Ransomware attack
- Technology
4 held in China for using ChatGPT to execute ransomware attack
Hong Kong: Chinese authorities have arrested four people for developing ransomware with the help of OpenAI’s AI chatbot ChatGPT, the first such case in the country. ChatGPT is not officially available in…
- Business
Hit by ransomware, China’s biggest lender pays hackers to ‘close deal’
The US arm of the Chinese state-owned commercial bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), which was hit by a ransomware attack on November 9 that disrupted trade in the US…
- Technology
Hacker encrypting data in ransomware attack against most manufacturing firms
New Delhi: More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of manufacturing companies hit by ransomware attacks globally had their data encrypted by hackers, a report showed on Tuesday. This is the highest reported…
- India
91% Indian firms faced ransomware attacks in 2022: Report
New Delhi: Information security company, CyberArk, on Sunday said that more than 91 percent of the Indian organisations experienced ransomware attacks in 2022 while 55 percent of the affected organisations reported paying…
- World
Russian ransomware group reveals more victims of MOVEit mass hack
San Francisco: The Russia-linked ransomware group Clop, which exploited a critical security vulnerability in a popular corporate file transfer tool, has listed several other victims of its mass hack, that also include…
- World
US dental insurance giant hit by ransomware attack, data of 9 mn patients lost
San Francisco: The personal information of nearly nine million people in the US has been compromised in an apparent ransomware attack on one of the country’s largest dental health insurers. US-based dental…
- Technology
Satellite TV firm Dish confirms ransomware attack, loses data of 300K workers
San Francisco: US-based satellite television giant Dish has confirmed that hackers stole the personal information of about 3,00,000 employees in a ransomware attack in February. According to TechCrunch, the company said in…
- World
US: Ransomware attack infects Dallas servers down, police website down
Texas: US city of Dallas is working to recover from a ransomware attack that infected computer servers, which affected the city’s services, including its police department. Due to the attack has taken…
- Technology
Ferrari notifies customers of potential data exposure in ransomware attack
Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari has revealed that it received a ransom demand related to customer contact details that may have been compromised in a ransomware attack. In a statement released…
- Technology
The Guardian confirms ransomware attack on its IT Infrastructure
London: Leading UK-based newspaper The Guardian on Wednesday confirmed its systems have been hit by a “serious IT incident,” which appears to be a ransomware attack. The publication said the cyber attack…
- Technology
Hackers now selling 1.5 lakh patients’ data of TN hospital on Dark Web
Bengaluru: As AIIMS-Delhi struggles to recover from a massive ransomware attack, hackers are currently selling at least 1.5 lakh patients’ data records belonging to Tamil Nadu-based multi specialty hospital called Sree Saran…
- India
AIIMS ransomware attack: Key patient data at risk of leak, sale on Dark Web
New Delhi: With the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, still struggling to get its servers up and running after a massive ransomware attack earlier this week, cyber-security researchers…
- Technology
Ransomware campaign targeting users via fake Windows 10, antivirus update
New Delhi: A ransomware campaign is targeting home users by masquerading as software updates via fake Windows 10 and antivirus installs, cyber-security researchers have revealed. The ransomware campaign called Magniber is then…
- Technology
Hackers leak 500GB of data stolen during ransomware attack
San Francisco: Data that was stolen during a cyberattack against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has been made public by hackers, media reports said. The data taken from the school…
- 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…
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