Brussels: “If the 2017 cyber-attack on the NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom repeats, all the NATO member countries will join the cyberwar,” declared Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg warned that NATO would invoke Article 5 for this. As per Article 5, if any NATO member country is attacked, it is considered an […]
London/Haig/Canberra: The spiteful cyber-attacks carried out by GRU, a part of the Russian military, on institutions and agencies from different parts of the world are completely unacceptable, was the crushing criticism by the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Australia. The three countries also warned that a fitting reply will be given to the attacks on the […]
The Hague: Over the last few years, the incidence of Ransomware attacks has increased and various countries have been found to be involved in these attacks, warned the cyber report released by Europol. A few days ago, Iranian hackers attacked the Oxford, Cambridge and other universities in the United Kingdom and stole sensitive information. Europol, […]
Tehran/Washington: Iran, who threatened an unconventional war in retaliation to the sanctions imposed by the United States is realising its threat through cyber-attacks. The US cybersecurity group has exposed this information and has warned that Iranian hackers are attacking the US companies for financial gains. US cybersecurity experts and former officials have said that the […]
Washington: The scope of the threats in the cyberspace is increasing by the day and the cybercrimes have costed the world economy to the tune of $600 billion. In rupee terms, this is an astronomical equivalent of ₹40 lakh crore. The leading US think tank, ‘Centre for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) and the cyber […]
London/Moscow: The US and Britain have openly accused the Russian army of involvement in the NotPetya attacks that shocked many important countries including Ukraine. The US White House and the British Foreign Office has released independent statements blaming Russia for being responsible for the attacks. At the same time, a warning has been issued that […]
The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyberattack by the WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. Wikipedia
Marcus Hutchins, known as MalwareTech, is a British cybersecurity worker and white-hat hacker who is best known for putting a temporary end to the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack. Hutchins works for the Los Angeles-based cybersecurity firm Kryptos Logic and runs a technology blog called MalwareTech. Hutchins is presently working with the UK government’s National Cyber Security […]
London : After the largest ever cyber attack that hit more than 150 countries, a new cyber attack larger than this is soon expected, warn analysts. The security agencies worldwide are still investigating the massive cyber attack that blocked more than 2 lakh computers of many multinationals including the renowned US company FedEx, along with the […]
Washington : A Ransomware cyber attack, the largest in the history so far, threatening to destroy data in case of non-payment of ransom has hit 99 countries, affecting more than 75,000 computers worldwide. Russia and Britain were most affected and news of India too have been affected have emerged. Apparently it has been stated that […]