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Topic: Cyberattack

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.

‘Biggest cyberattack in recent years’ hits Oil India HQ, hackers demand Rs 60 crore in Bitcoin

OIL spokesperson Tridiv Hazarika says there has been no data breach so far in the attack, which is said to have occurred 10 April. Police are still investigating the source of the attack.

Here’s how Russia is attacking Ukraine defence best — cyberattacks

Ukraine faces serious risks right now. A major cyberattack can disrupt essential services and undermine national security and sovereignty.

How cyberattack on major US pipeline has become a diplomatic issue between US and Russia

Shutdown of largest US gasoline pipeline underscores how vulnerable the country’s cyber infra is to criminals & national adversaries like Russia, China and Iran, say experts.

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.