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Mega Mumbai power outage may be the result of a cyber attack, final report awaited

A malware attack is suspected to be the reason behind Mumbai's power outage last month. The case is being probed by the state's cyber department and the final report is awaited.



Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warns infrastructure at risk from cyber attacks

A new report from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warns state-sponsored actors are likely developing the ability to launch cyberattacks against the country’s infrastructure and that hacked systems present the most pressing threat to Canadians’ physical health.





India sees a 37% increase in data breaches, cyber-attacks this year

The recent data breach at BigBasket, in which the details of around 2 crore users were put on sale on a forum in the dark web, follows a larger trend of cyber theft that has held strong through this year. Data breaches have shown a steady increase, and India has seen a 37 percent increase in cyberattacks in the first quarter of 2020 compared to 2019.



Manchester United hit by 'sophisticated' cyber attack but say fan data is safe

Manchester United have been hit by a cyberattack on their systems but say they are not “currently aware of any breach of personal data associated with our fans and customers”



Microsoft urges action on health care cyberattacks

Microsoft urged a crackdown on cyber-attacks perpetrated by states and "malign actors" after a spate of hacks disrupted health care organizations fighting the coronavirus. "In recent months, we've detected cyberattacks from three nation-state actors targeting seven prominent companies directly involved in researching vaccines and treatments for Covid-19," said Microsoft's vice-president for security issues Tom Burt.



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