Cyber Attack
- Technology
Tata Power hit by cyber attack, says critical systems safe
Mumbai: Tata Power on Friday admitted it has been hit by a cyber attack on its IT infrastructure. The power company, however, said that all its critical operational systems are functioning normally.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Four held for cyber attacking an IoT firm
Hyderabad: In a case related to cyberattacks, four persons including two directors and two IT engineers were on Wednesday arrested for targeting Internet of Things (IoT) company. The case dates back to…
- Technology
Small businesses in India at highest ransomware risk: Report
New Delhi: India is currently 10th in the world on ransomware attacks and small businesses (up to 500 employees) are at the highest risk, accounting for more than half of all attacks…
- Technology
Hackers exploit NASA’s famous deep space image to attack computers
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have identified a unique attack where hackers are exploiting a hugely popular deep space image taken from NASA’s James Webb telescope to infiltrate computers with malware. A newly-discovered…
- Technology
Google blocks world’s largest web DDoS cyber attack ever
New Delhi: Google has blocked the largest-ever web distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyber attack on a customer that peaked at 46 million requests per second (RPS). This is the largest ‘Layer 7 DDoS’…
- Technology
Cloud communication firm Twilio hacked, customers’ data exposed
San Francisco: US-based Cloud communications company Twilio has admitted data breach as hackers entered its internal systems after stealing employee credentials in an SMS phishing attack. Twilio said it identified 125 customers…
- Technology
Indian cyber agency gives VPN providers 3-months breather
New Delhi: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has given virtual private network (VPN) providers another three months to comply with its new rules. The new rules that were supposed to…
- Technology
Ransomware attacks rise 13% in past year, India Inc at great risk
New Delhi: There has been an alarming rise in ransomware breaches globally, including India, which increased by 13 per cent in the past one year, representing a jump greater than the past…
- World
Chinese hackers target Russian defence research institutes
New Delhi: China’s cyber criminals are targeting Russian defence research institutes, according to a report released by cybersecurity firm CheckPoint Research (CPR) on Friday. The report attributed the cyber espionage operation to Chinese…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Police investigations lag due to lack of tech equipments
Hyderabad: The lack of advanced equipment and highly qualified expertise to investigate cyber-crime at the local police stations is leading to delayed or no investigation into e-crime cases. The Telangana police higher-ups…
- Technology
Russia ramping up cyber attacks against Starlink: Musk
New Delhi: Russia is ramping up their efforts to jam Starlink internet service in Ukraine, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said on Wednesday. He noted that Starlink has so far thwarted all cyberattacks…
- Technology
China hosts largest DDoS botnet agents globally, India 2nd
New Delhi: China hosts the largest number of distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet agents globally at 34 per cent, followed by India which hosts 10 per cent of the DDoS botnet…
- India
Recent malware attack had no bearing on operations: Oil India
New Delhi: Giving a clarification about the recent cyber-attack in the company’s IT systems, Oil India said that a malware threat was noticed by the company’s officials and reported, but it did…
- Technology
LinkedIn tops the list of most imitated brands by cybercriminals
In a report titled ‘Brand Phishing Report’, security company Check Point Research (CPR) reveals that job seekers on LinkedIn are the most vulnerable to fraud as it is now the most imitated…
- Technology
Hackers steal $180 mn in cryptocurrency from Beanstalk Farms
San Francisco: Hackers have stolen nearly $180 million in cryptocurrency from Beanstalk Farms, a decentralised finance (De-Fi) project. Beanstalk operates a system where participants earn rewards by contributing funds to a central…