Schools reach out to Canvas hackers as breach hits US classroomsA cybercriminal group, ShinyHunters, stole vast amounts of student data from the educational platform Canvas. Some affected schools and uni...
09 May, 2026, 07.01 AM 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
‘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
Beware! Finance Secretary Nagaraju warns banks about risk from MythosIndian financial authorities are alerting banks to the significant risks from advanced AI models. Secretary M Nagaraju highlighted the pote...
07 May, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
AI won’t fix broken systems: India needs secure-by-design approachIndia's digital infrastructure faces a critical challenge. While AI accelerates attacks, the core issue is weak system design. Security req...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.23 PM 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
AI recruiting startup Mercor hit by cyberattack; Meta halts collaborationAs per media reports, Mercor was among thousands of firms affected by the compromise of LiteLLM. Even as Mercor has claimed that the malici...
04 Apr, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
Nearly half of retail ransomware attacks stem from unknown security gaps: ReportRetailers are grappling with major cybersecurity threats. Unknown weaknesses fuel ransomware attacks, with many paying hefty ransoms. While...
05 Nov, 2025, 05.04 PM IST
Tata Tech Ransomware Attack: IT services restored after hackTata Technologies: Tata Technologies has confirmed a ransomware attack that temporarily disrupted some IT services, which have now been res...
31 Jan, 2025, 10.37 AM IST
India second most targeted nation in terms of cyber attacks: CloudSEKThe major breaches as per the report comprised 850 million records of Indian citizen data leaked from Hi-Tek Group, Star Health and Allied ...
02 Jan, 2025, 09.01 PM IST
Manufacturing sector worst hit by ransomware in India: Palo Alto Networks’ reportPalo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 reported a surge in ransomware threats targeting India's manufacturing sector in 2023. Anil Valluri emphasized ...
26 Mar, 2024, 07.12 PM 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
India's security landscape under attack as ransomware, malware threats spike: reportAccording to a report from Japanese cyber security software company Trend Micro, India also ranks among the top five nations globally in ma...
10 Oct, 2023, 04.19 PM IST
Ransomware incidents targeting 'critical infrastructure' have grown: MeitYRansomware incidents have grown over time with attacks across multiple sectors, including commercial and "critical infrastructure".
22 Dec, 2022, 06.40 PM IST
Cognizant hit by 'Maze' ransomware attackRansomware is a type of malicious program used by hackers to take control of files in an infected system and then demand hefty payments to ...
21 Apr, 2020, 09.50 AM 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
34 cases of WannaCry, Petya ransomware reported to CERT-In: GovernmentCyber attacks, which took place in May and June, crippled thousands of systems across the world in countries including the US, the UK, Russ...
19 Jul, 2017, 05.27 PM IST