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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.

Oddities in WannaCry ransomware puzzle cybersecurity researchers

Some researchers have found evidence they say could link North Korea with the attack.

16 May 2017 5:37 PM 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)

Ransomware hits 'hundreds of thousands' of China PCs: firm

The indiscriminate attack began Friday and struck banks, hospitals and government agencies around the world.

15 May 2017 8:16 PM 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)

Cybercriminals focusing on data-rich smartphones

Ransomware, which seizes control of computers and demands money to unblock users' data, has already started to target...

2 March 2017 5:39 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.

North Korea's Unit 180, the cyber warfare cell that worries the West

North Korea has been blamed in recent years for a series of online attacks, mostly on financial networks, over a dozen...

21 May 2017 10:08 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)

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 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.

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...

19 May 2017 5:29 PM IST

Cyber Hack. (Representational Image/AP)

Kaspersky unveils a major update to its dedicated security product

Windows-only and Linux-only data centers are rare, with the majority mixing the two operating systems.

26 May 2017 5:16 PM IST

Men and women are both affected but the after-effects are worse in men. (Photo: Pixabay)

Internet can't be used as weapon of harassment against women

UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri voiced concern over the growing prevalence of cyber bullying, trolling...

14 March 2017 6:16 PM IST

The hackers accepted the offer from the Federal Security Service, or FSB, the top KGB successor agency: show their spoils before publishing in exchange for protection.

Russian hackers get burned in deal with Russia's spy agency

Group of Russian hackers have been posting letters and documents stolen from senior Russian officials with impunity.

10 Feb 2017 1:45 PM IST