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Chinese state-sponsored hackers target Indian power grid assets in Ladakh

Chinese state-sponsored hackers had targeted India's power grids in Ladakh possibly for information on India's critical infrastructure or to prepare for sabotage in the future.

Russian invasion driving more disinformation online, says Meta

Hackers aligned with Russia broke into social media accounts of Ukrainian military officers and were uploading videos of surrendering Ukrainian soldiers when plot was disrupted, says a Meta report

Cloud communications firm Zoom pays over $1.8 mn to bounty hunters in 2021

In 2021, Zoom also recruited over 800 security researchers on the HackerOne platform.

Hackers steal over $600 mn in one of the major crypto heists

Hackers stole about $600 million from a blockchain network connected to the popular Axie Infinity online game in one of the biggest crypto attacks to date

FBI warns of growing Russian hacker interest in US energy companies

The FBI is warning that it has seen increased interest by Russian hackers in energy companies since the start of Russia's war against Ukraine

Is India prepared to protect itself from cyber-attacks?

In the winter of 2015, Russian hackers allegedly breached the power grid and plunged parts of Ukraine into darkness. Is India prepared to safeguard its critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks?

Salvadoran journalists' phones hacked with Pegasus spyware, report finds

Salvadoran journalists' phones hacked with Pegasus spyware, report finds

Teen hacker claims ability to control 25 Teslas in 13 nations

The teenager didn't reveal the exact details of the software vulnerability, but said it wasn't within Tesla's software or infrastructure

China, Iran, N Korea and Turkey exploiting software flaw: Microsoft

Microsoft has warned that the hackers linked with the governments of China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey have moved to exploit a critical flaw in software used by big tech firms around the world.

Microsoft aims to skill 100,000 Indians in cybersecurity by 2022

The company said that the programme is designed to give learners hands-on experience in the fundamentals of security, compliance and identity

United Nations' computer networks breached by hackers earlier this year

The hackers' method for gaining access to the UN network appears to be unsophisticated: They likely got in using the stolen username and password of a UN employee purchased off the dark web

Warding off hackers: Bug bounty hunters working to keep firms cyber secure

Bug bounty hunters are certified cybersecurity professionals or security researchers, who crawl the web, scanning the systems for gaps through which hackers can sneak in and alert the companies

Russian hacker targets Apple in $50 million ransomware attack: Details here

Russia-based hackers have hit Apple in a $50 million ransomware attack via a Taiwan-based company that manufactures MacBooks and other products for the Cupertino-based iPhone maker, the media reported

One in two Indian adults fell prey to cybercrime in last 12 months: Report

Seven in 10 Indian adults believed that remote work has made it much easier for hackers and cybercriminals to take advantage of them, a new report revealed on Monday

Microsoft says ransom-seeking hackers taking advantage of server flaws

The disclosure is the realization of worries that have been coursing through the security community for days

Verkada surveillance cameras at Tesla, hundreds more businesses breached

A small group of hackers viewed live and archived surveillance footage from hundreds of businesses including Tesla Inc by gaining administrative access to camera maker Verkada over the past two days

European Banking Authority hit by Microsoft software hack attack

The rapidly escalating attack came months after the SolarWinds Corp. breaches by suspected Russian cyberattackers

Hackers breach thousands of Microsoft customers around the world

The rapidly escalating attack drew the concern of U.S. national security officials, in part because the hackers were able to hit so many victims so quickly.

Sophisticated hacker targeted Android, Windows users in 2020: Google

A highly sophisticated hacker targeted owners of Android and Windows devices in the first quarter of 2020, carrying out hacking via "watering hole" attacks, Google has revealed.

Over 100,000 Zyxel firewalls, VPN gateways at hacking risk: Report

Dutch cybersecurity researchers have discovered backdoor account in 100,000 networking devices manufactured by Zyxel, that can grant hackers access to those vulnerable devices and put data at risk