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- Who is Nitrogen group, what does Foxconn do and what data was hacked? Ransomware hackers claim breach at FoxconnWho is Nitrogen group, what does Foxconn do and what data was hacked? Foxconn confirmed a cyberattack that affected some North American fac...14 May, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
- Is Canvas still hacked - what is a data breach? The shocking Canvas cyberattack timelineWhat really happened in the Canvas data breach? Hackers allegedly accessed 275 million student records, exposing education’s dangerous hidd...08 May, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
- Universities around the world scramble after cyberattack disrupts student portalsA significant cyberattack on the Canvas learning platform has disrupted academic operations at numerous universities across the US, Austral...08 May, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
- Canvas Hack: Why are students grateful and happy as massive outage leaves universities across US strandedMajor US universities, including Harvard and Stanford, experienced a Canvas platform outage on May 7, 2026, following a cyberattack claimed...08 May, 2026, 09.31 AM IST
- ‘Pay or Leak’: How ShinyHunters hacked into Instructure’s Canvas platform leaving universities across US cluelessA major cyber attack by ShinyHunters has crippled Instructure Canvas, the learning platform used by several universities including Harvard ...08 May, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
- Majority of Indian firms hit by ransomware in 2025 pay over Rs 12 crore on average: ReportAs per the report findings, India has emerged as the Asia-Pacific epicentre of ransomware activity, with manufacturing organisations witnes...15 Apr, 2026, 10.35 PM IST
- One password, 700 jobs lost: How a ransomware attack crushed a 158-year-old UK firmA single weak password led to the downfall of KNP, a 158-year-old UK transport company, resulting in 700 job losses. The Akira ransomware g...22 Jul, 2025, 09.15 PM IST
- UK plans to ban public sector bodies from paying ransom to cyber criminalsBritain is set to prohibit public sector bodies and critical infrastructure operators from paying ransom demands to cybercriminals, followi...22 Jul, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
- Cybercriminals target SMEs as large companies beef up securityAttacks onsmall and medium enterprises (SMEs) (with 100-5,000 employees) have significantly risen in India and accounted for nearly half of...06 Sep, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
- RansomEXX ransomware strikes Indian banks: CloudSEKA ransomware attack by the RansomEXX group has disrupted India's banking system and payment firms, affecting around 300 small-sized lenders...01 Aug, 2024, 03.36 PM IST
- Crypto ransom attack payments hit record $1 billion in 2023: ChainalysisPayments from crypto-related ransom attacks nearly doubled to a record $1 billion in 2023, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said on We...07 Feb, 2024, 08.23 PM IST
- Crypto ransom attack payments hit record $1 billion in 2023: reportScammers targeting institutions such as hospitals, schools and government offices for ransom pocketed $1.1 billion last year, compared with...07 Feb, 2024, 08.06 PM IST
- Oil India cyber attack: Russian malware planted from NigeriaOil has lodged an FIR in Duliajan police station. Cyber attacker has demanded US$ 7500000 as a ransom through a note from the infected PC. ...22 Apr, 2022, 09.38 PM 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
- Wipro bio attack threat: You can be a victim of bitcoin-fuelled ransomware attackTransactions in bitcoin, which is part of no banking system, cannot be tracked which makes it easier for cyber criminals to run their trade.07 May, 2017, 03.25 PM 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
- Piracy syndicates selling shares to finance attacks, says US Navy ChiefPiracy syndicates are selling shares in planned attacks, fueled by a surge of ransom payments that help attract investors, the US Navy Chie...23 Apr, 2011, 04.41 AM IST
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