Cyber Attack
- India
Protecting digital rights an obligation of government: Minister
Dubai: Asserting that India did not have to follow any other country or global practice for its policy-making on the future of the internet, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and…
- India
Number of cyber attacks steadily rising, 12.67 lakh during Nov 2022
New Delhi: The number of cyber attacks in India has recorded a steady growth over the past few years, and the total number as reported to and tracked by the Indian Computer…
- India
China responsible for AIIMS server attack, say government sources
New Delhi: The attack on the computer server of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi was carried out by Chinese hackers, a senior government source said on Wednesday adding…
- India
AIIMS hacking: Chinese involvement suspected; four more servers were on target
New Delhi: Chinese involvement is suspected in the hacking of the server of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, a top source said on Friday, adding that four more servers…
- Delhi
Amidst server down, 20% rise in walk-in OPD patients at AIIMS
New Delhi: There has been a 20 per cent increase in the number of walk-in OPD patients at the AIIMS here leading to long queues as the premier hospital’s online appointment system remained…
- Technology
Tata Power hit by cyber attack, says critical systems safe
Mumbai: Tata Power on Friday admitted it has been hit by a cyber attack on its IT infrastructure. The power company, however, said that all its critical operational systems are functioning normally.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Four held for cyber attacking an IoT firm
Hyderabad: In a case related to cyberattacks, four persons including two directors and two IT engineers were on Wednesday arrested for targeting Internet of Things (IoT) company. The case dates back to…
- Technology
Small businesses in India at highest ransomware risk: Report
New Delhi: India is currently 10th in the world on ransomware attacks and small businesses (up to 500 employees) are at the highest risk, accounting for more than half of all attacks…
- Technology
Hackers exploit NASA’s famous deep space image to attack computers
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have identified a unique attack where hackers are exploiting a hugely popular deep space image taken from NASA’s James Webb telescope to infiltrate computers with malware. A newly-discovered…
- Technology
Google blocks world’s largest web DDoS cyber attack ever
New Delhi: Google has blocked the largest-ever web distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyber attack on a customer that peaked at 46 million requests per second (RPS). This is the largest ‘Layer 7 DDoS’…
- Technology
Cloud communication firm Twilio hacked, customers’ data exposed
San Francisco: US-based Cloud communications company Twilio has admitted data breach as hackers entered its internal systems after stealing employee credentials in an SMS phishing attack. Twilio said it identified 125 customers…
- Technology
Indian cyber agency gives VPN providers 3-months breather
New Delhi: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has given virtual private network (VPN) providers another three months to comply with its new rules. The new rules that were supposed to…
- Technology
Ransomware attacks rise 13% in past year, India Inc at great risk
New Delhi: There has been an alarming rise in ransomware breaches globally, including India, which increased by 13 per cent in the past one year, representing a jump greater than the past…
- World
Chinese hackers target Russian defence research institutes
New Delhi: China’s cyber criminals are targeting Russian defence research institutes, according to a report released by cybersecurity firm CheckPoint Research (CPR) on Friday. The report attributed the cyber espionage operation to Chinese…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Police investigations lag due to lack of tech equipments
Hyderabad: The lack of advanced equipment and highly qualified expertise to investigate cyber-crime at the local police stations is leading to delayed or no investigation into e-crime cases. The Telangana police higher-ups…
