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The company quickly removed a boast on its website that “The NHS is totally protected with Sophos.” In many industries, that sort of stumble would likely hit a company's reputation hard.

WannaCry attack is good business for cyber security firms

The WannaCry "ransomware" attack hobbled some of its hospital customers in Britain's National Health Service.

21 May 2017 9:55 AM

The ransomware threatens to lock out victims who have not paid a sum of $300 to $600 within one week of infection.

French researchers find way to unlock WannaCry without ransom

WannaCry, which started to sweep round the globe last Friday and has infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 nations.

20 May 2017 8:39 AM

The ransomware threatens to lock out victims who have not paid a ransom within one week of infection

North Korea says linking cyber attacks to Pyongyang is 'ridiculous'

WannaCry has infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 nations.

20 May 2017 8:37 AM

Ransonware that has been dubbed 'WannaCry" security is one of the worst and wide spread malware they ever faced.

Overarching security crucial against ransomware attack: Mojo

Organisations around the world have spent weekend trying to recover after being hit by a virus that seeks to seize control of computers

19 May 2017 9:23 PM

If the aforementioned condition is met, the app can recover the prime numbers of the RSA private key that are being used by WannaCry to encrypt your files.

Windows XP users can remove WannaCry ransomware

One important thing to note here is that this application works exclusively on Windows XP

19 May 2017 8:22 PM

WannaCry virus hits Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams trust in India

The affected computers were all old versions which were later updated, he said, adding that the virus issue was also fixed completely.

19 May 2017 5:29 PM

New Delhi-based Computer Emergency Response Team is carrying out "regular drills" to ensure minimum damage to the country.

Indians report spike in ransomware attacks, government says damage contained

The number of computers reported infected by a global ransomware attack in India has more than doubled.

19 May 2017 9:43 AM

Preferably buy a good antivirus, keep it updated, keep your operating system updated, take precautions, never divulge your personal information, are some of the things one should remember.

eScan Decimates Ransomware Hoax News

The hoax messages range from not to use shopping sites, online banking to using ATMs as possible traps of the ransomware.

18 May 2017 1:24 PM

According to a report in MacKeeper, this seems to be just another giant database containing passwords collected from a variety of sources.

Another data hack, over 560 million passwords dumped online

The database has over 75GB in size and contains data structured in readable format

17 May 2017 9:34 PM

China’s cyber authorities have repeatedly pushed for what they call a more 'equitable' balance in global cyber governance, criticising US dominance. (Photo: Representational/AP)

China criticises US actions for hindering global effort to fight cyber crime

China said Washington had no 'credible evidence' to support bans on Chinese tech firms in the United States following the attack.

17 May 2017 2:38 PM

After days of disruptions affecting networks worldwide, a top US official said the number of computers affected had reached 300,000, but that infection rates had slowed.

North Korea links seen in ‘WannaCry’ cyberattacks

The code used in the latest attack shared many similarities with past hacks blamed on the North.

17 May 2017 12:44 AM

Security experts are now cautiously linking the Lazarus Group to this latest attack after the discovery by Mehta.

Indian-origin Google techie links ransomware attack to N Korea

The ransomware code, published on Twitter, is exclusive to North Korean hackers

16 May 2017 2:57 PM

Disney's unreleased film claimed to be held for ransom by hackers

Disney chief Bob Iger said Monday hackers claiming to have access to one of the company's unreleased movies were demanding a "huge" ransom.

16 May 2017 2:37 PM

Israeli-based security firm Intezer Labs said it agreed with the North Korea attribution. (Photo: AFP)

Security experts believe North Korea behind global cyber attacks

A tweet from Israeli-based security firm Intezer Labs agreed that North Korea could be behind the attacks.

16 May 2017 11:02 AM

Ransomware is illicit software that demands a "ransom" from an infected user to regain control of their computer.

New 'WannaCry' variant surfaces, stopped from harming computers

Check Point Software Technologies yesterday found a new variant of the WannaCry ransomware attack

16 May 2017 8:27 AM

IT companies in the city hurried to send out emails to their employees on Friday asking them to update their systems. (Representational Image)

City hospitals and IT companies fight back

A source in Maharashtra police said the cyber sleuths had asked the police department to update their systems.

16 May 2017 2:45 AM

Power utility under ‘WannaCry’ attack?

Computers at four offices of the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company have been affected by the suspected attack.

16 May 2017 12:19 AM

But the hackers do not appear so far to have been well rewarded: only about $50,000 has been transferred to their online wallets so far.

China hit by cyber virus, Europe warns of more attacks

Some victims were ignoring official advice and paying the $300 ransom demanded by the cyber criminals to unlock their computers

15 May 2017 9:25 PM

One of the major reasons for this is that some critical systems are still running very old software which is not compatible with newer versions of Windows 10.

US Department of Defense moving towards 4 million computers to Windows 10

This comes after news concerning malware going after high-profile targets

15 May 2017 4:41 PM

Follow CERT-In instructions on WannaCry: RBI to banks

CERT-In has listed out dos and don'ts and webcast on how to protect networks from ransomware attack.

15 May 2017 4:05 PM

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