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Cryptocurrency mining virus spreads through Facebook Messenger

A new cryptocurrency-mining bot, dubbed as Digmine, has been discovered and is spreading through Facebook Messenger.

28 Dec 2017 2:36 PM IST

Police say the hackers and bullies in such cases are aged between 14 and 34 years.

Cyber attack on Union Bank of India similar to Bangladesh heist: WSJ

The attempt closely resembled the cybertheft last year of more than $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank's...

11 April 2017 2:11 PM IST

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

Multi-stage cyber attacks net North Korea millions in virtual...

The attackers access the user's bitcoin wallet either on the computer or on the bitcoin exchange's server researcher...

20 Dec 2017 9:17 AM IST

Cyber attack targets Qatar based broadcaster Al-Jazeera. (Photo: AFP)

Amid Gulf crisis, Qatar based Al-Jazeera news network under cyber...

A statement from the broadcaster said the attack occurred after a fortnight of increased cyber activities, aimed at its...

9 Jun 2017 11:47 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.

Fireball' malware can steal your data, here's how

The malware has been spreading across the globe and possesses over two dozen aliases.

8 Jun 2017 4:50 PM IST

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

Global cyber attack likely cover for malware installation in Ukraine:...

Cyber security firms are trying to piece together who was behind the computer worm.

30 Jun 2017 10:43 AM IST

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

New computer virus spreads from Ukraine to disrupt world business

The malicious code locked machines and demanded victims post a ransom worth $300 in bitcoins or lose their data...

29 Jun 2017 8:40 AM IST

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

Companies hit by global ransomware attack on June 27

A global ransomware attack on Tuesday hit computers at Russia's biggest oil company.

28 Jun 2017 10:31 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.

Explained: What is ransomware?

The software usually is hidden within links or attachments in emails.

28 Jun 2017 8:34 AM IST

The UKs National Cyber Security Centre said that it is working with the UK Parliamentary digital security team to know what has happened. (Photo: AP)

UK Parliament hit by cyber attack, MPs email access restricted

The attack comes in the wake of the ransomware attack that crippled over 200,000 computers across 150 countries.

26 Jun 2017 12:43 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.

Cyber attack on British MPs tried to find out weak' email passwords

The hackers carried out a sustained and determined attack on all parliamentary user accounts in an attempt to identify...

25 Jun 2017 11:00 AM IST

Apart from the police department, few other institutions, where non-upgraded versions of the Windows operating system has been in use, have also got affected due to the ransomware, the officer said. (Photo: File)

Cyberattacks are relying on vulnerabilities in 2018

Changing technology landscape will require reliable patch management to block latest threats.

11 Dec 2017 8:25 PM IST