5.4 million users' data exposed online as Elon Musk reveals Twitter 2.0As Elon Musk goes gaga over Twitter 2.0 which will be the 'Everything App', at least 5.4 million Twitter user records, stolen via an intern...
28 Nov, 2022, 04.06 PM IST
Hacker offers 5.4 million Twitter account details for $30,000: ReportAccording to AppleInsider, a hack of 5.4 million users is small compared to the 478 million T-Mobile customers affected in August 2021. It ...
24 Jul, 2022, 03.22 PM IST
HackerOne fires employee who stole bug reports to make money elsewhereOn June 22, a customer asked HackerOne to investigate a suspicious vulnerability disclosure made outside of its platform.
05 Jul, 2022, 12.06 PM IST
‘Bug bounty’ helps techies make a killing amid Covid lockdown“It’s a win-win deal for companies and experts,” said Srivastava, who made $35,000 (about Rs 26.7 lakh) over the past three months. “If the...
22 Jun, 2020, 01.29 PM IST
Meet Bengaluru's bug bounty huntersA common feature seen with Bengaluru’s bug hunters is that their parents are unsure whether their child’s work is ethical at all.
26 Jan, 2019, 01.49 PM IST
Ethical hackers in Mumbai, Pune and Bengaluru are making a killing bounty-hunting bugs for tech firmsBug hunting is the most rewarding ethical hacking today, with tech companies ready to pay big bucks.
12 Aug, 2018, 07.04 PM IST
Indian institutes pay heed when foreigners point out flaws but ignore our researchersOrganisations such as Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), the India Post and Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) have fixed those flaws afte...
13 Mar, 2018, 12.05 PM IST
BSNL, ISRO cases show India not a country for ethical hackersOrganisations such as Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), the India Post and ISRO have fixed those flaws after Baptiste Robert flagged the chinks ...
13 Mar, 2018, 09.07 AM IST
Why hunting bugs online is a lucrative job, except in IndiaIndia tops the list for submissions of bug reports by country. Yet, Indian companies holding bug bounty programmes are few and far between.
28 May, 2017, 11.07 AM IST
Here's how the hacker got access to Zomato's user dataIn a company blogpost signed off by the founder himself, Zomato traces it back to an incident in October 2015.
24 May, 2017, 11.44 AM IST
Zomato says hacker agrees to destroy 17 million user details, taken off dark web marketplaceFollowing the hacking incident, founder of Zomato Deepinder Goyal took to Twitter to assure users of complete immunity.
19 May, 2017, 11.39 AM IST
Post demonetisation, ethical hackers are in high demand among payment appsIndian online payment companies have been announcing various measures, including hiring ethical hackers, to beef up security against online...
09 Jan, 2017, 04.21 PM IST
Why WhatsApp is not wrong in keeping your texts a secretWhatsapp started end-to-end encryption for its over one billion users, which means no one, not even the makers of the messaging app can acc...
18 Apr, 2016, 02.39 PM IST
Experts, policy makers urge world governments not to undermine encryptionAbout 170 companies, organisations and individulas from over 35 countries have asked governments across the world to support strong encrypt...
12 Jan, 2016, 08.35 PM IST
Hague can help India in domain of cyber security: Mayor Jozias van AartsenThe delegation from The Hague will present the Dutch approach to cyber security consisting of close cooperation between government, busines...
12 Oct, 2015, 06.48 PM IST
Microsoft is being sued for sex discriminationFormer Microsoft security expert Katie Moussouris (pictured), who worked for 7 years with the company's Trusted Computing Group, is heading...
18 Sep, 2015, 01.21 PM IST
Inside the big bad business of smashing bugsNew marketplaces let cos tap the skills of ethical hackers
19 Mar, 2015, 12.34 PM IST