Coinbase expects up to $400 million hit from cyber attackCoinbase said a cyber attack exposed account data, including names, addresses and emails, for a "small subset" of users. The exchange expec...
15 May, 2025, 05.30 PM IST
Kidnapped father of crypto-millionaire freed in French police raidFrench police mounted a weekend raid to free a man who had been kidnapped in Paris to force his crypto-millionaire son to pay a ransom, pro...
04 May, 2025, 05.38 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
Alliance of 40 countries to vow not to pay ransom to cybercriminals: USIn ransomware attacks, hackers encrypt an organisation's systems and demand ransom payments in exchange for unlocking them. Often they also...
31 Oct, 2023, 04.38 PM IST
Crypto bourses can’t get cover for cyber risksIn the absence of regulation, cryptocurrency exchanges in India are not being able to get insurance protection against cyber risks like ran...
30 Dec, 2021, 07.08 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
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
Can’t assess extent of damage from Android malware as hacker yet to use info: Sanjay Katkar, Quick Heal Tech“Our focus area has been adding more features on larger enterprises and data breach threats.”
11 Jan, 2018, 02.09 PM IST
Ransomware: The extortionists of the new millenniumThe current attack by ransomware WannaCry is considered the worst ever, with newer versions appearing even as solutions are found to deal w...
21 May, 2017, 12.01 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
Ransomware emerges as the most dangerous cyberthreat facing consumers: Norton by SymantecConsumer ransomware campaigns are automated, with most attack groups simply attempting to infect as many computers as possible to maximise ...
21 Sep, 2016, 06.45 PM IST
EY Develops a tool to protect systems from malwares like ransomware attacksRansomware is a kind of malware which is targeted to extort money through primarily crypto currencies such as Bitcoins, by locking computer...
16 Jun, 2016, 12.22 PM IST
Notorious computer virus attacks users’ filesThe malicious program is now targeting online consumers and businesses via email attachments which block access to a computer system until ...
19 Jul, 2015, 09.38 AM IST
Hacker attack that makes you grind your teethA dental practice was hit last year by a strain of malicious software that sought out X-ray images and encrypted them on the clinic's compu...
04 Sep, 2014, 12.09 PM IST
Quick Heal detects virus that demands a $ 300 ransomQuick Heal said it has detected a new computer virus, CryptoLocker ransomware, which after encrypting files in a user's computer demands a ...
23 Oct, 2013, 06.15 PM IST