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TopicCyber attacks

Topic: Cyber attacks

US, Britain issue sanctions against China-linked firm, two hackers for cyber attacks

The Justice Department said that 7 Chinese citizens were indicted for involvement in China-based hacking group, APT31, that spent approximately 14 years targeting US & foreign critics.

Proof of govt spying? ‘State-sponsored’ cyberattacks & what Apple alerts to Indian Oppn leaders mean

Several prominent Oppn politicians have claimed to receive alerts about possible ‘state-sponsored’ attacks on their Apple devices. Union govt has said it will investigate the allegations.

Your home is an easy target for cyber-attackers. This is how you can protect it

Educating your family about the importance of safeguarding personal information can significantly reduce the chances of falling victim to cyberattacks.

US warns China capable of launching cyber attacks against critical infrastructure

A multi-nation alert issued Wednesday revealed the Chinese cyber-espionage campaign had been aimed at military and government targets in the United States.

India’s had its worst year of cyberattacks, but 2023 will see govt & firms ramp up defences

India was a top target for cyberattacks in 2022, shows study by web security firm Indusface. As govt tries to address policy vacuum, companies likely to spend more on cybersecurity.

Australia’s biggest health insurer hit by cyber hack, data of 4 million customers compromised

Medibank warned of a $16 million-$22.3 million hit to first-half earnings. The insurer said the hacker accessed personal data of all its customers & some of their health claims data.

Tata Power hit by cyber attack, firm says critical operational systems are functioning

The company has put in place restricted access and preventive checks for employee and customer-facing portals and touch points. Operations are on to restore the systems.

80% of firms have suffered a cyber attack in the last year. Security begins from the top

Hundreds of terabytes of sensitive data have been publicly published and even stock prices dropped temporarily by as much as 10%. It's too risky.

Russian army used cyberattacks to target Ukraine & allies amid invasion, says Microsoft study

The study said that 'Foxblade', a cyber weapon found in multiple government entities across Ukraine, was traced to the Russian Army.

Bhushan Chhaya, Girnari ruling the InfoSec industries like lion

Bhushan has solved more than 2000+ server hacking cases and patched the same amount. He is the only reliable option when cyberattacks are going on against little business owners.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.