Malware Attacks
India emerges as the top global target for mobile malware attacks: Report
Surpassing US and Canada, India has topped the global mobile malware target list, however, it has reduced its rank among malware origin points, finds Zscaler report
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Malware attacks in India increase by 11%; 22% jump seen in ransomware
Malware attacks in India rose by 11 per cent while ransomware cyber attacks jumped by 22 per cent in 2024, reflecting the escalating nature of cyber threats for businesses, a report by SonicWall said. Malware attacks rose by 11 per cent to 13,44,566 in 2024 from 12,13,528 in 2023, the 2024 SonicWall Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report said. Internet of Things (IOT) attacks went up by 59 per cent in the last one year to 16,80,787 in 2024 from 10,57,320 in 2023, it stated. While ransomware attacks went up by 22 per cent, India saw a surge in crypto attacks by 409 per cent, the report said. Organizations today confront a dynamic threat landscape where threat actors continually innovate to outpace enterprise defenses, SonicWall Vice President, APJ Sales Debasish Mukherjee said. At least 12.6 per cent of an organization's annual revenues were at risk to cyber threats as businesses endured on average 1,104 hours of critical attacks during a span of 880 working hours, the report said. Cyber ..
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Apple drops term 'state-sponsored' attacks from threat notification policy
Replaces it with 'mercenary spyware' warning in India, 91 other countries
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Maya OS: Know about indigenous MS Windows alternative for defence systems
Based on Linux, the Maya OS is powered by an end point detection and protection system called Chakaravyuh, which is said to act as a barrier against online threats
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India records over 300 mn cases of malware attack per day: Report
India accounted for 4.72 per cent of the Botnets deducted globally in the last quarter, the report mentioned
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LIVE: AIIMS Delhi server down, government suspects ransomware attack
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Top headlines: CDSL malware attack, removal of penal offences from GST law
Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour
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CDSL malware attack hits broking ops; Sebi, Cert-in to probe incident
Brokering industry players said the disruption caused by the malware attack could have been more adverse if not for the weekend
What is ransomware?
People, organizations and the government are always on the guard against malware. And, of the lot, ransomware is among the most notorious. Watch this report to know more about the growing menace
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Protecting power assets
Kudankulam should serve as a wake-up call
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Sebi takes guard against security threats, plans to hire agency
Information system infrastructure includes networking systems, security devices, servers and databases
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Mobile users beware: Android banking trojan targets Indian bank apps
Malware successfully detected, no immediate mention any known occurrences of misuse so far
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Inside the fight against malware attacks
When an attack is discovered, analysts work to get a copy of software that's present in target PCs
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