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US says ransomware attack on Brazil's meatpacker JBS likely from Russia

JBS is the world's largest meatpacker and the cyberattack caused its Australian operations to shut down on Monday

India tops ransomware attacks globally with 68% entities impacted: Sophos

67% Indian organisations whose data was encrypted paid to get their data back

Targeted ransomware attacks grow 767%, India among top targets: Know more

The ransomware attacks on high-profile targets such as corporations, government agencies and municipal organisations globally increased by a whopping 767% from last year

Russian hacker targets Apple in $50 million ransomware attack: Details here

Russia-based hackers have hit Apple in a $50 million ransomware attack via a Taiwan-based company that manufactures MacBooks and other products for the Cupertino-based iPhone maker, the media reported

Ransomware, attacker behaviour to shape IT security in 2021: Report

The gap between ransomware operators at different ends of the skills and resource spectrum will increase, the report says

Microsoft announces legal action to takedown of global criminal botnet

Microsoft announced legal action seeking to disrupt a major cybercrime digital network that uses more than 1 million zombie computers to loot bank accounts and spread ransomware

Ransomware feared as possible saboteur for November election in US

Even if a ransomware attack fails to disrupt elections, it could nonetheless rattle confidence in the vote

Malware, ransomware top cyberthreats in India: Microsoft report

The research showed that India, together with Hong Kong and Singapore, continued to face high drive-by download attack volume

Ransomware allegedly hits Indiabulls Group, threaten to leak info: Cyble

The leaked data seems to be a warning by the ransomware operators to Indiabulls group to accept their terms within 24 hours

Cyber attacks cost the world $45 bn in 2018; ransomware hit govts hard

The report suggested cyber criminals are getting more sophisticated in targeting their victims, but also noted that many attacks could have been prevented with improved computer security

India most targeted country for ransomware attacks: Sophos survey

Amid the increasing number of ransonware attacks, organisations in the country are finding themselves more vulnerable as India was the most targeted country.As per a survey conducted by network security firm Sophos, around 67 per cent of Indian organisations were hit by ransomware and 38 per cent twice. Infact, Indian organisations median cost stood at USD 1.17 million to rectify the impact of ransomware.The survey, conducted in October and November 2017, covered 300 businesses in India across Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Chennai. Overall, the survey polled more than 2,700 IT decision makers across mid-sized businesses in 10 countries, including the US, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, UK, Australia, Japan, South Africa and India. The survey concludes that despite the intensity and magnitude of attacks, Indian businesses are still not prepared to defend itself against determined attackers. "Unlike lightening, ransomware can strike again and again to the same ...

Over 25,000 ransomware infected Windows daily in Q3: Report

According to the report, nine new families of ransomware emerged on Windows in the third quarter.

Beware! India among top seven countries at high ransomware risk

WannaCrypt accounted for 45.3% of all ransomware tracked through SophosLabs with Cerber accounting for 44.2%

Victims call hackers' bluff as ransomware deadline nears

The latest strain of ransomware was particularly virulent, experts warned

Kill switch: How a 22-year-old put brakes on ransomware attack by accident

Marcus Hutchins, also known as "Malware Tech", accidentally triggered a "kill switch"

Asia assesses ransomware assault, extent may not be known until Monday

Some hospitals, schools and universities in Asia were hit by a global cyber attack