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Thales, an IT company, states that cloud assets like SaaS applications, cloud-based storage, and cloud infrastructure management are the main targets for such attacks.
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Officials fear the information has been obtained by Irish Republican Army dissidents who continue to mount occasional attacks on police 25 years after Northern Ireland's peace accord.
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The crypto space saw a shocking $20.6 billion worth of illicit transactions last year, the highest figure in the market's history.
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The ransomware group posted a portion of the allegedly stolen files, claiming that the entire cache would be made "available soon"
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Education tech experts praised the Biden administration for the consciousness-raising but lamented that limited federal funds currently exist for them to tackle a scourge that cash-strapped school districts have been ill-equipped to defend effectively
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The global ransomware attacks are at an all-time high, and the US is the primary target, a new report has said
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India is the second most targeted country by ransomware in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region in 2022, up from spot 3 in 2021
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The Hive ransomware actors follow the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model in which developers create, maintain, and update the malware, and affiliates conduct the ransomware attacks.
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In India, tech/IT is the top industry hit by ransomware (23.40 per cent of all attacks), followed by the manufacturing industry (10.90 per cent), according to cyber-security firm NordLocker.
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In the past 12 months, cyber-security researchers at Barracuda Networks identified and analysed 106 highly publicised ransomware attacks.
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New Delhi: As cyber-attacks increase, ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has catapulted from a fledgling threat into a force to be reckoned with, significantly lowering the barrier of entry and allowing cybercriminals who lack the technical skills to commoditise ransomware, a new research has warned. The research found that ransomware’s current dominance is directly linked to the emergence […]
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Hyderabad: Ransomware – wherein users are denied access to data in return for a ransom – are the top kind of malware and they are growing the highest when compared to other vulnerabilities. A Ransomware Index Report for the first quarter of 2022 by Ivanti showed that there was 7.6 per cent increase in the […]
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According to a new research from Thales, out of these, 30 per cent of the Indian organisations have experienced significant impact on operations.
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New Delhi: More than 60 per cent of mid-sized Indian organisations fell victim to a cyberattack last year, a new report showed on Monday. Just under one fifth (19 per cent) of respondents surveyed said they discovered the attack within two weeks, but 22 per cent took three to four weeks to realise they had […]
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Ransomware attacks have been front and centre in the news over the past year due to various high-profile breaches that have impacted businesses across the globe.
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Cyber warfare is usually defined as a series of cybercrime attacks that target a State. It has the potential to disrupt vital computer system networks targeting government or civilian infrastructure, disrupting critical systems and cause damage. Cyber terrorists are politically motivated, with a focus on mass disruption. They target all critical infrastructure controlled by technology, […]
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Hyderabad: Businesses are seeing increased ransomware incidents and now different cybersecurity authorities globally have observed an increase in sophisticated, high-impact ransomware incidents against critical infrastructure organisations globally. Cybersecurity authorities like the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the National Security Agency (NSA) in US, the National Cyber Security Centre in UK and […]
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Hyderabad: The ransomware attacks are increasing year after year even as the mechanisms to check these crimes are also evolving. According to a recent report, about 32 new ransomware families were identified in 2021, bringing the total to 157 and representing a 26 per cent increase over the previous year. As per Ivant’s Ransomware Spotlight […]
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Hyderabad: Corporate hackers are constantly upgrading their hacking mechanisms and this in turn is putting pressure on organisations to upgrade their security infrastructure. As data becomes more and more essential for enterprises, network threats are also increasing. Businesses have to stay a few steps ahead of the cyber crooks in order to keep their business […]
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New Delhi: India now ranks second only to the US in most security threats on Cloud, followed by Australia, Canada and Brazil, and malware was the technique used most often in reported incidents, a new report showed on Monday. With the shift to a more flexible pandemic workforce, cyber criminals have introduced new and updated […]