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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicRansomware

Topic: ransomware

Ransomware attacks to hacked emails—rising cyber insurance claims are hurting firms

The move towards metrics, regulations and securing the supply chain all point to a future with greater cyber resilience.

Nagpur unit making military weapons hit by hackers, says cybersecurity firm — ‘data up for sale’

Nagpur-based Solar Industries India Limited yet to confirm the attack. Hacker group BlackCat has taken responsibility and also reportedly invited bids for firm's info.

After AIIMS ransomware attack, Modi govt’s building a task force to fight cyber espionage

DGPs discussed setting up National Counter Ransomware Taskforce last week. This is part of 3-fold measure which also includes drawing up National Information Security Policy Guidelines.

‘Why aren’t we taking it more seriously?’ Experts say AIIMS cyberattack among ‘biggest’ in India

After last month's cyberattack on All India Institute of Medical Sciences, cybersecurity experts are flabbergasted by lack of a govt response and the opaqueness around the attack.

Overworked doctors, hassled patients, inaccessible records — hackers leave AIIMS in limbo

Servers remain vulnerable even a week after unprecedented attack. Work moves at snail's pace as AIIMS treads cautiously over giving staff access to hospital's network.

FIR registered after AIIMS Delhi services hit due to suspected ransomware attack on server

Servers used at AIIMS in Delhi have been down since 7am Wednesday, affecting the healthcare centre’s outpatient department and sample collection services.

Blinded by crypto buzz? Watch out. Crypto crime will rob world of $30 bn/yr, says US cyber firm

Report by US-based research firm predicts that by 2025, overall cybercrime costs will be $10.5 trillion, and victims will lose $265 billion annually to ransomware attacks by 2031.

Digital economy firms faced 270 cyberattacks on average in 2021, each ‘success’ cost $3.6 mn: WEF

Companies are looking to go beyond cybersecurity to move to cyber resilience, with practices like buying insurance, says WEF's 'Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022'.

US accuses China of widespread cybercrime, security agencies issue advisory

Some of the 'malicious' threats identified by US security agencies include the acquisition of infrastructure and capabilities and exploitation of public vulnerabilities.

Only cross-border, cross-sector collaboration can beat cybercrime

It is essential that both businesses and governments incentivise collaboration and accountability through strong public-private efforts.

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Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.