Medusa Ransomware Threat: What do the FBI and CISA warn Gmail and Outlook users about?Federal agencies have warned users of Gmail, Outlook and similar services about Medusa ransomware. This cyber threat has affected over 300 ...
18 Mar, 2025, 02.44 AM IST
How can Indian SMEs combat ransomware attacks?The average ransom soared to $1.54 million in 2023, nearly doubling from the previous year. Cybersecurity experts stress the urgent need fo...
27 Feb, 2024, 06.16 PM IST
Over 55% companies in APAC hit by cyber attack in last 12 months: DellThis is the highest percentage of companies impacted in more than five years, according to Dell’s Global Data Protection Index (GDPI) Cyber...
11 Jan, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
HCLTech investigating ransomware attack on isolated cloud projectThe ransomware incident occurred in an isolated cloud environment for one of HLCTech's projects but there has been no impact observed due t...
20 Dec, 2023, 01.00 PM IST
CERT-In cautions internet users against Ransomware 'Akira' attackThe agency is the central technology arm to combat cyber attacks and guards the cyber space against phishing and hacking assaults and simil...
23 Jul, 2023, 01.56 PM IST
Ransomware, malware attacks rise in 2022: reportIndia experienced about 700,000 malware attacks in 2022, up from 650,000 in 2021, according to the Trend Micro annual security study.
29 Mar, 2023, 07.04 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Tracing ransomware’s path from floppy disks to cryptoThe recent cyberattack on Delhi’s AIIMS has once again put ransomware under the spotlight. Such attacks have come a long way since the firs...
13 Dec, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
Ransomware attack on AIIMS a conspiracy, planned by forces that are significant: MoS IT Chandrasekhar"It is clearly a conspiracy and it has been planned by forces that are pretty significant. It is a sophisticated ransomware attack. We will...
03 Dec, 2022, 12.24 AM IST
Why it’s critical for Indian MSMEs to prioritize endpoint protection as they go digitalAfter Covid -19 pandemic, cybersecurity has become an area of major concern for MSMEs. Here's how MSMEs can improve their endpoint protecti...
24 Jun, 2022, 10.42 PM IST
2021 a year of ransomware; financial cos need to be on toes for cyber resilience: NCSC Pant"The way 2021 has started, I would call it a year of ransomware. We are only half way through this year and already $1 trillion has been pa...
14 Jul, 2021, 05.16 PM IST
50% Indian IT leaders see permanent rise in value of data: Druva reportThe ‘Value of Data’ report also found rising concerns among Indian businesses about data protection and the growing role data agility plays...
29 Jan, 2021, 05.06 PM IST
US authorities warn of 'imminent' cybercrime threat to hospitalsAn advisory released by the FBI and two other government agencies said they had "credible information" that hackers were targeting the heal...
29 Oct, 2020, 11.57 AM 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
Cyber attacks on India minimum, but government alert: Ravi Shankar PrasadThe details of the financial impact of these incidents is not reported to CERT-In, which provides technical support and remediation, he sai...
02 Aug, 2017, 02.28 PM IST
Government entities may get cover against cyberattacksThe govt is looking at a firewall for govt infrastructure, at least initially, since non-state entities, particularly multinationals, may b...
28 Jul, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
Unik Systems develops security product amidst ransomeware attacksZeroXT is an extension of Zero USB, which protects the OS from any form of destruction attacks, with the additional functionality of protec...
18 May, 2017, 09.12 PM IST
Seven ways to detect ransomware beyond antivirusRansomware uses new paradigms of stealth which makes it difficult to detect. Software products that focus on vulnerability and threat manag...
09 Mar, 2016, 05.05 PM IST