Cyber Attack

Taiwan defence ministry said on Thursday its website suffered cyber attacks and went offline temporarily, adding it was working closely with other authorities to enhance cyber security as tensions with China rise.

The website of Taiwan's presidential office received an overseas cyber attack on Tuesday and was at one point malfunctioning, a source briefed on the matter said.

CERT-In has found multiple vulnerabilities of high severity in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Google ChromeOS, and Mozilla Firefox internet browser, which can enable a cyber attacker to perform denial-of-service attacks. Luckily, they can be fixed by installing software updates.

Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra revealed on Tuesday that a whopping 36.29 lakh cyber security incidents were observed in the country between 2019 and last month. The government has taken steps to enhance its cybersecurity posture and prevent cyber attacks. The government is operating an automated cyber threat exchange platform for proactively coll...

The government of Albania shut all online public services and government websites on Sunday after a synchronised cyberattack from outside the country, according to the Albanian National Agency for the Information Society (AKSHI). The agency shut down the website of the Prime Minister's Office and the country's Parliament. Meanwhile, the government ...

SEBI has directed all KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) to report all cyberattacks, threats and breaches, within six hours of detection, according to a circular. All KRAs are also expected to report these incidents to the Indian Computer Emergency Response team (CERT-In) as per the agency’s guidelines. The National Critical Information Infrastruct...

The Netherlands' Maastricht University fell victim to a massive ransomware attack in 2019, and has now partly received back its stolen money... which in the meantime more than doubled in value, a news report said on Saturday.

The SEBI on Thursday asked stock brokers and depositories participants to report all cyber attacks, threats and breaches experienced by them within six hours of detecting such incidents.

Norwegian firms Telenor, Aker ASA and Cognite say a new software security company they plan to launch this year will help companies protect their industrial assets from an increased cyber attack risk since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The IIT Jodhpur CoE will create research infrastructure to develop breakthrough concepts to detect, predict, and mitigate attacks on cyber-physical systems.

FBI Director Christopher Wray recently claimed in his speech at the Boston College that Hackers sponsored by the Iranian government last year attempted a ‘despicable’ cyberattack against Boston Children's Hospital that threatened to disrupt services to patients.

The German financial regulator BaFin on Tuesday issued a fresh warning to the nation's financial sector of the increased danger of cyber attacks.

Norwegian firms Telenor, Aker ASA and Cognite say a new software security company they plan to launch this year will help companies protect their industrial assets from an increased cyber attack risk since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A new ransomware has been detected in India that makes victims donate new clothes to homeless, feed kids in branded pizza outlets, and provide financial help to anyone who needs urgent medical attention but cannot afford it, according to digital risk monitoring firm Cloudsek.

Russia's Rutube video platform remained offline for a second day on Tuesday, after a massive cyberattack knocked it out just hours before it was to stream the Victory Day parade in Moscow.

Taiwan defence ministry said on Thursday its website suffered cyber attacks and went offline temporarily, adding it was working closely with other authorities to enhance cyber security as tensions with China rise.

The website of Taiwan's presidential office received an overseas cyber attack on Tuesday and was at one point malfunctioning, a source briefed on the matter said.

CERT-In has found multiple vulnerabilities of high severity in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Google ChromeOS, and Mozilla Firefox internet browser, which can enable a cyber attacker to perform denial-of-service attacks. Luckily, they can be fixed by installing software updates.

Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra revealed on Tuesday that a whopping 36.29 lakh cyber security incidents were observed in the country between 2019 and last month. The government has taken steps to enhance its cybersecurity posture and prevent cyber attacks. The government is operating an automated cyber threat exchange platform for proactively coll...

The government of Albania shut all online public services and government websites on Sunday after a synchronised cyberattack from outside the country, according to the Albanian National Agency for the Information Society (AKSHI). The agency shut down the website of the Prime Minister's Office and the country's Parliament. Meanwhile, the government ...

SEBI has directed all KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) to report all cyberattacks, threats and breaches, within six hours of detection, according to a circular. All KRAs are also expected to report these incidents to the Indian Computer Emergency Response team (CERT-In) as per the agency’s guidelines. The National Critical Information Infrastruct...

The Netherlands' Maastricht University fell victim to a massive ransomware attack in 2019, and has now partly received back its stolen money... which in the meantime more than doubled in value, a news report said on Saturday.

The SEBI on Thursday asked stock brokers and depositories participants to report all cyber attacks, threats and breaches experienced by them within six hours of detecting such incidents.

Norwegian firms Telenor, Aker ASA and Cognite say a new software security company they plan to launch this year will help companies protect their industrial assets from an increased cyber attack risk since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The IIT Jodhpur CoE will create research infrastructure to develop breakthrough concepts to detect, predict, and mitigate attacks on cyber-physical systems.

FBI Director Christopher Wray recently claimed in his speech at the Boston College that Hackers sponsored by the Iranian government last year attempted a ‘despicable’ cyberattack against Boston Children's Hospital that threatened to disrupt services to patients.

The German financial regulator BaFin on Tuesday issued a fresh warning to the nation's financial sector of the increased danger of cyber attacks.

Norwegian firms Telenor, Aker ASA and Cognite say a new software security company they plan to launch this year will help companies protect their industrial assets from an increased cyber attack risk since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A new ransomware has been detected in India that makes victims donate new clothes to homeless, feed kids in branded pizza outlets, and provide financial help to anyone who needs urgent medical attention but cannot afford it, according to digital risk monitoring firm Cloudsek.

Russia's Rutube video platform remained offline for a second day on Tuesday, after a massive cyberattack knocked it out just hours before it was to stream the Victory Day parade in Moscow.