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- Technology
Irish health services hit by ‘sophisticated’ cyberattack
Dublin: The Irish government’s Health Service Executive (HSE) has shut down its information technology systems after being hit with what it described as “a significant ransomware attack” on Friday. HSE Chief Executive Paul…
- World
Cyber criminals hit major fuel pipeline in US, probe on
Washington: Cyber criminals have attacked one of the largest fuel pipelines in the US, prompting an immediate shutdown by its operator Colonial Pipeline. Colonial Pipeline, which carries 45 per cent of the fuel…
- Middle East
Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz nuclear site
Dubai: Iran blamed Israel on Monday for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges, an assault that imperils ongoing talks over its tattered nuclear deal and brings…
- Technology
52% of Indian firms report cyber attack in last 12 months
Mumbai: About 52 per cent of Indian organisations said they fell victim to a successful cybersecurity attack in the last 12 months, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Of these successful breaches,…
- Mumbai News
Cyber attack, sabotage behind 2020 Mumbai power outage: Raut
Mumbai: The massive power outage in Mumbai in October last year was caused by a cyber attack” and it was an act of “sabotage, Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut said on Monday, citing…
- World
Cyberattack hobbles major hospital chain’s US facilities
Washington: Computer systems across a major hospital chain with facilities across the nation were down on Monday due to what the company termed an unspecified technology “security issue“. Doctors and nurses had to…
- Technology
Cyberattacks on medical devices down to 19% in 2019: Kaspersky
NEW DELHI: More than two years after the infamous Wannacry ransomware crippled medical facilities and other organisations worldwide, the healthcare sector seems to be learning its lessons as a new report has…
- World
US waged cyberattack on database used by Iran to target tankers
Washington: The United States staged a secret cyberattack in June against a database used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to plot attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf, The New York…
- Technology
Hacker behind Microsoft, Sony attack sentenced to prison
San Francisco: A hacker who broke into Microsoft and Sony gaming services in 2013-14 has been sentenced to 27 months in prison in the US. Utah-born 23-year-old Austin Thompson, known as ‘DerpTrolling’,…
- News
US cyberattack on rocket launchers failed attempt: Iran
Tehran: The recent US cyberattack against Iranian missile control systems failed to cause any problems for Tehran, a Minister said in a tweet on Monday. “They (the American) try hard, but they…
