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- Technology
China hijacked NSA hacking tool to attack US citizens
New Delhi: In a daring incident, Chinese cybercriminals managed to steal, clone and use nation-grade cyber tools from none other than the US’ National Security Agency (NSA) to attack US targets. The tool…
- Technology
Over 22 bn records exposed in data breaches in 2020: Report
New Delhi: Over 22 billion records were exposed worldwide amid 730 publicly disclosed data breaches in 2020, a new report revealed on Friday. Thirty-five percent of breaches were linked to ransomware attacks, resulting…
- Technology
Iran-based hacker group attacks Israeli cyber company
Iran-hacker group, Pay2Key hacked into an Israeli cybersecurity company called Portnox on Thursday. This is the latest attack by the Pay2key hacker group in an attempt to harm Israel. They hacked into…
- World
Russian-speaking hackers hit US hospitals with ransomware
Washington: A group of Russian-speaking hackers has attacked recently a number of hospitals in the United States by using ransomware, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday. Cyber attacks At least three…
- 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
Cloud security top concern for Indian IT managers: Survey
Mumbai: Ransomware and malware, exposed data, compromised accounts, and crypto-jacking make Cloud security the topmost concern of Indian IT managers, said a survey by cybersecurity company Sophos on Wednesday. Identifying and responding to…
- India
Malware, ransomware top cyberthreats in India: Microsoft report
New Delhi: India experienced a higher encounter rate for malware and ransomware attacks than the regional average in the Asia Pacific last year, according to the latest edition of Microsoft’s Security Endpoint Threat…
- News
Executives working from home using Zoom get Ransomware threats
KOLKATA: Two city-based professionals, who were working from home and using the Zoom video calling app, allegedly received ransomware threats, demanding payments in bitcoins, police said on Wednesday. The hackers demanded ransom…
- Technology
New ransomware that exploits Windows flaw identified
NEW DELHI: Researchers at cybersecurity firm Kaspersky have uncovered new encryption ransomware named Sodin which exploits a recently discovered Windows vulnerability to get elevated privileges in an infected system. The ransomware takes…
