A cyberattack on a big US health system diverts ambulances and takes records offlineA cyberattack on the Ascension health system in the U.S. disrupted medical services, diverted ambulances, and blocked online access to pati...
10 May, 2024, 10.50 PM IST
US offers $10 million bounty for info on 'Blackcat' hackers who hit UnitedHealthUnitedHealth said last week it was beginning to clear a medical claims backlog of more than $14 billion as it brought its services back onl...
28 Mar, 2024, 12.24 PM IST
US officials urge UnitedHealth to expedite payments to providersOfficials from the US Department of Labor and the US Department of Health and Human Services urged UnitedHealth (UHG) to take "responsibili...
11 Mar, 2024, 09.39 AM IST
Ransomware attack disrupts healthcare services in at least three US statesCyberattacks are becoming more frequent, in part because the coronavirus pandemic brought many more health care services online, Riggi said.
06 Aug, 2023, 08.59 AM IST
Hackers sabotage Dallas public facilities, emergency servicesAlthough statements said emergency services to residents were unaffected, the home pages of the police and fire service were unavailable as...
05 May, 2023, 01.13 AM IST
IT firms eye deals worth $160B in Q1; Paytm announces Rs 850-crore share buybackThe bulk of the deals will come from American corporations, while a few will come from Europe and Asia-Pacific, even as high inflation and ...
14 Dec, 2022, 07.38 AM 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
Critical infra organisations must upgrade security to avoid AIIMS-like attacks, say expertsEven as enterprises have increased their cybersecurity spends, experts said critical infrastructure such as power plants, hospitals and rai...
13 Dec, 2022, 05.32 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
Post-Covid work arrangements bring cyber insurance into spotlightMoody's said that entities that fail to adapt will be at the most risk with risks rising across the board during periods when organizations...
16 Nov, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
Covid-related fake news, online scams and ransomware dominate 2020According to a report by digital security and products firm Avast, the raging coronavirus pandemic was used by cybercriminals to spread sca...
04 Dec, 2020, 06.24 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
FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare systemIn a joint alert, the FBI and two federal agencies say they have credible information of an imminent cybercrime threat to US hospitals and ...
29 Oct, 2020, 09.22 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
IT ministry reaches out to RBI, others to prepare against cyberattackCentre has asked govt agencies to ensure that users across the country, especially those in the private sector, are cautioned about the ran...
14 May, 2017, 09.30 PM IST
Cyberespionage and ransomware emerging as biggest threats as per Verizon's 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report“Insights provided in the DBIR are levelling the cyber security playing field,” said George Fischer, president of Verizon Enterprise Soluti...
27 Apr, 2017, 02.33 PM IST
Mobile, ransomware pose big cyber threats: Chris Young, Sr VP & GM, Intel SecurityIntel Security has its largest global development site in India. It's a site where people develop products and service solutions that are s...
05 Apr, 2016, 10.56 AM IST