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India govt cautions Internet users against ransomware ‘Akira’

An increase in ransomware attacks and human error is the leading cause of the cloud data breach in India and worldwide, according to the Thales data threat 2023 report…reports Asian Lite News

July 24, 2023

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Hacker encrypting data in ransomware attack

Despite this increase, the sector still has one of the lowest data recovery rates, according to the report by Sophos, a global leader in cybersecurity…reports Asian Lite News More than two-thirds (68

July 5, 2023

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Deeper ransomware attacks may put firms at greater threat

The goal of pseudo ransomware, also referred to as wiperware, is to destroy the victim’s systems rather than offer the opportunity to decrypt them…reports Asian Lite News With the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) business

December 28, 2022

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‘Small businesses face higher ransomware attacks‘

LockBit and Ragnar Locker were the most active ransomware gangs in India, responsible for 13 per cent and 7.80 per cent of attacks in the January 2020-July 2022 period, respectively…reports Asian Lite

September 29, 2022

Business

Ransomware to cost govt $30 bn

Cyber-attacks have contributed to a loss of more than $60 billion in decentralised finance (DeFi) currency since 2012 — $44 billion of that vanished during the last 12 months, according to the

August 25, 2022

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FBI to treat ransomware incidents as terror attacks

President Joe Biden said last week that his administration was “looking closely” at whether to retaliate against Russia for a recent ransomware attack….reports Asian Lite News Taking a tough stand on growing

June 6, 2021

Technology·USA

US ‘looking closely’ at retaliation over ransomware attack

The latest ransomware attack came weeks after a similar cyberattack targeting Colonial Pipeline…reports Asian Lite News US President Joe Biden said that his administration was “looking closely” at whether to retaliate against

June 4, 2021

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Targeted ransomware attacks grow 767% in India

From 2019 to 2020, the number of users encountering targeted ransomware increased by around 767 percent…reports Asian Lite News. The ransomware attacks on high-profile targets such as corporations, government agencies, and municipal

April 25, 2021

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