UPI, IMPS, retail payments of some banks temporarily unavailable due to ransomware attack on tech-providerUPI payments: Ransomware attack on C-Edge Tecnologies who manages systems of certain specified banks. As per NPCI's advisory note, "To prev...
02 Aug, 2024, 02.39 PM IST
Small Indian banks back online after ransomware attack, payments authority saysAbout 300 small Indian banks were temporarily offline following a ransomware attack on C-Edge Technologies, which provides tech services to...
01 Aug, 2024, 07.32 PM IST
RansomEXX ransomware strikes Indian banks: CloudSEKA ransomware attack by the RansomEXX group has disrupted India's banking system and payment firms, affecting around 300 small-sized lenders...
01 Aug, 2024, 03.36 PM IST
Nearly 73% of Indian mid, large companies hit by ransomware in 2023Nearly 44% of these organisations ended up paying ransom ranging between $100,000-$500,000, as per the survey by cybersecurity firm Sophos.
27 Nov, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Cyberattacks on healthcare sector rising, 60% of organisations hit in a year: reportOnly 24% of healthcare organisations were able to disrupt a ransomware attack before the attackers encrypted their data—down from 34% in 20...
03 Nov, 2023, 12.40 PM IST
Opposition, security experts seek answers on ICMR data leakDetails, including Aadhaar number, passport number, name, age, gender and address of 4 lakh citizens, are already uploaded as sample files ...
01 Nov, 2023, 06.01 AM 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
Ransomware attacks on healthcare, pharma sectors seen rising in 2021With most organisations expected to follow a hybrid working model next year, threats persist for remote work infrastructure as well. Bitcoi...
22 Dec, 2020, 01.05 PM IST
Seqrite predicts increased ransomware attacks on healthcare and pharmaceutical sector in 2021umerous hospitals, COVID-19 research firms, and pharma companies have fallen victim to ransomware in the last quarter of ‘20, making it nec...
22 Dec, 2020, 12.08 PM IST
Insurers now offer cover for insolvency professionalPolicies cover kidnap, ransom apart from offering professional indemnity to insolvency professionals. They are appointed as acting CEOs of ...
29 Jan, 2018, 08.25 AM IST
Indian companies WannaCry over Bitcoin payments tooSeveral Indian companies compromised by the WannaCry cyber-attack were unwilling to pay in bitcoins to recover their data, fearing that wil...
17 May, 2017, 08.35 AM IST
Despite legal implication, some companies pay the ransom demanded by WannaCryThough lawyers and experts have been advising companies to not pay bitcoins, some Indian companies are believed to have gone ahead and paid...
16 May, 2017, 01.32 AM IST
No cyber attack response strategy at most Indian companiesEY cyber war games show that most top executives at domestic companies are all at sea when it comes to hacking-related issues.
20 Feb, 2016, 05.56 AM IST
Ready to bear all expenses for safe return of kidnapped Punjabi workers: Parkash Singh BadalBadal, who rushed to Delhi after hearing the news, asked the Centre to make all-out efforts to secure the release at the earliest.
18 Jun, 2014, 11.09 PM IST
- Somali sea brigands push up cover costs, sales
‘Marine special protection’ premium has gone up 50% in the past 10 months and around 4-5 covers are sold every month to Indian shipping lin...
21 Feb, 2011, 05.42 AM IST
- Six Indians abducted over pay row in central Nigeria
Six Indians working for a steel firm in central Nigeria's Kogi state have been abducted by protesting workers demanding pay increases.
10 Oct, 2007, 11.53 PM IST
- India Inc gets cover
As Indian corporates expand their businesses instrife-ridden areas, they are now discovering the `Kidnap and Ransom’ cover that goes beyond...
07 Nov, 2006, 01.12 AM IST