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
Losses from crypto hacks jump to $2.2 bln in 2024, report saysCryptocurrency hacks surged in 2024. Stolen funds reached $2.2 billion, a 21% increase. Over 300 incidents occurred. North Korean-linked ha...
20 Dec, 2024, 07.26 AM IST
Noida bank branch falls victim to cyber attack: How hackers stole Rs 16.50 croreA bank branch in Noida reported a server breach resulting in the illegal transfer of Rs 16.50 crore. Cybercriminals hacked the bank's RTGS ...
16 Jul, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
China may misuse AI to target elections in India, US to boost geopolitical interests: Microsoft"With major elections taking place around the world this year, particularly in India, South Korea and the United States, we assess that Chi...
06 Apr, 2024, 12.59 PM IST
Nigerian fraudster ‘Hushpuppi’ jailed for 11 years in US, ordered to pay $1.7mRamon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, was arrested in Dubai two years ago and was ordered to pay $1,732,841 (£1,516,182) in restitution to ...
08 Nov, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
US crypto firm Harmony hit by $100 million heistHarmony develops blockchains for so-called decentralised finance - peer-to-peer sites that offer loans and other services without the tradi...
24 Jun, 2022, 09.22 PM IST
How crypto giant Binance became a hub for hackers, fraudsters and drug traffickersIn as little as nine minutes, using only encrypted email addresses as identification, the Lazarus hackers created Binance accounts and trad...
07 Jun, 2022, 08.18 PM IST
RBI to banks: Speed up cyberheist responseThe directive comes in the wake of multiple attempted heists in Indian banks in recent years.
24 Oct, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
North Korean hackers linked to Cosmos Bank heistCosmos Bank, a Pune based co-operative had lost Rs 94.42 crore in one of the largest banking heists in the country through withdrawals from...
03 Oct, 2018, 07.02 PM IST
US charges North Korean programmer with WannaCry, other cyber attacksIn a criminal complaint filed on June 8 and made public for the first time Thursday, the Department of Justice alleged that the programmer,...
07 Sep, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
Bank body asks lenders to get cyber insuranceWhile the larger lenders have cyber insurance covers ranging from Rs 350 crore to Rs 500 crore, many of the smaller players have only the B...
29 Aug, 2018, 11.59 AM IST
Bitcoin stumbles to end miserable week for cryptocurrenciesQuestions swirled this week about whether the world’s biggest cryptocurrency was manipulated during last year’s record price surge.
16 Jun, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
Kaspersky flags cyber threats to Digital India“Countries like India are developing so fast, it opens the doors for more cyber attacks,“ said Stephan Neumeier, managing director of Kaspe...
07 Jul, 2017, 08.25 AM IST
Cyber firms say hackers who stole Bangladesh central bank have attacked other Asian banksSymantec said it had identified three pieces of malware that were used in limited targeted attacks against financial institutions in Southe...
27 May, 2016, 02.31 PM IST
Bangladesh identifies 20 foreigners in $101 million heistThe Criminal Investigation Department's (CID) investigation also found evidence of negligence by Bangladesh Bank officials, according to CI...
18 Apr, 2016, 07.47 PM IST
ElectraCard loses security certification post $45 mn global ATM heistElectraCard said it has already taken measures to strengthen its processing environment and was confident of being re-certified.
13 May, 2013, 01.17 AM IST
ATM Heist: Breach likely at Pune-based ElectraCard ServicesElectraCard, which is part of the Opus Software Group, is partially-owned by the world's number two payment network MasterCard.
12 May, 2013, 04.41 AM IST