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The year, 2017, witnessed a variety of cybercrime spanning from malware attacks to data breaches Equifax, Deloitte and Verizon being the most notable firms to face breaches while Maersk, Merck, and FedEx were victims of ransomware.

Health care attacks, fileless malware, cryptocurrency mining on surge:...

McAfee catalogs 478 new cyber threats every minute, eight every second.

13 March 2018 2:55 PM IST

The WannaCry ransomware attack infected thousands of computers worldwide and crippled parts of Britains National Health Service in May. (Photo: File/Representational)

Mobile ransomware attacks are rising consistently: Trend Micro

The number of unique mobile malware samples increased to 108,439 in 2017, which was 94 per cent more than the total in...

12 March 2018 7:17 PM IST

Your health, their wealth!

Your health, their wealth!

Healthcare is the latest hostage of hackers but India fights back with machine learning.

19 March 2018 9:55 AM IST

The attacker may also state that he has hijkacked your PC with a spyware that has already taken into account all your family and friends details and will inform them about your dirty activities online.

I know you watch porn! Pay me to keep quiet Did you get this email...

The email demands to cough up a certain amount (usually $200 to $500, or even more) to keep quiet on the matter.

16 Jun 2018 2:56 PM IST

Fears of battery drain make Apple ban cryptocurrency mining.

44 per cent rise in victims of crypto miners report

Statistics for the last 24 months show that miners are increasingly focused on developing markets.

28 Jun 2018 8:41 PM IST

Infections were detected in more than 50 countries, though the primary target for further actions was probably Ukraine, the site of many recent infections and a longtime cyberwarfare battleground. (Photo: Pixabay)

India highly susceptible to $6 million ransomware

The SamSam ransomware has raked in nearly $6 million in ransom when previously reported figures stand at only $850,000...

2 Aug 2018 12:48 PM IST

Infections were detected in more than 50 countries, though the primary target for further actions was probably Ukraine, the site of many recent infections and a longtime cyberwarfare battleground. (Photo: Pixabay)

Criminals increasingly drawn to low-profile attacks: Report

Report recorded a 96 per cent increase in cryptocurrency mining detections in 1H 2018 compared to 2017.

31 Aug 2018 6:54 PM IST

Key details from hacking complaint against North Korean

A computer programmer in connection with high-profile cyberattacks, including the WannaCry ransomware virus, has been...

7 Sept 2018 1:25 PM IST

This collaborative analysis suggested an evolution of IoT botnets, from a nearly exclusive use case of launching DDoS attacks to more sophisticated activities such as ransomware distribution and crypto-mining. (Photo: Pixabay)

Port of San Diego victim of ransomware attack

The cyberattack has not affected public safety operations or ship and boat traffic..

28 Sept 2018 7:56 AM IST

Australia has established a security task force to guard against cyber attacks.

180 million+ Windows threats detected in Q2 2018: Quick Heal

Cryptojacking highlighted as one of the most dangerous cyber threats to emerge recently.

20 Sept 2018 2:29 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)

Spammers cashed in on WannaCry epidemics to promote fraudulent...

In Q2 2017, cyber criminals involved in spam distribution tried to capitalize on public fears when the WannaCry...

23 Aug 2017 4:54 PM IST

In the case of a phone or tablet, if any movement was detected, a remotely-located attacker could then be notified by the device itself.

This malware lets you become Bruce Wayne from The Dark Knight

the software uses a device's speakers to play back repeating acoustic pulses turning them into active sonar systems

20 Aug 2017 9:26 PM IST