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1 in 4 organisations face ransomware attack in India in 2021
New Delhi: At least one in four (26 per cent) organisations in India experienced a ransomware attack in the last year, higher than the global figure of 21 per cent, says a…
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Unpatched vulnerabilities most exploited by ransomware gangs: Report
New Delhi: Unpatched vulnerabilities remain the most prominent attack vectors exploited by ransomware groups and in 2021, 65 new vulnerabilities tied to ransomware were discovered, representing a 29 per cent growth over…
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Hackers use AnyDesk in safe mode to launch attacks: Report
New Delhi: Sophos, a global leader in cybersecurity, on Monday revealed that hackers attempted to bypass security controls by using a combination of Windows Safe Mode and the AnyDesk remote administration tool.…
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Ransomware top threat for Indians in 2021, crypto scams surge
New Delhi: Cybercriminals continued to exploit people’s screen habits formed during lockdown to spread scams and ransomware was the top threat for Indians in 2021, followed by crypto scams, a new report…
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Ransomware targets the elderly, youth hit by Instagram scams: Report
New Delhi: Hackers are targeting senior citizens and middle-aged people with ransomware attacks while young adults are falling victim to various scams on popular apps like Instagram and TikTok, a new global…
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Top 10 hackers behind $5.2 bn worth ransomware attacks in Bitcoin
San Francisco: Top 10 hacking groups have executed ransomware attacks worth a whopping $5.2 billion in Bitcoin over the past three years, according to a US treasury report. The report, released by…
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India 6th most affected country by ransomware: Google
New Delhi: A Google report that analysed more than 80 million ransomware samples submitted over the last year and a half has revealed that India is at the sixth place in the…
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64 percent rise in ransomware attacks in last one year: Report
New Delhi:Â There has been a 64 percent increase in ransomware attacks between August 2020 and July 2021, revealed a report on Thursday. Barracuda, a cloud-enabled security solutions provider, in its latest Threat…
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FBI says recovered USD 2.3mn from ransom paid to colonial pipeline hackers
Washington: US law enforcement agencies seized a stash of bitcoins worth about USD 2.3 million believed to be the majority of the ransom proceeds from the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, the FBI announced.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Cyberattack hobbles major hospital chain’s US facilities
Washington:Â 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…
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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…
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