Tech companies have a few queries on CERT-In’s cybersecurity rulesIn a letter sent to the cybersecurity agency, the Information Technology Industry (ITI) Council has requested the government to open this u...
09 May, 2022, 12.43 PM IST
Digital tax fine but what about crypto money laundering via Dark Web?Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have become the de-facto currency on the Dark Web.
07 Feb, 2022, 12.29 PM IST
OnePlus probes breach; payment data secure“OnePlus has notified impacted users that we have discovered some of their order information was accessed by an unauthorised party. We took...
27 Nov, 2019, 08.40 AM IST
Chinese apps seek excessive information from users: SurveyAt least six of the ten most popular Chinese apps ask users to provide access to camera and microphones.
22 Jan, 2019, 07.49 AM IST
Govt proposes IT Act changes to allow apps, sites to be taken downThe move comes days after senior IT ministry officials met representatives from top social media and internet companies and sought views on...
02 Jan, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
Social media poised for more scrutiny, greater checks in 2019The year 2018 will go down in history as the one where social networking platforms made country-specific changes and agreed to store user d...
31 Dec, 2018, 12.23 PM IST
Xiaomi India migrating its local data to India cloud infrastructurePrior to this, all Indian user data used was stored in AWS servers across Singapore and the United States.
01 Sep, 2018, 01.17 AM IST
Indian Performing Rights Society wants royalties for music used by telcosIPRS sent notices to carriers including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Reliance Jio Infocomm last month to sign licensing...
16 Feb, 2018, 11.21 AM IST
State's obligation to strengthen cyberlaws: CJI Dipak Misra"There has to be a regulatory framework. There has to experts. They have to be more intelligent than those nuisance makers. The nuisance th...
15 Nov, 2017, 10.17 PM IST
Porn sites see the big picture in virtual realityVirtual Reality is not just dragging viewers to these portals but is also solving a fundamental problem — how to make people pay
09 Sep, 2016, 01.37 PM IST
Codified law needed to deal with cyber crime: Justice MisraJustice Dipak Misra called for a codified law as well as imparting proper training to law enforcement officers to deal with the issue of cy...
20 Nov, 2014, 11.01 PM IST
Bitcoin revival underway, startup & traders sure of overcoming hurdlesLast December, the RBI cautioned against the use of bitcoins. Soon after, the enforcement directorate raided bitcoin users in the country.
23 Jul, 2014, 03.58 AM IST
Bitcoins prepare a second coming in IndiaBitcoin users in the country are trying to revive the crypto currency feted by geeks as the future of money and reviled by regulators as th...
22 Jul, 2014, 06.53 PM IST
Bitcoins in India: Long way to gobuysellbitco.in allows Indians to trade in Bitcoin, the open source peer-to-peer payment network, using Indian rupees for transactions.
16 Dec, 2013, 01.04 PM IST
- Crooks offer refund on online tax refund
Cyber crooks are on the prowl this financial year closing and are using phishing attacks and hoax-alerts to gain access to account details.
22 Mar, 2011, 01.03 PM IST
- Cybercrooks on the prowl this World Cup
Cricket fever has hit not only the crazy fans world over but also the cybercrooks, who will try to swell their own bank accounts by trickin...
20 Feb, 2011, 12.33 PM IST
- Online piracy is new threat for film industry
There are quite many websites available that let people download films with crystal clear picture and sound quality for free.IFFI: Sun, san...
10 Dec, 2007, 03.05 PM IST