Meet FBI’s most-wanted cybercriminal, Volodymyr Tymoshchuk, Ukrainian hacker accused of attacking hundreds of US firms and extorting millionsA Ukrainian national, Volodymyr Viktorovych Tymoshchuk, is among the FBI's most wanted cybercriminals for his alleged role in a global rans...
16 Nov, 2025, 02.37 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
Cognizant, Rubrik team up to deliver business resilience-as-a-serviceCognizant and Rubrik have expanded their partnership to offer Business Resilience-as-a-Service (BRaaS). This global solution aims to help e...
27 Oct, 2025, 07.25 PM IST
Ransomware groups are blurring the line between cybercrime and ‘hacktivism’Ransomware is evolving from profit-driven attacks to political tools, targeting countries like India and the US, according to a report by A...
31 Jul, 2025, 12.31 PM IST
‘If you’re reading this, your company is dead’: How one weak password ended a 158-year-old businessKNP Logistics Group, a 158-year-old transport company, collapsed after a ransomware attack. Cybercriminals exploited a weak employee passwo...
21 Jul, 2025, 10.51 PM IST
Microsoft invests in cloud data firm Veeam Software to build AI productsVeeam's software is designed to help customers quickly recover their data after cybersecurity incidents, ransomware attacks or accidental d...
25 Feb, 2025, 07.44 PM IST
Govt wants sponsor banks to help RRBs upgrade technologyThe government has directed state-run banks to help regional rural banks (RRBs) upgrade their technology and join the National Payment Corp...
07 Aug, 2024, 12.11 AM IST
UPI, IMPS, retail payments of some banks temporarily unavailable due to ransomware attack on tech-providerUPI payments: Ransomware attack on C-Edge Tecnologies who manages systems of certain specified banks. As per NPCI's advisory note, "To prev...
02 Aug, 2024, 02.39 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
World's largest bank hit by ransomware gang linked to Boeing, Ion attacksThe prolific gang known as Lockbit is suspected to have orchestrated a ransomware attack against the US unit of ICBC, the world’s largest l...
10 Nov, 2023, 07.26 AM IST
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Conduct risk assessments and penetration tests to determine the attack surface and current state of security resilience and preparedness in...
14 Dec, 2022, 11.44 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
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
Cyber agency alerts against ransomware attacks of 'Egregor' virusThe agency also suggested some counter-measures to keep safe from such ransomware attacks.
04 Nov, 2020, 02.54 PM IST
Petya ransomware: Government working with Maersk to resolve situation at JNPTNational Cyber Security Coordinator Gulshan Rai said he, along with state and port authority officials, are at the venue to assess the situ...
28 Jun, 2017, 10.00 PM IST
Hackers are seeing a whopping 1,425% return on investment for these two kinds of attacksVictims were usually unaware they had even been compromised, and 81% of them did not detect the security breach themselves.
17 Jun, 2015, 02.00 PM IST
Cyber Threat: Now, ‘ransomware’ plays havoc with dataIn some cases, the malware may lock your screen unless you pay up. Simply put, it holds your data to ransom.
24 Oct, 2013, 10.24 AM IST