Page 4 - Cyber Attacks

India sees sharp rise in cyber attacks as internet base continues to widen

Data breaches have cost Indian companies an average of Rs 17.6 crore in 2022 so far

Cost for data breaches averaged Rs 17.6 cr in 2022, highest ever: IBM study

Industrial companies paid most for cyberattacks as 'threat magnitude' grows

Cyber attacks have deep national security impact: Shah orders new panel

Stressing that cyber attacks have profound national security implications, Amit Shah directed the formation of a committee headed by home secretary to evolve a strategy to tackle the menace

21% of all HTML attachments scanned over past month found malicious: Report

According to Barracuda researchers, malicious HTML attachments are being used for credential phishing

Those who don't want to see India safe attempt cyber attacks: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said those who do not want to see India safe attempt various types of cyber attacks and some countries have even created cyber armies. Addressing a conference on 'cyber safety and national security', Shah, however, said the central government is fully alert to deal with any such threats and is also upgrading itself to prevent all kinds of cyber attacks. "The cyber security is also linked with the national security in a way. Those who do not want to see our country safe, also attempt various types of cyber attacks. Some nations have even created cyber armies," he said. The home minister said many new dimensions of cyber frauds will be seen in the coming days and the country has to make many preparations in terms of cyber space security. He said cyber security is integral to national security and the Narendra Modi government is committed to making it robust. "We all know how important is cyber security and how it can contribute for the develop

Senior citizens are frequent targets of cyber fraud, says Tsaaro's survey

29% think existing laws surrounding privacy are enough to enable elders to protect their privacy online

Ukraine foils Russia-backed massive cyber attack on its power grid

Ukraine has foiled a massive cyber attack on its power grid that was the handiwork of Russia-backed hackers.

Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime, says report

Almost every enterprise is vulnerable to BEC scams, from Fortune 500 companies to small towns

China mounting cyber-attacks to fulfill political objectives: Think tank

As per the report, the hackers who are aligned with the Chinese government represent the 'most active' threat, capable of affecting Americans' daily lives

Israel's shadow conflict with drones and cyber-attacks with Iran

The main weapons used in this shadow conflict are drones and cyberwarfare and both sides try to keep a lid on this war because, as a rule, they maintain secrecy about their clandestine operations

Cyber vulnerabilities at the highest point in eight quarters, shows data

Medium risk and high-risk vulnerabilities have also been rising

Is India prepared to protect itself from cyber-attacks?

In the winter of 2015, Russian hackers allegedly breached the power grid and plunged parts of Ukraine into darkness. Is India prepared to safeguard its critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks?

The digital threat

India's cyber-security strategy needs a credible deterrence capacity

Cyber attacks: India among top 3 most-affected nations in Asia in 2021

Server access attacks (20 per cent) and ransomware (11 per cent) were the top two attack types on Asian organisations in 2021, followed closely by data theft (10 per cent)

Criticism hypocritical, blacklisting by America will be rescinded: NSO

"I absolutely sleep soundly at night," said Shalev Hulio, Chief Executive Officer of NSO Group

Cyberattack hits Ukraine, Russia moves more troops: Report

Seventy government agencies were hit, including the Foreign and Agriculture Ministries

Indian tops global cyber attacks on education sector: Report

The education sector in India was attacked significantly more compared to other industries in the month of July globally, experiencing 5,196 attacks per week on average, a new report showed

Accenture says ransomware attack had no impact, withholds comment on data

Cybersecurity intelligence firm says cybercriminals stole more than 6 terabytes of 'top secret' data from Accenture, demanded $50 mn payment.

US, key allies squarely blame Chinese govt for recent cyber attacks

The group of nations said Monday that the Chinese government has been the mastermind behind a series of malicious ransomware, data theft and cyber-espionage attacks against public and private entities

No cyber breach into National Informatics Centre email system, says govt

The email system is "totally safe and secure", the Ministry of Electronics and IT said