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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.

Govt: No major security breach due to malware

RBI has asked banks to follow the instructions of government organisation CERT-In to prevent the attack by ransomware,...

16 May 2017 6:52 AM IST

According to sources, Charitra is not just desktop friendly, but would also be available as a mobile application for policemen to download on their phones. (Representational Image)

City hospitals and IT companies fight back

A source in Maharashtra police said the cyber sleuths had asked the police department to update their systems.

16 May 2017 2:45 AM IST

Cyber Hack. (Representational Image/AP)

China hit by cyber virus, Europe warns of more attacks

Some victims were ignoring official advice and paying the $300 ransom demanded by the cyber criminals to unlock their...

15 May 2017 9:25 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Putin says Russia has no role in ransomeware' attack, tells govts to...

President Putin said that there was no significant damage to Russian institutions, including its banking and healthcare...

15 May 2017 8:04 PM IST

Cyber Hack. (Representational Image/AP)

US Department of Defense moving towards 4 million computers to Windows...

This comes after news concerning malware going after high-profile targets

15 May 2017 4:41 PM IST

GSTN CEO Prakash Kumar

GSTN will not be impacted by WannaCry ransomware attack

the network's CEO Prakash Kumar said that its systems do not run on Microsoft software.

15 May 2017 4:22 PM IST

RBI has also reported that the general public has withdrawn Rs. 1,03,316 crore from their accounts either over the counter or through ATMs during this period.

Follow CERT-In instructions on WannaCry: RBI to banks

CERT-In has listed out dos and don'ts and webcast on how to protect networks from ransomware attack.

15 May 2017 4:05 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.

Factbox: Don't click - What is the 'ransomware' WannaCry worm?

Friday's cyber attack hit 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries and that number could grow as the week begins.

15 May 2017 9:04 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.

Microsoft slams govt to treat ransomware cyber attack as a 'wake-up...

Experts said the spread of the worm had slowed but that the respite might only be brief amid fears new versions of the...

15 May 2017 8:35 AM IST

A computer technician connects a computer into a network server in an office building in Washington, DC on May 13, 2017

World braces for more cyberattacks as work week begins

European policing and security agencies said the fallout from a ransomware attack could deepen as people return for...

15 May 2017 8:05 AM IST

It has advised users and organisations to apply patches to their Microsoft operating system Windows to prevent getting infected by the attack.

India issues do's and don'ts to fight back cyber attack

The hackers are believed to have used cyber weapons stolen from the US' National Security Agency to lock up computers.

15 May 2017 12:50 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.

More cyberattacks coming, get ready

The harsh lesson to be learned is that we have to better protect our systems, at the individual, corporate and...

15 May 2017 12:10 AM IST