Cyber attack

Global cyber attack could cause $85 billion-$193 billion worth of damage

Insurance claims after such an attack would range from business interruption and cyber extortion to… Read More

Hackers deprive Jhang school teacher of money

JHANG: In the latest cyber attack, a group of hackers siphoned off money from the… Read More

Careem’s 14 million users’ data stolen in cyber attack: Here’s what you need to do now

DUBAI: Popular ride-hailing app Careem was hit by a cyber attack that compromised the data… Read More

Iran hit by global cyber attack that left US flag on screens

DUBAI: Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries including data centers in Iran… Read More

U.S. charges, sanctions Iranians for global cyber attacks on behalf of Tehran

WASHINGTON: United States on Friday charged and sanctioned nine Iranians and an Iranian company for… Read More

US blames North Korea for ‘WannaCry’ cyber attack

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has publicly blamed North Korea for unleashing the so-called WannaCry cyber… Read More

Britain believes North Korea was behind ‘WannaCry’ NHS cyber attack

LONDON: Britain said on Friday it believed North Korea was behind the “WannaCry” cyber attack… Read More

Deloitte hit by cyber attack, says ‘very few’ clients affected

LONDON: Global accountancy firm Deloitte said on Monday it had been hit in a cyber… Read More

Cyber attack sweeps globe, researchers see ‘WannaCry’ link

MOSCOW/KIEV/WASHINGTON: A major global cyber attack on Tuesday disrupted computers at Russia's biggest oil company, Ukrainian… Read More

Multinationals hit by vast wave of cyberattacks

KIEV: Several multinational companies said on Tuesday they were targeted in a massive wave of… Read More

Researchers see possible North Korea link with global cyber attack

NEW YORK: Cybersecurity researchers have found evidence they say could link North Korea with the… Read More

Who’s to blame for ransomware outbreak?

Questions are swirling over who is responsible for the security flaws exploited by hackers in… Read More

200,000 cyberattack victims in 150-plus states: Europol

LONDON: The unprecedented global ransomware cyberattack has hit more than 200,000 victims in more than… Read More

Renault stops production at some sites after cyber attack

PARIS: French carmaker Renault stopped production at several sites on Saturday to prevent the spread… Read More

Global cyber attack hits hospitals and companies, threat seen fading for now

SINGAPORE/LONDON: A global cyber attack leveraging hacking tools believed to have been developed by the US… Read More

More than 70,000 people affected as cyber attack hits nearly 100 countries

WASHINGTON: A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed… Read More

Coe apologizes after IAAF suffers cyber attack

ZURICH: The governing body of global athletics (IAAF) said on Monday it had suffered a cyber… Read More

US charges two Russian spies over massive Yahoo cyber attack

WASHINGTON: Two Russian intelligence agents and two "criminal hackers" were indicted Wednesday over the theft of… Read More

Trump acknowledges Russia role in US election hacking: aide

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber… Read More

Cyber attack stops Twitter, other sites from working

CALIFORNIA: Major internet services including Twitter and Spotify suffered outages on Friday as a US… Read More