North Korean infiltrators becoming IT workers to funnel their salaries to help Kim Jong Un build nukes: ReportNorth Korean IT workers are infiltrating Fortune 500 companies using stolen identities and AI to secure remote positions. They funnel their...
10 Apr, 2025, 01.14 PM IST
Bybit $1.5 billion stolen: Here’s how the biggest crypto heist took placeCryptocurrency exchange Bybit lost around $1.5 billion to hackers in February this year. Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI...
06 Mar, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
State-backed North Korean cyber thieves pull off largest crypto heist in history, steal $ 1.5 billion worth assetsNorth Korean hackers carried out the largest cryptocurrency heist in history, stealing $1.5 billion from the Dubai-based exchange Bybit. Th...
26 Feb, 2025, 09.45 PM IST
Bybit loses nearly $1.5 billion in crypto hack—What we know so farDubai-based crypto exchange Bybit has suffered one of the largest hacks in digital currency history, losing approximately $1.5 billion wort...
23 Feb, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
Paycheck to payback: How IT worker hacked firm for big ransom after being fired for 'poor performance'A North Korean cyber criminal was hired as a remote IT worker and hacked the company that employed him. He downloaded sensitive data and la...
18 Oct, 2024, 11.49 AM IST
WazirX faces flak over handling of $230-million crypto heistCryptocurrency platform WazirX suffered the biggest cyberattack on an Indian exchange, with hackers stealing more than $230 million worth o...
29 Jul, 2024, 06.12 PM IST
FirstCry’s IPO soon; I-T challengesHappy Monday! FirstCry may file its final IPO papers this week, sources said. More on this in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
29 Jul, 2024, 07.24 AM IST
FBI pings WazirX for info on attack by ‘North Korean hackers’Cryptocurrency platform WazirX suffered the biggest cyberattack on an Indian exchange, with hackers stealing more than $230 million worth o...
29 Jul, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Crypto hacking thefts double to $1.4 bln in first half, say researchersThe amount of cryptocurrency stolen in hacks globally more than doubled in the first six months of 2024 from a year earlier, driven by a sm...
05 Jul, 2024, 06.47 PM IST
State-sponsored cyberattacks against India up 278% in three yearsServices companies in India, including IT and BPO, saw the highest share of attacks between March 2021 and September 2023, according to Sin...
06 Nov, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
Despite hacks, America not seeking widened domestic surveillanceThe official said the administration, mindful of the privacy and civil liberties implications that could arise, is not currently seeking ad...
13 Mar, 2021, 11.06 AM IST
Chinese hackers target Indian vaccine makers SII and Bharat Biotech: Report01 Mar, 2021, 09.10 PM IST
Cyfirma says India has faced higher threats from state-sponsored attackers in H1Singapore-based cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA in its India Threat Landscape Report 2020 has said that due to increased digital adoption in Ind...
30 Oct, 2020, 10.56 PM IST
Scale back engagement with North Korea, US tells IndiaA US delegation from the State Department visited New Delhi this week to discuss how India could plug all exposure to North Korea.
13 Jul, 2018, 10.46 AM IST
The biggest security hacks of 2014ET brings you 5 of the most prominent security breaches of 2014. These are the hacks that not only made headlines, but also redefined how w...
29 Dec, 2014, 05.03 PM IST
- Routine internet searches can expose PC to malware: Study
Beware! your PC is not safe. Even a routine internet search, especially for a hot topic, might lead your computer into the hands of hackers.
29 Nov, 2010, 04.55 AM IST
- 'Routine internet searches can expose your PC to malware'
Beware! Your PC is not safe. Even a routine internet search, especially for a hot topic, might lead your computer into the hands of hackers.
28 Nov, 2010, 11.05 AM IST