2.5 billion Gmail accounts warned: Scammers using US 650 area code to trick millions. What should you do?A massive Google security breach has exposed 2.5 billion Gmail accounts, prompting warnings for users to take immediate action. Hackers inf...
23 Aug, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
Google hack: 2.5 billion Gmail users at risk from scammers – how to protect your accountHackers called ShinyHunters stole Gmail user data from a Google database. Scammers are now using this information to make fake calls and em...
22 Aug, 2025, 11.31 PM IST
How to secure your Google account after the 16 billion passwords leak: complete guide for online safetyA record-breaking data breach has exposed 16 billion login credentials from platforms including Google, Facebook, and Apple. This guide pro...
20 Jun, 2025, 08.26 PM IST
WhatsApp launches new feature to silence incoming calls from unknown callersWhatsApp said the ‘Silence Unknown Callers’ feature will give the users more privacy and control of their incoming calls.
21 Jun, 2023, 12.29 PM IST
Be careful with what you share. Turn off these default settings on your device right awayThese settings typically make us share data about our activities and location.
29 Jul, 2022, 02.06 PM IST
Privacy, data breach searches up more than 20% in 2021: GoogleGoogle engineers and other experts, many based in Asia-Pacific, have also developed Security Checkup and Privacy Checkup tools, which peopl...
07 Feb, 2022, 04.20 PM IST
Covid-19: The new normal of isolated work is becoming a new threat to public healthFrom Zoom and Microsoft Teams, to Netflix and Google Classroom, we have become dependent for the functioning of our lives on apps that, in ...
15 Jan, 2021, 11.31 PM IST
Google tweaks privacy settings to keep less user dataThe change comes after Google added new controls last year that allow users to effectively put an expiry date on their data, by providing t...
25 Jun, 2020, 12.30 AM IST
PehleSafety: Google's message for netizens in IndiaThe campaign which will juxtapose various activies on the Internet such as "Pehle Safety phir Banking" or "Pehle Safety phir Shopping" will...
11 Feb, 2020, 08.26 PM IST
Take control of your data to stay safe online: Google tells usersThese recommendations are part of Google's latest campaign '#SecurityCheckKiya' that urges users to take control of their data.
04 Feb, 2019, 05.40 PM IST
Will Google care more for your privacy?ET examines the effectiveness of Google's new privacy policy in this series separating fact from fiction
20 Dec, 2018, 09.35 AM IST
Take charge of privacy: Make accounts on Facebook, WhatsApp & Google safeOnline privacy has been in the news for all the wrong reasons.
28 Mar, 2018, 12.17 PM IST
How you can find out what Google knows about youThe main dashboard was created in 2009 and contains the "My Activity" and "My Account" tools that let you view all your Google activity, an...
11 Sep, 2017, 08.52 AM IST
need2know: 7 things you must know to start your day on D-StreetCompanies that had announced a dividend or restructured debt last year to pay MAT this year.
08 May, 2017, 07.51 AM IST
Enhance your security across popular platforms including Twitter and FacebookOne normally starts thinking about security only when it gets compromised. But the services you normally use put in a lot of effort to keep...
04 Aug, 2016, 10.32 AM IST
Searches related to online protection growing in India: GoogleGoogle India, which has rolled out new features and resources to protect users online, said India is adding five million new users every mo...
10 Feb, 2016, 06.37 PM IST
Five things that Facebook's security guru says every user should do to be safe onlineThe company continues to try to find ways to get people thinking about security, says security product manager Melissa Luu-Van.
21 Sep, 2015, 08.18 AM IST