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25 websites of Central Ministries, state governments hacked between Jan-May 2019: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | July 11, 2019 16:15 IST
"As per the information reported to and tracked by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a total number of 199, 172, 110 and 25 websites of Central Ministries/Departments and State Governments were hacked during the year 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 (till May), respectively," Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
US cyber forces launch strike against Iranian military computer systems
World | June 23, 2019 22:53 IST
The cyber attacks — a contingency plan developed over weeks amid escalating tensions — disabled Iranian computer systems that controlled its rocket and missile launchers, the officials said. Two of the officials said the attacks, which specifically targeted Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps computer system, were provided as options after Iranian forces blew up two oil tankers earlier this month.
US reportedly launches covert cyberattack against Iran
World | June 23, 2019 13:29 IST
The cyberattack, which were approved by US President Donald Trump on Thursday, targeted computer systems used to control missile and rocket launches that were chosen months ago for potential disruption, a US official familiar with the matter said on Saturday.
President Donald Trump declares national emergency over cyber threats
Technology | May 16, 2019 13:56 IST
President Trump declares national emergency in the US to protect the communications network from "foreign adversaries".
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram still not working for some users, company denies cyber attack
Technology | March 14, 2019 12:34 IST
Followed with global outrage on facebook, the company went on to confirm that the problem was not related to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber attack.
Ten worst password combinations you should never keep
Technology | February 26, 2019 20:10 IST
There are times when one uses the same password on other accounts as well, which makes it easier for hackers to gain access, following are the worst 10 passwords of all time that you shouldn't use.
Massive Marriott data breach traced to Chinese hackers
World | December 12, 2018 18:31 IST
The cyber attack on the Marriott hotel chain that collected personal details of some 500 million guests was part of a Chinese intelligence-gathering effort.
India witnesses over 4.36 lakh cyberattacks from Russia, US, others in Jan-Jun: F-Secure
India | November 11, 2018 18:37 IST
These "honeypots" are basically decoy servers that emulate the IT environment of a business. To the attackers, these look like actual servers of real companies with weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
Data of almost all Pakistani banks 'hacked' in massive cyber security breach: Report
World | November 06, 2018 22:50 IST
Data of over 8,000 account holders of about 10 Pakistani banks was sold in a market of hackers, reports said.
India ranked 12th worldwide in web-borne threats, says Kaspersky Lab report
Internet | November 04, 2018 11:39 IST
It stated that over 32.8 per cent of the users were attacked by web-borne threats in the the third quarter (July-September) in India.
Most firms claim to be well-equipped to deal with rising cyber attacks: Survey
Business | October 21, 2018 12:20 IST
The research further said with attacks expected to increase in volume and bigger penalties expected from regulators, breach risk is more important than ever before.
Mumbai: Rs 143 crore swiped off State Bank of Mauritius branch in cyber fraud
India | October 12, 2018 18:14 IST
This is the second major cyber attack on a bank in Maharashtra in the past couple of months.
US: Three people including Indian-origin man sentenced, fined USD 127,000 for cyberattack
World | September 21, 2018 11:40 IST
They created Mirai Botnet, a powerful malware that knocked out thousands of websites in the Northeast, California, and Western Europe in September 2016.
India's second biggest cooperative bank cyber-attacked twice in 3 days; Rs 94.42 crore siphoned off by hackers
India | August 14, 2018 15:23 IST
Established in 1906, the Pune-headquartered Cosmos Bank is the second oldest and second biggest cooperative bank in the country, enjoying the status of a multi-state scheduled bank.
Fileless cyber attacks on the rise in 2018: McAfee
Technology | July 28, 2018 18:37 IST
"In 2018, we have seen rapid growth in the use of CactusTorch, which can execute custom shellcode on Windows systems," it added.
Singapore cyberattack: State actors likely behind cyber heist, says security officials
World | July 21, 2018 16:16 IST
Singapore's health minister said the strike was "a deliberate, targeted, and well-planned cyberattack and not the work of casual hackers or criminal gangs".hea
Russia targeted by almost '25 million cyber-attacks' during World Cup: President Putin
World | July 16, 2018 12:16 IST
Russiann President Vladimir Putin has said that his country was the target of almost 25 million cyber-attacks during the World Cup.
India 4th among the top 10 countries for web attacks: Report
Internet | June 27, 2018 13:09 IST
Cybersecurity defenders face increasing threats from organisations in the form of bot-based credential abuse targeting the hospitality industry
87% of focused cyber attacks are being detected and blocked, says Accenture
Technology | April 17, 2018 13:24 IST
Only one in eight focused cyber attacks are getting through versus one in three last year- Accenture.
Twitter attack: Pro-Pak group hacks accounts of Kiran Bedi, Anupam Kher, Ram Madhav, Swapan Dasgupta
India | February 06, 2018 21:16 IST
One of the tweets read “we are protesting the continuous closure of our social media accounts! As long as you do not remove the embargo that you apply to us, all social media users around the world are at risk!”