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A cyberattack is any type of offensive maneuver employed by individuals or whole organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts usually originating from an anonymous source that either steals, alters, or destroys a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system.
India's Aadhar data breach was one of the biggest data breaches in 2018. In early 2018, Indian government's identification database Aadhaar (similar to SSN ) was reported to be leaking information on every registered Indian citizens [ 10 ] including names, bank details and other private information like biometric data. [ 11 ]
In India, the Reserve Bank of India said that only 10 banks and NBFCs were affected by the outage; [152] [153] few banks use CrowdStrike tools and many banks' critical systems do not run on the cloud. NSE, BSE, [153] and India's largest bank, State Bank of India, said they were unaffected. [154] In Brazil, Bradesco Bank confirmed it was ...
A computer technician in Yangon found that the hacks were denial-of-service attacks, while the group's motive is to protest the 2021 Myanmar coup. [176] March: Cyber insurer CNA Financial, one of the largest insurance companies based in the US, was attacked with ransomware, causing the company to lose control over its network. [177]
There were two such instances between India and Pakistan that involved cyberspace conflicts, starting in the 1990s. Earlier cyber attacks came to be known as early as 1999. [9] Since then, India and Pakistan were engaged in a long-term dispute over Kashmir which moved into cyberspace. Historical accounts indicated that each country's hackers ...
A doctor in Chennai was stabbed several times by a man who was reportedly unhappy with his mother's treatment. Knife attack on India doctor renews safety fears Skip to main content
This is a list of reports about data breaches, using data compiled from various sources, including press reports, government news releases, and mainstream news articles.. The list includes those involving the theft or compromise of 30,000 or more records, although many smaller breaches occur continual
The biggest Indian bank, the State Bank of India, announced the blocking and replacement of almost 600,000 debit cards. [ 4 ] An audit performed by SISA Information Security reports that the breach was due to malware injected into the payment gateway network of Hitachi Payment Systems.