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  Tata Technologies confirms ransomware attack, IT services back online

  Technology | January 31, 2025 10:30 IST

  Tata Technologies suffered a significant cyber attack, prompting the company to suspend all its IT services as a precautionary measure. These services have now been fully restored.

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  Indian banking system under major ransomware attack, many banks turn offline, NPCI halts services

  Business | July 31, 2024 22:59 IST

  In a public advisory issued late on Wednesday, the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), which oversees payment systems, announced that it had temporarily restricted C-Edge Technologies from accessing the retail payments system operated by NPCI.

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  Ransomware attacks reach record levels globally, US top target: Report

  Technology | August 07, 2023 8:33 IST

  Despite witnessing a surge in ransomware deployment, Germany, France, and the UK reported lower numbers of attacks compared to the US. The report highlighted that a total of 48 distinct ransomware groups targeted US entities, representing a worrying 75% surge in the average monthly attacks.

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  5 tips to mitigate and prevent ransomware attacks

  Technology | July 23, 2021 16:46 IST

  Ransomeware attacks have been growing by quite a margin. Here are 5 tips to mitigate and prevent ransomware attacks.

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  Ransomware attacks on 1M computers, hackers demand $70M

  Technology | July 06, 2021 11:44 IST

  Russian cybercriminals behind the Kaseya supply chain ransomware attack have demanded a record $70 million to decrypt nearly one million affected devices.

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  Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge

  World | July 05, 2021 7:24 IST

  The FBI said in a statement Sunday that it was investigating the attack along with the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, though "the scale of this incident may make it so that we are unable to respond to each victim individually."

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  At Rs 24.5 cr, ransomware data recovery cost triples in India

  Technology | June 01, 2021 13:56 IST

  The recovery cost from the impact of a ransomware attack tripled in the last year in India -- up from $1.1 million (over Rs 8 crore) in 2020 to $3.38 million (more than Rs 24.5 crore) in 2021 to date -- as the country topped the list of 30 countries worldwide for ransomware attacks.

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  India facing 213 weekly ransomware attacks per organisation: Report

  Technology | May 19, 2021 14:06 IST

  India has seen the most number of ransomware attack attempts per organization, with an average of 213 weekly attacks since the beginning of the year.

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  Indian pharma firms at high ransomware attack risk in 2021

  India | December 24, 2020 11:39 IST

  Targeted ransomware attacks on the healthcare and pharma sector will surge in India in 2021 as companies finalise their vaccines to fight Covid-19, a new report said on Wednesday.

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  Indian pharma firms at high ransomware attack risk in 2021

  Technology | December 23, 2020 23:15 IST

  Targeted ransomware attacks on the healthcare and pharma sector will surge in India in 2021 as companies finalise their vaccines to fight Covid-19.

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  Apple supplier Foxconn's internet connection restores after ransomeware attack

  Technology | December 09, 2020 23:05 IST

  The hackers claimed to have encrypted over 1,000 servers at Foxconn North America and stolen 100 GB data.

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  Massive ransomware attack hits PTI, services resume: Know details

  Technology | October 26, 2020 17:22 IST

  According to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, LockBit ransomware is a malicious software designed to block user access to computer systems in exchange for a ransom payment.

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  Haldiram's servers get hit by ransomware attack, hackers demand $750,000

  Technology | October 18, 2020 16:38 IST

  Haldiram's servers were affected with the ransomware attack and the hackers are demanding a ransom of USD 750,000.

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  Microsoft discovers most dangerous mobile Android ransomware: Know what is it

  Technology | October 09, 2020 18:20 IST

  This new mobile ransomware variant is an important discovery because the malware exhibits behaviours that have not been seen before and could open doors for other malware to follow.

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  India 2nd most targeted country for ransomware: Check Point

  Technology | October 06, 2020 21:31 IST

  With 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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  'Dharma' ransomware attacking SMBs, average loss is Rs 6.4 lakhs: Know details

  Technology | August 17, 2020 13:25 IST

  The "Dharma" ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) attacks are troubling small and mid-sized businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and the cybersecurity firm Sophos has witnessed 85 per cent of such attacks focusing on exposed access tools like Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

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  New ransomware targeting Apple macOS users via pirated apps: See details

  Technology | July 03, 2020 18:29 IST

  Cybersecurity researchers have found out new ransomware that it attacking Apple's macOS. Read on to know more

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  Ransomware attacks can cost a lot to companies: See how much

  Technology | June 04, 2020 18:28 IST

  Ransomware attacks are quite a threat for companies globally. Read on to know more

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  1 Indian firm paid Rs 8 crore on average to rectify ransomware: Report

  Technology | May 19, 2020 16:32 IST

  Indian firms paid over Rs 8 crore ransom on average to mitigate the impact of ransomware on its operations and overall, 82 per cent Indian firms were hit by ransomware in the past 12 months, a 15 per cent increase from 2017.

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  India among one of the most Ransomware attacked nations: Report

  Technology | December 17, 2019 20:13 IST

  Ransomware attacks happened the most in India due to low security. Here's how you can stay safe.