Malware attack News
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A malware has attacked more than 100 computers of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), the government’s nodal agency which is responsible for securing critical cyber-infrastructure in the country and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
The incident triggers concerns in view of recent reports about alleged snooping by Chinese firms on Indian politicians, armed forces officials, leading, entrepreneurs and journalists, among others.
Soon after the bug was identified, Delhi Police’s Special Cell begun its investigation into the matter.
An email from a firm in Bengaluru is suspected to have created the malware.
It has also registered a case under the Information Technology (IT) Act in this connection.
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After the fraud was detected, the bank has shut down its servers, online, mobile and ATM transactions.
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The attorney for Marcus Hutchins, who has broad support in the information-security community, said the 23-year-old hacker would contest the charges. She said he would not be released until Monday because there wasn't enough time to post bail after Friday's afternoon ruling.
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State-owned telecom operator BSNL on Thursday said it has advised broadband users to change the default system password after a section of its broadband system was hit by a malware attack earlier this week.
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Apple Inc said the WeChat messaging app and car-hailing app DiDi Taxi were among the 25 most popular apps that were found to be infected with malicious software, the first-ever large-scale attack on its App Store.
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