Ransomware
-
Tata Technologies confirms ransomware attack, IT services back online
Technology | Jan 31, 2025, 10:30 AM ISTTata 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.
-
Indian banking system under major ransomware attack, many banks turn offline, NPCI halts services
Business | Jul 31, 2024, 10:59 PM ISTIn 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.
-
Ransomware attacks reach record levels globally, US top target: Report
Technology | Aug 07, 2023, 08:33 AM ISTDespite 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.
-
5 tips to mitigate and prevent ransomware attacks
Technology | Jul 23, 2021, 04:46 PM ISTRansomeware attacks have been growing by quite a margin. Here are 5 tips to mitigate and prevent ransomware attacks.
-
Ransomware attacks on 1M computers, hackers demand $70M
Technology | Jul 06, 2021, 11:44 AM ISTRussian cybercriminals behind the Kaseya supply chain ransomware attack have demanded a record $70 million to decrypt nearly one million affected devices.
-
Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge
World | Jul 05, 2021, 07:24 AM ISTThe 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."
-
At Rs 24.5 cr, ransomware data recovery cost triples in India
Technology | Jun 01, 2021, 01:56 PM ISTThe 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.
-
India facing 213 weekly ransomware attacks per organisation: Report
Technology | May 19, 2021, 02:06 PM ISTIndia has seen the most number of ransomware attack attempts per organization, with an average of 213 weekly attacks since the beginning of the year.
-
Indian pharma firms at high ransomware attack risk in 2021
India | Dec 24, 2020, 11:39 AM ISTTargeted 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.
-
Indian pharma firms at high ransomware attack risk in 2021
Technology | Dec 23, 2020, 11:15 PM ISTTargeted ransomware attacks on the healthcare and pharma sector will surge in India in 2021 as companies finalise their vaccines to fight Covid-19.
-
Apple supplier Foxconn's internet connection restores after ransomeware attack
Technology | Dec 09, 2020, 11:05 PM ISTThe hackers claimed to have encrypted over 1,000 servers at Foxconn North America and stolen 100 GB data.
-
Massive ransomware attack hits PTI, services resume: Know details
Technology | Oct 26, 2020, 05:22 PM ISTAccording to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, LockBit ransomware is a malicious software designed to block user access to computer systems in exchange for a ransom payment.
-
Haldiram's servers get hit by ransomware attack, hackers demand $750,000
Technology | Oct 18, 2020, 04:38 PM ISTHaldiram's servers were affected with the ransomware attack and the hackers are demanding a ransom of USD 750,000.
-
Microsoft discovers most dangerous mobile Android ransomware: Know what is it
Technology | Oct 09, 2020, 06:20 PM ISTThis 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.
-
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.
-
'Dharma' ransomware attacking SMBs, average loss is Rs 6.4 lakhs: Know details
Technology | Aug 17, 2020, 01:25 PM ISTThe "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).
-
New ransomware targeting Apple macOS users via pirated apps: See details
Technology | Jul 03, 2020, 06:29 PM ISTCybersecurity researchers have found out new ransomware that it attacking Apple's macOS. Read on to know more
-
Ransomware attacks can cost a lot to companies: See how much
Technology | Jun 04, 2020, 06:28 PM ISTRansomware attacks are quite a threat for companies globally. Read on to know more
-
1 Indian firm paid Rs 8 crore on average to rectify ransomware: Report
Technology | May 19, 2020, 04:32 PM ISTIndian 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.
-
India among one of the most Ransomware attacked nations: Report
Technology | Dec 17, 2019, 08:13 PM ISTRansomware attacks happened the most in India due to low security. Here's how you can stay safe.