 AM IST
How MOVEit breach shows hackers' interest in corporate file transfer toolsGovernments and companies globally are scrambling to deal with the consequences of a mass compromise made public on Thursday that was tied ...
17 Jun, 2023, 12.49 AM IST
Hackers sabotage Dallas public facilities, emergency servicesAlthough statements said emergency services to residents were unaffected, the home pages of the police and fire service were unavailable as...
05 May, 2023, 01.13 AM IST
Australia may inadvertently fuel cyber crime, says data theft victim organisationIDCare said by raising the threat of massive fines, Australia would force companies to choose whether to pay A$1 million, the typical cost ...
05 Apr, 2023, 04.45 PM IST
Spies for Hire: China’s new breed of hackers blends espionage and entrepreneurshipSponsored but not necessarily micromanaged by Beijing, this new breed of hacker attacks government targets and private companies alike, mix...
27 Aug, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
How to put a stop to Russia’s new form of organized crimeRansomware attacks can cripple critical infrastructure like hospitals and schools and even core functions of major cities. Using methods as...
01 Aug, 2021, 02.26 PM IST
Hackers demand $70 million to restore data held by companies hit in cyberattack: BlogThe demand was posted on a blog typically used by the REvil cybercrime gang, a Russia-linked group that is counted among the cybercriminal ...
05 Jul, 2021, 11.52 AM IST
Ransomware breach at Florida IT firm hits 200 businessesRussia-linked REvil ransomware gang - the same group of actors blamed by the FBI for paralyzing meat packer JBS last month - is believed to...
03 Jul, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
Russia's FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov says Moscow will cooperate with US against hackersFSB chief Alexander Bortnikov said the security agency would follow agreements reached by presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden in discus...
23 Jun, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
Data, kidnappedWe take a closer look at ransomware attacks that has grown from a cottage industry for crooks into a multi-billion-dollar racket and global...
12 Jun, 2021, 12.19 PM IST
Fake ransom seeking email scam prowling in Indian cyberspaceThe Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In), in a latest advisory, has said while there is "nothing to worry" about such emails...
02 May, 2020, 02.21 PM IST
Ransomware has reached in the hands of common criminals: Take these steps to stay safeThe number of users attacked by ransomware in India has nearly doubled from 2015-16 to 2016-17, according to a Kaspersky Labs report.
10 Oct, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
Computers at three banks, pharmaceutical company hacked; hackers demand ransom in bitcoinsThe attackers accessed the system by compromising IT administrators’ computers, people aware of the matter said.
11 Jan, 2016, 05.07 AM IST