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Reports of a new cyber attack have been discovered affecting computer systems in European countries.

Bad Rabbit creating havoc in Europe

The apparent ransomware worm, dubbed as BadRabbit', bubbled up and began spreading in Russia, Ukraine and other Eastern...

25 Oct 2017 8:37 AM

Brute force attack is when hackers repeatedly try to gain access to systems using a range of different passwords.

Beware: hackers are targeting schools and colleges

Certain schools in the US are receiving threatening messages from hackers in exchange of destroying stolen data.

23 Oct 2017 9:56 AM

Businesses today need to urgently and proactively invest in it, Sivarama Krishnan, partner and leader Cyber Security, PwC India, said.

Cyber-attacks are going beyond Financial Services and Banking Sectors

Digitisation has not only revolutionised business models but also resulted in crime probing slowly into the cyber world.

18 Oct 2017 7:49 AM

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

Kaspersky says cyber-spy groups are not just after your data anymore

Kaspersky Lab claims that cyber-espionage groups are now attacking financial institutions in Asia Pacific.

17 Oct 2017 3:32 PM

The source said that Brigadier Sanjay Puri had been attending a course in United State when his email was hacked. (Representational image)

Reports indicate email as a more dangerous vector than other mediums

Hackers are constantly achieving their goals through the medium of emails in various ways.

12 Oct 2017 8:16 AM

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.

Symantec CEO says source code reviews pose unacceptable risk

Tech companies have been under increasing pressure to allow the Russian government to examine source code.

11 Oct 2017 6:14 AM

Olympic rings were installed on the Esplanade du Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower following Paris nomination as the host city for the 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

Researchers warn of cyber risks for Olympic Games

Hackers could do damage by infiltrating stadium or scoring systems, or by releasing sensitive data on athletes.

11 Oct 2017 4:04 AM

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McAfee christens Kapil Sharma as India's riskiest celebrity on...

The McAfee study ranks reveals celebrities who are likely to lead to unsafe results, exposing to malicious websites and...

10 Oct 2017 8:28 AM

Cyber Hack. (Representational Image/AP)

Here's how nation-state backed threat actors steal from each other

Accurate threat intelligence relies on identifying the patterns and tools that signpost a particular threat actor.

6 Oct 2017 5:06 AM

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

Russian hackers stole US cyber secrets from NSA: reports

The hack would mark the latest in a series of breaches of classified data from the secretive intelligence agency.

6 Oct 2017 2:36 AM

Businesses today need to urgently and proactively invest in it, Sivarama Krishnan, partner and leader Cyber Security, PwC India, said.

Every third ICS computer under attack was in manufacturing companies

The peak of attackers' activity was registered in March, after which the proportion of computers attacked gradually...

4 Oct 2017 5:52 AM

Former Uber chief executive officer Travis Kalanick is trying to get back control of company. (Photo: AP)

Uber says it will cooperate with data breach probes

Uber has been in touch with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and several states to discuss the hack.

23 Nov 2017 3:34 AM