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The hacker believed somebody had to stand up to those spreading hate (File Photo)

Hospitals hit by cyber attack: UK National Health Service

Britain's National Cyber Security Centre said attack was apparently caused by a piece of malware, Wanna Decryptor.

12 May 2017 9:16 PM IST

The kind and the scale of these cyber weapons was such that even the CIA lost control of majority of its hacking arsenal which includes state of the art malware, viruses, Trojans and weaponised zero day exploits which can be worth millions of dollars each in dark web.

No substantial impact of WannaCry on Indian IT system: Secy

The global ransomware attack WannaCry infected computers running on older versions of Microsoft operating systems like...

16 May 2017 10:00 PM IST

The hacker believed somebody had to stand up to those spreading hate (File Photo)

China's fondness for pirated software raises risks in attack

Experts say that has left millions of Chinese computers without security support

16 May 2017 9:59 PM IST

The fact is that a cache of cyber weapons was said to have been stolen from the NSA by the same collective behind the WannaCry ransomware that created the biggest-ever extortion racket to hit the Internet.

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 IST

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Power utility under WannaCry' attack?

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

16 May 2017 12:19 AM IST

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'WannaCry' attacks reported from Bengal districts

However, daily operations were not affected as the central servers remained intact, said Power Minister Sovandeb...

15 May 2017 8:53 PM IST

The fact is that a cache of cyber weapons was said to have been stolen from the NSA by the same collective behind the WannaCry ransomware that created the biggest-ever extortion racket to hit the Internet.

Factbox: Don't click - What is the 'ransomware' WannaCry worm?

Friday's cyber attack hit 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries and that number could grow as the week begins.

15 May 2017 9:04 AM IST

The kind and the scale of these cyber weapons was such that even the CIA lost control of majority of its hacking arsenal which includes state of the art malware, viruses, Trojans and weaponised zero day exploits which can be worth millions of dollars each in dark web.

Microsoft slams govt to treat ransomware cyber attack as a 'wake-up...

Experts said the spread of the worm had slowed but that the respite might only be brief amid fears new versions of the...

15 May 2017 8:35 AM IST

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Monday blues: Damage may escalate; new ransomware attack possible,...

The virus, which took control of users' files, spread to 100 countries, including India, the UK, Spain, France and...

14 May 2017 8:53 PM IST

Following is a list of companies and organisations that have reported being hit by cyber attacks.

Police seize servers of Ukraine software firm after cyber attack

The police move came after cyber security investigators unearthed further evidence that the attack had been planned...

5 July 2017 8:31 AM IST

The official website of the Navi Mumbai police was hacked for second time in a month.

Authorities warn virtual kidnappings are on the rise

Los Angeles police alone have received more than 250 reports of virtual kidnapping crimes in the past two years.

26 July 2017 10:37 AM IST

The fact is that a cache of cyber weapons was said to have been stolen from the NSA by the same collective behind the WannaCry ransomware that created the biggest-ever extortion racket to hit the Internet.

New analysis suggests Chinese link in WannaCry cyber attack

The WannaCry cyber-attack infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries, including India.

30 May 2017 11:26 AM IST