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Cyber security experts warn of EternalRocks, meaner than WannaCry
23 May 2017
Like WannaCry, EternalRocks also deploys an NSA tool known as EternalBlue to infect one computer after another through Windows, but is also equipped with six other NSA tools, with names like EternalChampion, EternalRomance, and DoublePulsar
Don’t reboot: experts find WannaCry fix
20 May 2017
French researchers said on Friday they had found a way for technicians to save Windows files encrypted by WannaCry, the ransomware that threatens to start locking up victims' computers
No mass layoffs, IT firms are still hiring: Nasscom
19 May 2017
The industry body says reports of mass layoffs in India’s IT industry are exaggerated, but re-skilling is important in view of the fast-changing contours of the industry
Zomato says 17 mn user records hacked
18 May 2017
Facebook fined €150,000 by French regulator for gathering internet user data
18 May 2017
The social network was fined for six violations, including collecting information on users "without having a legal basis" to target them with advertising, and tracking them unfairly without warning that they were being tracked
US tech giant Apple acquires Lattice Data
15 May 2017
‘WannaCry’: second malware wave feared; India on high alert
15 May 2017
The computer security expert who discovered a 'kill switch' that has slowed a global malware attack has revealed that cyber attackers are working to bring down the ‘emergency stop’, which is halting the virus from spreading
Major cyber-attack hits nearly 100 countries; Asia mostly spared
13 May 2017
A massive cyber attack that was earlier reported to have hit the UK’s National Health Service has now proved to be of global scale, leveraging hacking tools believed to have been developed by the US National Security Agency
Oracle announces data centre plans for India
10 May 2017
Customer account hijacking up 50% in the UK
10 May 2017
Capgemini refutes reports of lay-offs, says to hire 20,000 in India
10 May 2017
IT and consultancy major Capgemini has refuted media reports of plans to lay off 9,000 employees in India, stating that the company instead expects to hire more than 20,000 new team members in India
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