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Marcus Hutchins, a young British researcher credited with derailing a global cyberattack in May, was arrested in US on August 3. (Photo: AP)

Brit hacker who stopped global 'WannaCry' cyberattack arrested in US

The young British researcher was arrested for allegedly creating and distributing malware designed to collect...

4 Aug 2017 8:24 AM 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.

Hackers looking to shut down factories for pay

Manufacturers, government and financial firms are now the top targets globally for illicit intrusions by criminals.

10 Aug 2017 12:07 PM IST

Sean Krishanmakoto Sharma has been indicted for transmitting a programme, information, code, or command causing damage to a protected computer, US officials said. (Photo: Representational Image)

Ransomware: India least prepared due to low awareness level

Both the central and state governments have advised individuals as well as organisations to apply patches to their...

17 May 2017 9:37 PM IST

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

Another data hack, over 560 million passwords dumped online

The database has over 75GB in size and contains data structured in readable format

17 May 2017 9:34 PM IST

Cyber Hack. (Representational Image/AP)

China criticises US actions for hindering global effort to fight cyber...

China said Washington had no 'credible evidence' to support bans on Chinese tech firms in the United States following...

17 May 2017 2:38 PM IST

Police say the hackers and bullies in such cases are aged between 14 and 34 years.

WannaCry? Three Actions You Can Take Right Now to Prevent Ransomware

Tenable has several ways to help you know where your business is exposed so you can make informed decisions regarding...

17 May 2017 10:03 AM 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.

Group linked to NSA spy leaks threatens sale of new tech secrets

The Shadow Brokers group said in an online statement that, from June, it will begin releasing software to anyone willing...

17 May 2017 8:05 AM IST

PIO techie traces North hacking link'

Google security researcher finds evidence' suggesting Pyongyang was behind massive cyberattack.

17 May 2017 12:53 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.

North Korea links seen in WannaCry' cyberattacks

The code used in the latest attack shared many similarities with past hacks blamed on the North.

17 May 2017 12:44 AM 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.

No substantial impact of WannaCry on Indian IT system: Secy

The global ransomware attack WannaCry infected computers running on older versions of Microsoft operating systems like...

16 May 2017 10:00 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AFP)

Security experts believe North Korea behind global cyber attacks

A tweet from Israeli-based security firm Intezer Labs agreed that North Korea could be behind the attacks.

16 May 2017 11:02 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.

New 'WannaCry' variant surfaces, stopped from harming computers

Check Point Software Technologies yesterday found a new variant of the WannaCry ransomware attack

16 May 2017 8:27 AM IST