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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.

Kaspersky Lab finds way to unlock files encrypted with 'CryptXXX...

This malicious program was capable of infecting thousands of PCs around the world since April 2016

16 April 2017 7:46 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)

Number of attacks using software vulnerabilities on the rise

In 2016 there were 702 million attempts to launch an exploit malware that uses bugs in software to infect devices.

22 April 2017 8:52 AM IST

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

British lawmakers hit by -"sustained-" cyber attack

The House of Commons said it was working with the National Cyber Security Centre to defend parliament's network.

25 Jun 2017 9:40 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)

Ransomware slows a US state county government to a crawl

Jail staff processed inmates by hand, the tax office turned away electronic payments and building code inspectors...

7 Dec 2017 9:21 AM IST

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

Top five cyber security trends to look out for next year

While security technologies have grown so have the tactics, techniques, and procedures cyber attackers use to penetrate...

13 Dec 2017 9:22 PM 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

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

Cyber extortion demands surge as victims keep paying: Symantec

The average demand embedded in such malicious software, which is known as ransomware, more than tripled last year

26 April 2017 9:14 PM IST