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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.

Criminal benefits: profit margin of a DDoS attack can reach 95 per...

Arranging an attack costs as little as $7 an hour, while the targeted company can end up losing thousands, if not...

27 March 2017 5:49 PM IST

The sites were selling old and new notes for a higher price than their worth.

Mumbai Police take note of online currency trading

Mumbai Police says will look into listings on eBay, OLX to check who uploaded them, will take action.

19 Nov 2016 3:14 AM IST

Russia, which has denied hacking U.S. systems, has been accused of interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. (Photo: Representational Image)

How to elude Russian hackers with decent password security

Details from the Department of Justice show that people are still not taking precautions to safeguard their email...

17 March 2017 11:05 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.

Attacks on US-linked Polish sites back higher cyber spending -...

He declined to specify who was behind the attacks, but said they included pro-Russian content

16 March 2017 9:20 PM IST

Sean Krishanmakoto Sharma has been indicted for transmitting a programme, information, code, or command causing damage to a protected computer, US officials said. (Photo: Representational Image)

Ransomware: India least prepared due to low awareness level

Both the central and state governments have advised individuals as well as organisations to apply patches to their...

17 May 2017 9:37 PM IST

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

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 IST

Cyber Hack. (Representational Image/AP)

48K ransomware attack attempts seen in India: Quick Heal Tech

The Pune-based company said 60 per cent of the attempts by the malicious WannaCry ransomware were targeted at...

16 May 2017 9:58 PM IST

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

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 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.

IT Ministry contacts RBI, others against Wanna Cry

Wanna Cry ransomware has wrecked havoc across sectors like healthcare and telecoms in more than 100 countries.

15 May 2017 11:28 AM IST

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

Asia assesses ransomware assault, extent may not be known until Monday

China's official news agency Xinhua said secondary schools and universities were hit, but did not say how many or...

14 May 2017 8:52 PM IST

Concerns about privacy are often the reason doctors and hospitals avoid organising social support. (Photo: Pixabay)

UK spending money to strengthen cyber security of health system

Prime Minister Theresa May had identified in its security review that cyber threats were one of the top threats for the...

14 May 2017 8:48 PM IST

Cyber Hack. (Representational Image/AP)

Cyber attacks hits 200,000 victims in 150-plus countries

Wainwright said he was worried that the ransomware attack might spread once people return to work on Monday and log on...

14 May 2017 5:22 PM IST