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Topic: Cyberattack

Stuxnet to WannaCry—5 notorious cyberattacks that targeted governments

An estimated 270,000 payroll records belonging to the UK’s armed forces were found to have been exposed in a data breach.

WazirX, Liminal Custody trade blame after crypto platform loses Rs 2,000 crore in cyber attack

Wallet infra provider Liminal Custody claimed none of its wallets hosted on WazirX fell prey to attack, while latter said wallet operated jointly with Liminal Custody was infiltrated.

Taiwan faces 5 million cyberattacks a day. Can it keep up with China’s sophisticated tactics?

Frontinet, a US-based cybersecurity firm, has found that Taiwan experienced just over half of the billions of malware attacks detected in the Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2023.

Hacking group linked to Israel claims responsibility for cyberattacks on Iranian petrol stations

Oil Minister Javad Owji earlier told Iranian state TV that services had been disrupted at about 70% of Iran's petrol stations and that outside interference was a possible cause.

As Apple alerts row heats up, IT minister Vaishnaw says govt looking into Oppn leaders’ claims

BJP says Apple should clarify about the alerts it has sent out to Opposition leaders, and rejected snooping allegations against the government as 'baseless and false'.

Ukraine blames Russia for most of over 2,000 cyberattacks in 2022

Senior Ukrainian official, Yuriy Schygol, who blamed the attacks on Russia, was speaking at a news conference that he said was itself delayed because of a cyberattack.

China cyberwar: Beijing’s dominance in IoT & smart technology & vulnerabilities for India

For India, the growing ubiquity of China-dependent IoT and smart technologies holds ramifications in both critical infrastructure and military domains.

Was AIIMS cyberattack inevitable? Doctors flagged risks soon after hospital went digital in 2016

Documents accessed by ThePrint show that the hospital’s administration had raised concerns to the government about data and systems safety soon after digitization.

Cybersecurity firm ‘sniffed out’ hacked Tiruppur hospital data on dark web. Now, it’s a ‘victim’ too

Bengaluru-based CloudSEK claimed last week that patient data from Sree Saran Medical Centre was being sold online. This week, the firm’s customer names & purchase orders got leaked.

Taiwan learnt to deal with China’s cyberattacks. India can take tips

Gone are the days when China’s cyber espionage campaigns were targeted at Tibetans in Dharamsala. We now live in a world where Chinese threats target India’s critical infrastructure.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?