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India 2nd most targeted country for ransomware: Check Point
Technology | Oct 06, 2020, 09:31 PM ISTWith an over 39 per cent rise in ransomware attacks in the past three months, India ranked second only to the US among the countries most impacted by the threats.
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Most hackers initiate cyber attacks only to be challenged: Survey
Apps | Oct 03, 2020, 02:11 PM ISTHackers have reportedly used Artificial Intelligence to outsmart existing cybersecurity systems.
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Researchers use 'fingerprints' tech to spot Russian hackers
Technology | Oct 03, 2020, 12:26 PM ISTHackers too leave their fingerprints as they attack enterprises and individuals and cyber security researchers have now developed a new technique to "fingerprint" them, spotting two prolific Russian-origin sellers of Windows exploits.
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1 in 4 Indians use weak passwords for online accounts: Report
Technology | Sep 30, 2020, 05:04 PM ISTAt least one in four Indians still use weak passwords for their online accounts, while more than 55 per cent change their passwords regularly.
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Chinese, Russian hackers hit Biden, Trump campaigns: Microsoft
Technology | Sep 11, 2020, 03:35 PM ISTThe Strontium hacker group, operating from Russia, has attacked more than 200 organisations including political campaigns, advocacy groups, parties and political consultants.
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6,170 malicious accounts hacked 1 lakh business emails: Report
Technology | Aug 06, 2020, 08:13 PM ISTBarracuda researchers found that in many cases, hackers were using the same email addresses to attack different organisations.
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Hacker made $1.5M by selling backdoor access of 135 top firms
Technology | Jul 22, 2020, 01:30 PM ISTA most notorious hacker attacked at least 135 companies in 44 countries, some even Fortune 500 ones, and made over $1.5 million by selling backdoor access of corporate networks on the Dark Web.
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Microsoft busts hackers who used COVID-19 as bait to lure customers
Technology | Jul 08, 2020, 02:32 PM ISTThe ongoing Coronavirus crisis has resulted in a number of online frauds such as phishing, thus, duping people
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Hackers break into 570 e-commerce stores including in India
Technology | Jul 08, 2020, 12:43 PM ISTA hacker group has broken into at least 570 e-commerce stores in 55 countries, including in India, in the last three years, leaking information on more than 184,000 stolen credit cards.
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Russian hackers attack remote US workers with ransomware
Technology | Jun 27, 2020, 05:03 PM ISTRussian hackers have unleashed a wave of cyberattacks on Americans working from home, targeting remote employees with ransomware attacks.
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Australia hit by massive cyber attack, Chinese hackers suspected
Technology | Jun 19, 2020, 12:28 PM ISTA massive cyberattack hit Australian Government and businesses on Friday which is reported to be the handiwork of a nation-state backed hacking group and China is top on the suspect list.
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Personal data of top celebrities including Priyanka Chopra hacked
Technology | May 12, 2020, 12:26 PM ISTThe trove of data stolen from the New York-based firm by hackers "a total of 756GB" includes contracts, nondisclosure agreements, phone numbers and email addresses, and "personal correspondence".
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15mn records from online store Tokopedia leaked by hacker
Technology | May 03, 2020, 03:55 PM ISTRecords of 15 million users were leaked with the hope of helping someone decode the user passwords which may give access to user accounts, according to the hacker.
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Agent Tesla malware exploiting MS Office vulnerabilities: Report
Technology | Apr 29, 2020, 03:47 PM ISTQuick Heal Security Labs said it has observed Agent Tesla malware being delivered through such malicious campaigns to steal sensitive data by capturing keystrokes, taking screenshots and dumping browser passwords.
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Personal data of 23 million players of Webkinz children's game hacked
Technology | Apr 20, 2020, 12:42 PM ISTWebkinz World children's game got hacked and data of players leaked on the dark web. Read on to know more
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Hacker held 300M iPhones to ransom, blackmailed Apple
Technology | Dec 23, 2019, 11:23 AM ISTA hacker held around 300 million iPhones and threatened Apple. Read on to know more.
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I'm Santa Claus: Man hacks Amazon's Ring camera inside 8-year-old girl's room | Video
World | Dec 12, 2019, 12:18 PM ISTParents of an eight-year-old girl in the US were left stunned when a hacker accessed Amazon-owned Ring video camera installed in their daughter's room and taunted her. To their greatest worry, the hacker was watching her all the time.
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Your smartphone can be hacked in 20 seconds! Know how to prevent it
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More evidence by Symantec links North Korea to WannaCry attack
World | May 23, 2017, 03:53 PM ISTA fresh set of evidences by a cyber security firm have sought to link the this month’s ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack to the Lazarus hacker’s group, widely believed to be connected to North Korea.
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Hacker breaches FBI website, makes secret info public: Report
World | Jan 05, 2017, 01:50 PM ISTA hacker has claimed to have breached the US Federal Bureau of Investigation's website and leaked personal account information to a public site, media reported.