Cyber Attack On Delhi AIIMS: Six days after hacking the server of Delhi’s All India Medical Institute (Delhi AIIMS), hackers have demanded Rs 200 crore as ransom for releasing the server. Hackers want to take this money in virtual cryptocurrency, so that they cannot be traced. However, Delhi Police, CERT-IN and Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operation (IFSO) are all trying to deal with it together. After demanding such a huge amount in ransom, the Delhi AIIMS hacking case has now become one of the biggest hacking cases in the country. Today in this news, we will tell you about the seven biggest hacking cases in the country so far. Keep reading this special news…
Personal data of crores of patients at risk
Experts say that the personal data of about 3 to 4 crore people has been put at risk by this hacking, which includes medical data ranging from former Prime Ministers of the country to many VIPs including bureaucrats, ministers and judges. According to experts, the cost of such personal data on the black web can be up to billions of rupees.
These are the 7 biggest cyber attacks in the country so far
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SpiceJet Server Hacking
In May this year, hackers made the server of SpiceJet Airlines their victim. Due to which many flights had to be cancelled. At the same time, the schedule of dozens of flights also had to be changed. It was also revealed in the discussion that SpiceJet had paid crores of rupees to the hackers for this.
oil india hacking
In the same year, hackers also targeted the server of state-owned oil company Oil India in Assam. Later, company officials told that hackers had demanded Rs 57 crore in this. However, the officials also claimed that the company had taken back control of the servers without paying the hackers.
tech mahindra hacking
In the year 2021, there was a malware attack on 27 servers of the country’s renowned IT company Tech Mahindra. In which the company suffered a loss of Rs 5 crore. Also, the company later spent Rs 15 crore separately to further strengthen its firewall.
Haldiram was also made a victim
In October 2020, a cyber attack was also done on Haldiram’s servers. Hackers had taken control of the company’s files, systems, data and applications by malware attack. In exchange for releasing those, the hackers had demanded 7.5 million US dollars.
Indiabulls server was also hacked
The server of Indiabulls Group, which provides financial facilities ranging from investment in the stock market, has also become a victim of cyber attack. The hacker had demanded ransom by threatening to make the confidential data of the company public. However, it is not clear from the report whether his demands were met or not.
Power companies of Andhra-Telangana hunted
In the year 2019, hackers had taken over the network of power distribution companies of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. For which the hackers had demanded 6 bitcoins as ransom for release. At that time the cost of these 6 bitcoins was around Rs 24 lakh.
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