cyberattacks

Ransomware attacks are more dangerous in the AI era: Gartner’s Wayne Hankins explains why

March 12, 2025 8:34 am

At the Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit, Gartner senior director analyst Wayne Hankins emphasised the need for companies to amplify their cybersecurity strategies.

Bengaluru police register FIR over cyberattack on Karnataka property registration portal

February 07, 2025 10:54 pm

The alleged cyberattack crippled Kaveri 2.0 portal over a few days in January this year and in December 2024.

US and Microsoft disrupt Russian hacking group targeting American officials, nonprofits

October 04, 2024 7:08 am

The group, known as Star Blizzard, targeted its victims with emails that appeared to come from a trusted source.

How global law enforcement agencies, from Europol to FBI, have collaborated against cybercrimes

September 24, 2024 12:19 pm

Europol announced it led a massive operation to dismantle the encrypted messaging platform Ghost, frequented by criminal networks. This was the latest major international effort to tackle cybercrime.

AAP's Raghav Chadha seeks investigation into cyberattacks against politicians, scribes

July 26, 2024 7:49 pm

CERT-In in touch with Apple over ‘state-sponsored’ cyberattacks, MoS Jitin Prasada informs Rajya Sabha

July 26, 2024 4:51 pm

Jitin Prasad, MoS, Electronics and Information Technology, denied that there was any state-sponsored “hacking or tracking”. He said CERT-In or the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team is in touch with Apple.

German foreign minister says Russia will face consequences for monthslong cyber espionage

May 03, 2024 11:48 pm

Relations between Russia and Germany were already tense, with Germany providing military support to Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.

India goes shopping for new spyware system that rivals Pegasus: FT report

April 02, 2023 7:19 am

The discussion, which, according to the FT report, are “in advanced stages,” comes amid US attempts to clamp down on the shadowy $12-bn spyware industry that it believes is an increasing threat to its national security.

Ukraine digital army brews cyberattacks, intel and infowar

March 05, 2022 10:53 am

It's impossible to say how much of the disruption, including more damaging hacks, is caused by freelancers working independently of but in solidarity with Ukrainian hackers.

Russia-Ukraine war: After HermeticWiper, a second malware called IsaacWiper observed

March 03, 2022 3:55 pm

After the HermeticWiper attack, cybersecurity firm ESET has spotted a second wiping attack called IsaacWiper, which started on February 24.