Cyber security has become a huge issue in the past few years with several companies and countries falling victim to cyber attacks. Everyone who has been affected or is at risk of being affected by cyber attacks has been trying to deal with the problem.

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Over the course of 2022, businesses in the UK saw 788 cyberattacks a week on average. This is an increase of 77% from 2021. The latest statistics show that sophisticated ransomware gangs are mostly to blame for the rising concerns about cyberattacks.

Reports: Cyber attacks on UK organisations surged 77% in 2022

Following news of a Russian financed ransomware gang assaulting a corporation that plays a major part in Britain's Financial System, stock trading in London has been thrown into pandemonium.

UK: Cyber attack on software provider disrupts trading of shares

The ransomware attack on the servers of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi was carried out by Chinese hackers, news agency ANI reported on Wednesday citing a government source.

Delhi AIIMS ransomware attack carried out by hackers from China, Hong Kong: Report

According to the government sources, the attack on the computer system of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi originated from China. Watch this video to know more.

WION Dispatch: China behind AIIMS Delhi server attack?

Last month, a ransomware attack compromised the personal data of approximately five million passengers and all Air Asia employees. Malaysian authorities are still investigating the source and the overall impact but have gathered few leads so far.

Malaysia launches investigation into low-cost airline Air Asia ransomware attack

Over the weekend, a hospital complex near France’s capital Paris, in Versailles was forced to shut its operations and transfer at least six patients after a cyber attack, said France's health ministry on Sunday.

French hospital forced to suspend operations, transfer patients after cyberattack

Frustrated officials still using private Gmail accounts, personal laptops, pen and paper, and typewriters to run the government of the prime minister, one month after a cyber-attack brought down government servers and websites in Vanuatu, Ishmael Kalsakau, who took office just a few days after the crash said.

Vanuatu officials using pen and paper to run government, one month after cyber attack

In the case of suspected cyberattack, the tire-maker Continental, it is investigating theft of company data. However, company declined to comment so far on reports that hackers had put up any information for sale

World Business Watch: Continental investigates cyberattack; data up for sale for $50 mn, say reports

German tyre-maker and mobility solutions-major Continental said on Tuesday that it was investigating the theft of company's data in a cyberattack. The Hanover-based company, however, declined to comment on reports that hackers had put the information up for sale.

German firm Continental targeted by hackers, launches probe after report says data up for sale

Cyber attacks against Australia from criminals and state-sponsored groups jumped last financial year, with a government report released on Friday equating the assault to one attack every seven minutes.

WION Business News | Australia: One cyber attack every seven minutes

After a recent spike in cyber attacks in Australia. The latest is that a communications platform used by the Australian military personnel and defence staff has come under ransomware attack.

Australia: Hackers hit defence communications platform, to increase penalties for data breaches

In the latest string of cyber attacks, Medibank says data of 4 million customers was accessed after a ransomware attack. Watch this report for all the details.

Australia: Medibank says data of 4 million customers accessed

One of the largest Australian private health insurance providers has been hit by a “cyber incident”. Medibank Group detected unusual activity on its network on Wednesday and subsequently took immediate steps to contain the incident.

World Business Watch: Australia's Medibank reports ‘cyber incident’ following suspicious activity

Some of the US airport websites were hit by a cyber attack. Though there are no concrete reports on disruptions in services, the sites were not offline but they were overloaded from fake web users.

World Business Watch: US airport websites hit by cyber attacks

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd said that its unit Dialog faced a cyber attack that potentially affected 1,000 current and former employees and fewer than 20 clients, weeks after a massive data breach at another Australian unit, Optus.

World Business Watch: Singtel's Dialog unit faces cyber attack weeks after Optus data breach

Ferrari said some internal documents had been posted online but it has no evidence of a breach of its systems or ransomware. The luxury sports carmaker company also added that it is working to identify how this had happened.

World Business Watch: Ferrari says no evidence of system breach

The second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, Optus, suffered a significant cybersecurity breach 12 days ago, and its owner Singapore Telecommunications or Singtel on Monday said it is still trying to estimate the possible cost of the damage caused.

Optus leak: Singapore Telecommunications appoints Deloitte to assess data breach

China has accused US National Security Agency (NSA) for launching cyber attacks on a elite Chinese university to steal sensitive data, Xinhua News Agency has reported.

China accuses US of launching cyber attacks to steal data from its elite university

The Biden administration has imposed fresh sanctions on Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security over what it called "malign cyber activity," as the two nations battle to find a way back into the 2015 nuclear deal.

US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran over Albanian cyberattack

Authorities have reported that hundreds of Taiwanese are among the untold numbers of captives who are being detained against their will and made to labour in telecom fraud networks by human trafficking organisations in south-east Asia, The Guardian newspaper reported.

Cambodia: Telecom scam gangs traffic Taiwanese, push them into cyber slavery

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The US speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent Taiwan visit upset China. Beijing launched its up its biggest drill in the Taiwan strait as a show of force. Cyber attacks launched on Taiwan's public websites.

China adopts hybrid warfare as cyber attacks force Taiwan government websites offline

There are various ways in which cybercriminals can rob people. Among them, and the most prominent one, is phishing emails. These mails are designed to trap innocent and gullible victims by enticing them with fake offers or a cash rewards or sleazy advertisements.

What is phishing and how do cyberthugs con gullible victims?

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