Cyberattacks: Retail, healthcare sectors among most targeted
ganisations in the business and professional services, retail and hospitality, financial, healthcare and high technology were the top targets of cybercriminals in 2020, said...
How to Defend Against a Ransomware Attack
By Paul Webber, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner
Twenty-seven percent of malware incidents reported in 2020 can be attributed to ransomware. Ransomware — cyber extortion that...
Cybercriminals using automated tools to launch attacks: Report
Cybercriminals targeting web applications have grown more reliant on automated tools as nearly 20 per cent of the attacks detected were fuzzing attacks, trying...
N. Korea hackers tried to steal Covid-19 vaccine tech: NIS
North Korea has attempted to hack into South Korean drug manufacturers’ computer systems to obtain information related to coronavirus vaccines and treatment, South Korea’s...
Clubhouse may be leaking data to Chinese govt: Stanford report
As invite-only audio chat app Clubhouse becomes popular globally including in India, researchers at Stanford University in the US have warned that the app...
Account takeover incidents up by 20% in 2020: Report
The account takeover incidents increased by 20 per cent in 2020 compared to previous year and every second, fraudulent transaction in the finance industry...
Microsoft adding nation-state security alerts for enterprises
Microsoft is adding a new security alert to Defender for Office 365 to notify enterprises when their employees are being targeted by nation-state threat...
Hacker changed water chemical levels to poison entire US city
In a sophisticated cyber-attack, a hacker accessed the computer systems of the water treatment facility in a US city and modified drinking water chemical...
Google removes 100 fraudulent instant loan apps in India: Govt
Google has so far removed about 100 instant loan apps from its PlayStore in the country that were involved in alleged collection of personal...
Malicious Chrome sync feature can help hackers steal your data
A cyber security researcher has discovered a malicious Google Chrome extension in the wild abusing the Chrome Sync process that can help hackers steal...





