cyber attacks
- India
India ranks 2nd on list of data breaches exposed worldwide in 2022
New Delhi: Around 2.29 billion records were exposed worldwide in data breach incidents in 2022, with India accounting for 20 per cent of the total, taking it to the second position, a…
- Business
Over 829 mn cyber attacks blocked in Q4: Report
New Delhi: More than 829 million cyber attacks were blocked during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022, globally, of which 59 per cent of the websites were in India. According to the…
- Middle East
Amid attacks, Israel urges companies to upgrade cyber defence
Jerusalem: Israeli Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel and Director-General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) Gaby Portnoy on Monday urged communications companies to upgrade their cyber defence amid recent cyber attack waves…
- Technology
Data centres in India faced 51 mn cyber attacks in 9 months
New Delhi: The data centres in India captured more than 51 million cyber attacks over their networks from over 40,000 unique IP addresses from April-December 2021, a new report showed on Friday.…
- India
India tops global cyber attacks on education sector: Report
New Delhi: 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 on…
- Technology
Cyber-attacks: what is hybrid warfare and why is it such a threat?
London: Washington and Moscow are engaged in a war of words over a spate of ransomware attacks against organisations and businesses in the US and other countries. These increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks represent…
- Technology
1M ransomware attacks, hackers demand $70M
San Francisco: Russian cybercriminals behind the Kaseya supply chain ransomware attack have demanded a record $70 million to decrypt nearly one million affected devices. Ireland-based Kaseya provides IT solutions, including VSA, a…
- Technology
Cryptocurrency-related cyberattacks grew by 192%: Report
New Delhi: As the price of bitcoin increased by almost 400 per cent, cryptocurrency-related email compromise attacks increased by 192 per cent between October 2020 and May 2021, a report said on…
- Technology
India targeted through cyber intrusions by RedFoxtrot
New Delhi: Active since 2014, RedFoxtrot predominantly targets aerospace and defense, government, telecommunications, mining, and research organizations in India among other countries. The other countries are Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and…
- Technology
Cyberattacks in Europe doubled amid COVID-19 pandemic: Reports
London: The ratio of cybercrimes in Europe has doubled in the past year as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the lives of people indoors and online, as per the new figures revealed by…
- Technology
Gmail blocks 100 mn phishing attempts daily: Google
New Delhi: Google has said that every day, Gmail blocks more than 100 million phishing attempts and Google Play Protect scans over 100 billion apps for malware and other issues, as cyber…
- World
Biden signs executive order to prevent cyber-attacks in US
Washington: Alarmed at repeated cyber-attacks on the country especially after at a key fuel pipeline last week, US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order, implementing new policies to improve national cybersecurity.…
- Technology
India ranks 6th for highest cyber attacks on pharma firms
New Delhi: India is the sixth country in the world where more and more pharmaceutical companies are being targeted by cybercriminals, a new report said on Sunday. Nearly 45 percent machines in…
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India sees dramatic rise in cyber attacks post-Kashmir decision
New Delhi: There has been a rise in cyber attacks on Indian institutions after the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A and the country needs to be extra careful when it comes…
- Technology
Social engineering cyber attacks up considerably in Q1: FireEye
San Francisco: There has been a significant increase in social engineering attacks globally in the first quarter of 2019, the intelligence-led security company FireEye said on Tuesday, adding that spoofed phishing attempts,…
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