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Germany plans 'active cyberdefence' as online attacks riseGermany is developing active cyberdefence to counter increasing online attacks. New laws will allow security services to strike back at att...
EU phase-out of high-risk tech targets Huawei, Chinese companiesThe European Union is set to phase out equipment from high-risk technology suppliers. This move targets critical sectors like telecommunica...
$24M in crypto, 30 Bitcoins, and $700K seized as FBI takes down Russian hacker behind 700,000 computer ransomware army in Operation EndgameThe United States has indicted Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov from Moscow. He led a global cybercrime group using Qakbot malware. This malwar...
Lockbit cybercrime gang disrupted by Britain, US and EULockbit and its affiliates have hacked some of the world's largest organisations in recent months. The gang makes money by stealing sensiti...
FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrimeCybersecurity experts said they were impressed by the deft dismantling of the network but cautioned that any setback to cybercrime would li...
US says it has disrupted notorious 'Qakbot' hacking network"Qakbot malware infected more than 700,000 victim computers, facilitated ransomware deployments, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars...
Swiss administration hit by cyber attackSwiss authorities are investigating a cyber attack on the IT company Xplain, whose clients include many federal and cantonal government dep...
View: It is time to address those cyber insecuritiesForbes, quoting a cyber expert, predicts a new attack every two seconds, and estimates ransomware costs at $265 billion by 2031. Apart from...
Central body accountable for nation's cyber security missing: NCSC PantThere are cyber security organisations in the country but no central body responsible for safety in the online space, a top cyber security ...
India among countries to lead thematic discussions at counter ransomware initiative meet: White HouseJoined by ministers and senior officials from over 30 countries and the European Union to accelerate cooperation to counter ransomware, the...
Organisations must shore up cybersecurity strategies to support remote work: SurveyCyber exposure company Tenable’s global study reveals that 71% of organisations in India attribute recent business-impacting cyberattacks t...
G7 demand action from Russia on cybercrimes and chemical weapon useThe communique said Russia must "hold to account those within its borders who conduct ransomware attacks, abuse virtual currency to launder...
Companies in India responded well to increased cyberattacks after 'total chaos' during lockdown: EYEY in its Global Integrity Report 2020 had found that cybercriminals, trying to exploit the fears and uncertainties around the virus, have ...
BSE alerts market entities against malacious software scriptThe BSE - formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange - asked market entities to take measures to mitigate the threat.
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...
Malware attacks: Government rushes cyber security advisor Gulshan Rai to MumbaiTerming the situation as "extremely serious," a senior official from the Maharashtra government's cyber cell said it is an impact on the co...
'Petya malware cyber attact potent, uses multiple techniques'The attack, which comes within weeks of a similar cyber attack called WannaCry, has been spreading through Europe, and seems to be making i...
WannaCry again? Hackers strike across Europe, India not affectedSanjay Bahl, chief of India's cyber security agency Computer Emergency Response Team, said he was monitoring the situation.
Cyber experts working round the clock to protect India from the 'biggest ransomware' attackExperts say though the impact on India has been relatively minimal so far, the real test will be today when scores of professionals switch ...
India ninth most impacted by ransomware attacks: SymantecIndia ranks as the ninth most impacted region by ransomware with other countries like the US, Japan, the UK, Italy and Germany topping the ...