Ransomware

23 Sep 2020
Luxottica, the Italian parent of popular eye-wear brands like Ray-Ban and Oakley, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack.

20 Sep 2020
In a major shocker, a woman has reportedly died due to a ransomware attack in Germany.

25 Jul 2020
GPS tech provider Garmin has been hit by a massive outage.

19 Apr 2020
Cognizant, one of the largest tech and consulting companies in the world, has been hit by a major ransomware attack.

17 Mar 2020
In the wake of increasing coronavirus infections around the world, more and more people are resorting to tracking the disease online.

22 Aug 2019
Even two years after the super-dangerous WannaCry ransomware attack, government computer systems haven't been equipped with the technology to thwart critical cyber-crimes.

13 Aug 2019
Even with advanced security protocols, ransomware attacks are happening all over the world, locking personal computers as well as government/hospital workstations.

27 May 2019
Can a decade-old laptop running Windows XP cost over a million dollars? Surprisingly, the answer is yes.

13 May 2019
Two years ago, a major ransomware-based cyberattack, dubbed WannaCry, compromised hundreds of thousands of computers across the globe.

30 Mar 2019
Next time, when you click on a link served via email, better look at the website it is redirecting you to - as it may install a ransomware/malware on your PC.

25 Jan 2019
Researchers at McAfee have flagged a dangerous form of ransomware, one that poses as games and appears to be compromising several users across the world.

05 Mar 2018
French cybersecurity researcher Baptiste Robert claims to have gained access to a private database of state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) which contains details of more than 47,000 employees.

19 Dec 2017
The US claims that North Korea was directly responsible for the WannaCry malware that hit over 300,000 computers across 150 countries earlier this year.

03 Sep 2017
Government of India has issued an alert against Locky Ransomware, a high-intensity virus that can lock your computers and demand ransom for unlocking them.

09 Aug 2017
It's the premonition of things that will become more commonplace.

04 Aug 2017
In May, British cyber-security researcher Marcus Hutchins rose to prominence for stalling the WannaCry cyber-attack which affected millions of computers nationwide.

29 Jul 2017
The recent wave of ransomware threats across the world has escalated into a global crisis.

22 Jul 2017
From major ransomware attacks to minor phishing rackets, India saw one incident of cybercrime per 10 minutes in the first six months of 2017: 144 per day.

07 Jul 2017
Indian clothing company Blackberrys (Gurgaon-based) is the latest victim of the massive ransomware attack.

28 Jun 2017
The Petya ransomware has hit operations at one of the three terminals in Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru Port, India's largest container port.

27 Jun 2017
A cyberattack on Ukraine targeted several banks, electricity firms, including the National Bank of Ukraine and state-owned power distributor, the largest airport, disrupting their operations.

21 Jun 2017
Paying ransom to cyber terrorists to get back stolen data- many have done it but none has ever openly admitted it.

19 Jun 2017
India was one of the 150 countries, whose computer systems and networks were affected by the infamous WannaCry ransomware cyberattack that took place last month.

02 Jun 2017
Bengaluru offices of the IT giant, Wipro received yet another threat by a ransomware on Wednesday, seeking Rs. 500 crore in bitcoin.

24 May 2017
Cyber security firm Symantec Corp said they are fairly sure people associated with Lazarus, a group believed to be working for North Korea, is behind the WannaCry attack.

20 May 2017
A team of researchers said they had found a last-chance way to protect systems from WannaCry, which first hit computers in 99 countries a week ago.

19 May 2017
The modern world is caught between two extreme ends of terrorism.

19 May 2017
Just when the world is waking up to the onslaught of WannaCry and its capacity for chaos, there is news surfacing of another global attack, which proves that we are still grasping straws when it comes to protecting ourselves from cybercrimes.

19 May 2017
Amid a rise in cyber attacks, Mumbai Police have decided to form four new cyber cells. Moreover, 186 posts have been sanctioned for these new cells.

18 May 2017
WannaCry is currently raising eyebrows, as governments are slowly waking up to the threat that can be posed by pestilent bits of software and to the extent of their capability to wreak havoc.

18 May 2017
Shadow Brokers, the group which released parts of US national security agency (NSA)'s cyber weapons stockpile, forming the basis of the WannaCry ransomware, promised to keep releasing hacking tools every month to those willing to pay for the same.

17 May 2017
According to a bank official, hundreds of ATMs across Bengaluru remained shut for the second day on Tuesday due to a potential virus attack by WannaCry ransomware.

17 May 2017
Amid the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, hackers have now hit the Walt Disney Studios.

17 May 2017
Owing to the recent WannaCry ransomware attack on government office computers, the Maharashtra government has come up with helpline numbers.

17 May 2017
Quick Heal Technologies, a cyber security firm, detected over 48,000 ransomware attack attempts in India; West Bengal witnessed the most incidents.

16 May 2017
Sources said operations were suspended in some ATMs running on old versions of Windows, to keep them safe from the WannaCry ransomware attack.

15 May 2017
The RBI has issued a directive to all banks to open their ATMs only after they have updated their software to protect against the recent WannaCry malware attack.

15 May 2017
Technical departments of organizations have been working very hard to restore infected computers that have fallen prey to the infamous ransomware virus called WannaCry.

13 May 2017
A massive cyber-attack has struck organizations around the world which is believed to have used tools made by the US National Security Agency.

23 Dec 2016
According to latest reports, India ranks at 96 on a countrywide comparison with respect to download speeds and availability of bandwidth.