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Foxconn factory hit by ransomware suffers from productions impacts
The attack disrupted operations at the factory in Mexico

Disha MitraJune 4, 2022

Foxconn factory hit ransomware leads to disruption in operations at Mexico factory.Source: Tech Crunch Reports this week indicate confirmations from contrac...

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New ransomware makes victim donate to poor, financial help to needy patients

Srestha RoyMay 23, 2022

According to Cloudsek, a new ransomware has been discovered in India that requires victims to donate new clothes to the homeless, feed children in branded pizza...

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Ransomware gang threatens to overthrow Costa Rica government

Srestha RoyMay 18, 2022

A ransomware group that infiltrated several Costa Rican government computer systems has escalated its threat, declaring that its new goal is to overthrow the go...

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Sophos: 78% of Indian Firms Experienced Ransomware in 2021
The average ransom paid by Indian organizations to get their data encrypted was $1.2 million USD, with 10 per cent of victims paying a ransom of $1 million or more.

Vishvas NarayanMay 5, 2022

In the year of 2021, close 80% of all companies that are based in India had to bear the brunt of a ransomware attack. This data was collected and released by So...

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Canadian police seizes Bitcoin worth $28 million from ex-government employee

Reshab AgarwalMarch 12, 2022

Canadian police seizes Bitcoin worth $28 million from an ex-government employee who has been handed over to the US. The accused was charged with ransomware atta...

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How to protect your PC from ransomware using Windows

Khushi SethiJanuary 24, 2022

Ransomware - malware that keeps you from getting to your documents except if you pay the programmer that contaminated your PC - has been an issue tormenting PC ...

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Hospitals are vulnerable to cyberattacks, but patients are unaware

Aashish SehrawatNovember 16, 2021

Image: tech.gov.sg After being targeted by a cyberattack on Thursday, Southern Ohio Medical Center, a not-for-profit hospital in Portsmouth, Ohio, has cance...

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US government offers $10 million bounty for information on Colonial Pipeline hackers

Aashish SehrawatNovember 6, 2021

Image: swiftheadline A ransomware attack in May knocked out a pipeline that transports 45 percent of the petroleum consumed on the US East Coast. The Coloni...

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Ransomware hackers targeted three US water facilities in 2021, according to cyber officials

Aashish SehrawatOctober 17, 2021

( Image : usatoday) In the previous eight months, hackers have targeted three US water treatment facilities with ransomware, according to officials from the...

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Hackers are selling millions of Acer customers’ data as a result of a data breach

Aashish SehrawatOctober 16, 2021

( Image credit : securityaffairs ) Acer, a Taiwanese tech company, has announced that its servers in India were hacked, with hackers gaining access to 60GB ...

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