Page 12 - Cyberattacks

Ransomware attacks surge 40% to 199.7 million globally in Q3: Report

While overall malware volume declined for the third quarter, ransomware attacks globally surged 40 per cent to reach 199.7 million hits in the third quarter of this year, according to SonicWall

Cyberattacks hit over 1,000 schools, colleges between June-Sept globally

Spear phishing attacks hit the education sector hard between June and September, affecting more than 1,000 schools, colleges, and universities, according to a global report

Russia behind most nation-state cyberattacks on consumers: Microsoft

Microsoft Corp. has issued 13,000 alerts about nation-state hacking attempts to its customers in the last two years,

Hackers accessed DMs of 36 of 130 users attacked last week, says Twitter

Attackers were able to view email addresses and phone numbers of some Twitter users, says company

Obscure Indian cyber firm BellTroX spied on politicians, investors globally

New Delhi-based BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted government officials in Europe, gambling tycoons in the Bahamas, and well-known investors in the US

Unacademy data hacked, names and passwords put on sale: Security firm

Unacademy says its internal investigation had found e-mail data of around 11 million users was compromised.

Coronavirus: BSE cautions market intermediaries against cyber attacks

Many organisations have switched to work-from-home, due to outbreak of the pandemic, with employees using mobile phones, tabs and personal laptops in order to maintain business continuity

Algo rhythm: Activity in cyberspace since the revocation of J&K autonomy

According to a report, India witnessed heightened activities by these adversaries post the revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution by the Indian govt in August last year

Russia hacked Ukrainian gas firm at center of Trump's impeachment

Russia's GRU spy agency launched a "phishing" attack in November to access the email of Burisma Holdings employees, California cyber firm Area 1 Security said in a report

Companies likely to extensively use AI to deal with cyberattacks: Study

The number of endpoints (including mobile devices) continues to rise and so does the business data being processed/stored in them

Microsoft takes down 50 web domains used by North Korean hacking groups

The hackers also used malicious software which can access other data on a victim's computer

Sebi to spend Rs 500 crore on IT projects in next five years: Ajay Tyagi

On challenges, Tyagi said there are broader challenges, including compliance requirements

Kudankulam nuke plant safe, steps taken after cyberattack: India to Russia

The Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu is a joint venture between India and Russia

Protecting power assets

Kudankulam should serve as a wake-up call

WhatsApp did not disclose information about Pegasus in May, says govt

The government has asked WhatsApp to explain by November 4 how the breach occurred and how the privacy of Indian citizens was compromised

UN probing 35 N Korea cyberattacks in 17 countries; India 2nd-most affected

Neighbouring South Korea was hardest-hit, the victim of 10 North Korean cyberattacks, followed by India with three attacks, and Bangladesh and Chile with two each

When tech is the target: Cybercriminals look for chink in IT firms' armour

According to experts, despite cybersecurity being a top concern for these organisations, there is only so much they can do to escape cybercriminals

76% Indian companies hit by cyberattacks in 2018, shows study

The survey polled over 3,100 IT firms in 12 countries - the US, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, India, and South Africa

Over half the 700,000 cybercrimes in India come from Russia, US alone

The top five countries that cyberattackers from India targeted were Austria, the Netherlands, the UK, Japan and Ukraine, with the number cumulatively tallying up to 35,563

As Trump cuts red tape, responding to cyberattacks gets easier for US

John Bolton said Trump has reduced red tape and procedural restrictions to make it less cumbersome for the US to take offensive action in response to cyberattacks