Digital India Bill set to add myriad online offence laws under ‘user harm’The Digital India Bill is likely to define and encode in law various online offences such as cryptojacking, astroturfing, dogpiling or cybe...
28 Sep, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
India sees 31% surge in malware attacks in 2022: reportIndia experienced a 31% surge in malware attacks in 2022, which should prompt companies to intensify their efforts in safeguarding themselv...
28 May, 2023, 01.24 PM IST
Blockchain, cryptocurrency can help democratise financial services: PayPal CTOPayPal CTO Sri Shivananda said the infrastructure being built by the company will not only support digital currencies, but the intent over ...
20 May, 2021, 02.17 PM IST
Five Chinese nationals charged in mega hacking scheme, Indian govt networks hit: US"In about 2019, the conspirators compromised government of lndia websites, as well as virtual private networks and database servers support...
16 Sep, 2020, 11.56 PM IST
Trend Micro creates ‘honeypot’ to analyse security threats, gets subjected to ransomware & cryptocurrency miningHoneypot attracted financially motivated exploits.
27 Jan, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
Education sector worst hit by cyber threats from July-Sept: SeqriteTargeting the education sector indicates a major shift in the sector-wise priorities amongst cybercriminals and underscores a willingness t...
13 Nov, 2019, 05.03 PM IST
Bengaluru topped cyber hitlist in 2018, says studyCrypto-jacking has replaced ransomware as top threat, says Quick Heal report
20 May, 2019, 10.35 AM IST
Seqrite detects 50 million cyber threats during H2 2018The IT/ITeS industry had the maximum malware detections at 27%, followed by professional services (24.43%) and manufacturing (17.70%).
13 Mar, 2019, 01.14 PM IST
Online shopaholics beware: Symantec says cybercrooks have a new key to your bank accountCryptojacking, a major concern for cybersecurity companies in late 2017, saw a downtrend last year.
21 Feb, 2019, 06.32 PM IST
Targeted ransomware attacks surge in 2018: ReportThe threat report explores changes in the threat landscape over the past 12 months, uncovering trends and how they are expected to impact c...
20 Nov, 2018, 04.40 PM IST
Hackers mined a fortune from Indian websitesCryptojacking turns AP govt sites, among hundreds of others into mining platforms.
17 Sep, 2018, 08.22 PM IST
Not just the phone browser, your TV and smart fridge might be mining bitcoin for criminals tooCrypto-jacking is not done only by installing malicious software, but can also affect users visiting a website.
30 Jun, 2018, 07.36 PM IST
McAfee reports 629% increase in coin miner malware in Q1 2018In finance, the attacks were not always region specific, as was the case in previous years, but McAfee identified activity in Russia, and r...
27 Jun, 2018, 01.49 PM IST
Over three million cryptojacking attacks detected between January-May 18The most commonly used method is to infect websites and pop-up ads with a JavaScript based cryptomining script, said the Quick Heal Securit...
25 Jun, 2018, 01.29 PM IST
Over 2,000 computers at Aditya Birla Group held hostage by hackers mining cryptosMore than 2,000 computers were targeted by hackers in a new kind of cyber-warfare where hackers misuse a target’s terminals to mine cryptoc...
11 May, 2018, 08.33 AM IST
Cryptojacking is trending. But for how long?Cybersecurity companies are becoming increasingly skilled at weeding out the scripts used in cryptojacking.
05 Apr, 2018, 05.02 PM IST
Hackers are using your phones, computers to mine a cryptocurrencyCriminals looking to commandeer massive processing power to unlock new Monero cryptocurrency coins have unleashed an epidemic of malicious ...
16 Feb, 2018, 06.21 AM IST