China's biggest lender's US arm hit by ransomware attackICBC Financial Services, the US unit of China's largest commercial lender by assets, said it was investigating the attack that disrupted so...
10 Nov, 2023, 01.52 PM IST
World's largest bank hit by ransomware gang linked to Boeing, Ion attacksThe prolific gang known as Lockbit is suspected to have orchestrated a ransomware attack against the US unit of ICBC, the world’s largest l...
10 Nov, 2023, 07.26 AM IST
Cyber security pitfalls and how negligence can be expensive for MSMEs70% of Indian firms have been hit by ransomware disruptions in the last three years and they keep rising.
15 Apr, 2023, 10.16 AM IST
Cyber attack on AIIMS Delhi's servers originated in China, say government sources"The server attack was by the Chinese; the probe found that it originated from China," said a top source. "Of the 100 servers — 40 physical...
14 Dec, 2022, 03.25 PM IST
Quad Foreign Ministers sign into operation HADR PartnershipThe Ministers without naming China called on states to take reasonable steps to address ransomware operations emanating from within their t...
24 Sep, 2022, 01.14 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
Biden warns Putin to act against ransomware groupsIn Biden’s starkest warning yet, he conveyed in a phone call to Putin that the attacks would no longer be treated only as criminal acts, bu...
10 Jul, 2021, 01.20 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
40 sub-stations in Telangana too faced attack from Chinese hackersThe malware had entered 40 substations, but efforts by the hackers were successfully thwarted by state government agencies.
03 Mar, 2021, 02.35 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
Supply chain sees spike in number of cyber attacks in 2017: ReportBusinesses and professional services sector received 10% of global ransomware attacks, the third most targeted industry (up from sixth posi...
18 May, 2018, 05.01 PM IST
Kaspersky detects Lazarus-controlled servers in IndiaKaspersky Lab has uncovered a number of compromised servers being used as part of the threat actor's global command and control infrastruct...
24 Oct, 2017, 02.57 PM IST
Government entities may get cover against cyberattacksThe govt is looking at a firewall for govt infrastructure, at least initially, since non-state entities, particularly multinationals, may b...
28 Jul, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
India worst hit by Petya in APAC, 7th globally: SymantecThis is the second time in two months that hackers have tried to hold computers at ransom, threatening to wipe out critical data unless the...
29 Jun, 2017, 01.38 PM IST
Telcos on high alert post global ransomware blitzTop telcos said there was no immediate impact of the attack — caused by a malicious piece of software, or 'malware', known as WannaCry.
15 May, 2017, 12.36 AM IST
How the ransomware that took down computers across the world was 'stopped' for just Rs 686The attack, however, had by that time infected tens of thousands of computers. The extent of any damage may be known only by Monday.
13 May, 2017, 07.03 PM IST
Bitcoins feeding online crime wave: F-Secure Cyber Security 2017 reportChinese companies have made considerable investments into the vast server farms needed to mine the digital currency.
26 Apr, 2017, 03.45 PM IST