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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.

eScan Decimates Ransomware Hoax News

The hoax messages range from not to use shopping sites, online banking to using ATMs as possible traps of the...

18 May 2017 1:24 PM IST

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

Newly discovered vulnerability raises fears of another WannaCry

The US Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced the vulnerability

25 May 2017 7:26 PM IST

Google said it vehemently disagreed with the charges

Google's free public Wi-Fi affected by Wannacry ransomware

Security firm claims that Google and RailTel's RailWire Wi-Fi network is perhaps the worst affected ISP in the country.

25 May 2017 8:46 AM IST

The digital money siphoned off by them was used on living a luxurious life and buying sophisticated proxy servers, virtual private networks, high end laptops used by them.

New evidence links WannaCry to prolific hacking group

Researchers from security firm Symantec presented additional evidence which further builds the case that WCry is linked...

23 May 2017 12:49 PM IST

The tool does not need any internet connection, keeping you safe from any risk of being infected while scanning.

Here's a free tool to scan your PC for WannaCry

The application will scan your computer and see if it is fully patched to block all known vulnerabilities.

23 May 2017 12:33 PM IST

Cyber Hack. (Representational Image/AP)

North Korea dismisses role in recent cyber attacks

Up to 300,000 computers in 150 countries were hit by the WannaCry worm, which seizes systems and demands payment in...

23 May 2017 8:00 AM IST

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

Windows XP user count drops after WannaCry fiasco

This is probably because Windows XP no longer receives support since April 2014.

2 Jun 2017 7:48 PM IST

The website comes under the Be Internet Awesome program that helps children learn about vulnerabilities from cyber attacks and impart knowledge about letting people know the ways to protect themselves.

Google's latest bid to preach cybersecurity is playful

The website is an initiative by Google for preaching cyber security to the modern explorers of the internet.

7 Jun 2017 8:48 PM IST

The website comes under the Be Internet Awesome program that helps children learn about vulnerabilities from cyber attacks and impart knowledge about letting people know the ways to protect themselves.

Google makes a gaming website for teaching cybersecurity to kids

The website is an initiative by Google for preaching cyber security to the modern explorers of the internet.

7 Jun 2017 5:49 PM IST

Cyber Hack. (Representational Image/AP)

WannaCry ransomware on Windows10 now

Researchers have devised a way to port the ransomware onto Windows 10

7 Jun 2017 2:35 PM 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.

North Korea, cyberattacks and 'Lazarus': What we really know

With the dust now settling after WannaCry , cybersecurity experts are taking a deep dive into how it was carried out.

4 Jun 2017 12:13 PM 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.

Ransomware actors focusing on targeted attacks against businesses

These ransomware attacks have primarily hit financial organizations worldwide.

11 April 2017 3:23 PM IST