India’s Power Grid to Gain Greater Protection From Cyberattacks, Power Minister Says: Report

India’s Power Grid to Gain Greater Protection From Cyberattacks, Power Minister Says: Report

The country’s power grid is set to gain improved protection from cyberattacks, Union Power Minister RK Singh reportedly stated on Thursday. As per a report, while the threat of cyberattacks aimed at the electricity network has remained an issue, the minister said that the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022, will include a…

Google Announces New Digital Safety Measures for India, Allocates $2 Million Grant for Outreach Programs

Google Announces New Digital Safety Measures for India, Allocates $2 Million Grant for Outreach Programs

Google announced a numbers of online safety measures in India on Thursday. The initiatives, as announced by Google India’s Vice President and Country Head, Sanjay Gupta, aims at building a safer internet for everyone against cyber threats amid India’s growing digital economy. The company introduced four key imperatives for the…

Alibaba Executives Reportedly Summoned by Shanghai Authorities Over Data Theft Probe

Alibaba Executives Reportedly Summoned by Shanghai Authorities Over Data Theft Probe

Executives from Alibaba Group Holdings’ cloud division have been summoned by Shanghai authorities in connection with a theft of police data on Chinese citizens, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Based on scans of the police database, cybersecurity researchers concluded that the stolen data of nearly 1 billion Chinese…

Lithuania Faces Cyberattack, Russia’s Killnet Claims Hack of Sites in Retaliation for Transit Ban

Lithuania Faces Cyberattack, Russia’s Killnet Claims Hack of Sites in Retaliation for Transit Ban

Lithuanian state and private institutions were hit by a denial-of-service cyberattack on Monday, the Baltic country’s National Cyber Security Centre said in a statement released by the defence ministry. “It is very likely that attacks of similar or greater intensity will continue in the coming days, especially in the transportation,…

SpiceJet Says Q4 2021 Earnings Delayed Due to Ransomware Attack on IT Systems

SpiceJet Says Q4 2021 Earnings Delayed Due to Ransomware Attack on IT Systems

No-frills airline SpiceJet on Friday said the announcement of its audited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and financial year ended March 31, will get delayed due to a ransomware attack on its IT systems. In a regulatory filing, SpiceJet said it has postponed its board meeting on…

AGCO Ransomware Attack Disrupts Tractor Sales During US Planting Season

AGCO Ransomware Attack Disrupts Tractor Sales During US Planting Season

US agricultural equipment maker AGCO said on Friday a ransomware attack was affecting operations at some of its production facilities, and dealers said tractor sales had been stalled during the crucial planting season. Georgia-based AGCO said in a statement it expects operations at some facilities to be affected for “several…

CERT-In Says Organisations Must Report Cybersecurity Breaches With 6 Hours

CERT-In Says Organisations Must Report Cybersecurity Breaches With 6 Hours

CERT-In has asked all government and private agencies, including Internet service providers, social media platforms, and data centres, to mandatorily report cybersecurity breach incidents to it within six hours of noticing them. The new circular, issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), mandates all service providers, intermediaries, data…