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American companies, governmental organizations, healthcare and educational institutions were most attacked

Global ransomware attacks at all-time high, US primary target: Report

PGurus Newsdesk - August 7, 2023 0

Global ransomware surge from July 2022 to June 2023, with over 43% originating in the US The global ransomware attacks are at an all-time high,...

The numbers of victims, ransom payments, and the impact of these attacks continued to rise during 2021

Ransomware attack: 78% Indian organizations suffered attacks in 2021, many paid extortion

PGurus Newsdesk - May 4, 2022 1

Over 7 in 10 Indian firms suffered from ransomware attacks last year According to cybersecurity firm ‘Sophos’, more than seven in 10 (78 percent) of...

AI-powered cyberattacks, attackers' growing ability to bypass multifactor authentication are concerns that organizations are facing

Cybercriminals likely to execute AI-led cyberattacks, identity attacks in 2024: Report

PGurus Newsdesk - December 16, 2023 0

Targeted ransomware campaigns are likely to focus on critical infrastructure and high-value targets, say researchers Cybercriminals are expected to focus on developing and implementing more...

LockBit has threatened to publish the organization’s data if it fails to pay an unspecified ransom

LockBit ransomware gang targets India’s National Aerospace Laboratories

PGurus Newsdesk - November 29, 2023 2

8 documents purportedly stolen by LockBit include confidential letters, employee passports, and more India’s largest aerospace research company, the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), has reportedly...

In 2022, there were 95% more cyberattacks on government agencies than in the same period in 2021

India most targeted country with 13.7% cyberattacks: Report

PGurus Newsdesk - November 6, 2023 1

India tops cyberattack target list with most cyberattacks India is the most targeted country, with 13.7 percent of all cyberattacks, followed by the US with...

Centre cautions against "Akira" which steals important information and encrypts data which can lead to extortion

Government warns Internet users against ransomware ‘Akira’

PGurus Newsdesk - July 24, 2023 0

Beware! The malware conducts double extortion, thus forcing the victim into paying the ransom amount CERT-In, the government's technology arm which guards against cyber-attacks, issued...

BlackCat had given a deadline before it starts publishing the information most of which are “confidential documents” on the dark web

UK suffers ‘biggest ever’ ransomware attack on NHS; 70 terabytes of sensitive data stolen

PGurus Newsdesk - July 11, 2023 1

Hacking Gang BlackCat says It stole sensitive data from UK Hospital Group As per media reports, the UK's largest National Health Service (NHS) trust has...

Symantec predicts rise in cyber attacks in 2016

Author - December 21, 2015 0

US software security firm Symantec Corporation warns cyber threats would increase in the next year, especially risks to Apple devices, internet of things (IoT),...

Market infrastructure institutions need to have a robust cyber security framework to perform systemically critical functions relating to trading, clearing and settlement in securities market

SEBI issues guidelines for strengthening cyber security of market institutions

PGurus Newsdesk - August 30, 2023 0

SEBI brings guidelines for MIIs regarding cyber security and cyber resilience SEBI has issued guidelines for strengthening the existing cyber security and cyber resilience framework...