Social media firms need time to develop anti-deepfake tools: industry executivesAt present, all content which is either problematic or needs to be taken down in accordance with the laws of the country needs to either be...
01 Dec, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
View: The social impacts of AI tool ChatGPTAs a computer security expert, I immediately did what comes natural to people like me, I tried to hack it. Could I get it to do something b...
22 Jan, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
Telecom-related financial frauds on the rise as more switch to 5GThe 5G commercial rollout announcement has made consumers eager to use advanced internet services. Balasubramanian added that scammers have...
09 Dec, 2022, 01.18 AM IST
View: Future of digitisation hinges on adequate digital securityIn addition to the over one billion debit and credit cards in circulation, the hugely successful Unified Payments Interface (UPI) also proc...
09 Oct, 2020, 09.31 AM IST
'Petya malware cyber attact potent, uses multiple techniques'The attack, which comes within weeks of a similar cyber attack called WannaCry, has been spreading through Europe, and seems to be making i...
28 Jun, 2017, 03.33 PM IST
If Heartbleed spells the end of passwords, what should replace them?Bill Gates declared them ‘dead’ in 2004. But now seems to be the right time to kill them off.
23 Apr, 2014, 12.05 PM IST
'Beebone' computer virus lurking in Indian cyberspace'Beebone' belongs to Trojan malwares which get a "privileged access" into a users computer by faking its identity and deploying corrupt tec...
23 Jul, 2013, 09.41 PM IST
- Now, a malware that can steal your bank account
Doing online banking frequently? Beware, as cyber-criminals have launched a new malware that not just steals your money from your bank, but...
08 Jan, 2012, 06.49 PM IST
- Hackers go after Facebook sites 600,000 times every day
Out of more than a billion logins to the website every 24 hours, 600,000 are impostors attempting to access users' accounts, according to '...
29 Oct, 2011, 06.58 PM IST
- Facebook messaging poses risks for users: Tech watchdog
FB's new online messaging service makes users more vulnerable to identity theft by cybercriminals, computer security firm Sophos warned.
18 Nov, 2010, 09.52 PM IST
- Experts warn against iPhone security flaw
A hole in Apple's iOS for iPhone, iPad and iPod could make the devices vulnerable to remote attackers, warned security firms.
05 Aug, 2010, 12.40 PM IST
- 'Clickjacking' epidemic spreads across Facebook
Facebook seems to be facing an online epidemic, hundreds of thousands of Facebook users are falling in the "clickjacking" trap, according t...
04 Jun, 2010, 05.32 PM IST
- Facebook told to set up warning system after new sex scam
A major computer security firm urged Facebook on Tuesday to set up an early-warning system after hundreds of thousands of users were hit by...
25 May, 2010, 11.23 AM IST
- Facebook users warned about 'sexiest video' attack
A computer security company on Tuesday warned Facebook users against clicking on a link claiming to be the 'sexiest video ever' which is ac...
18 May, 2010, 04.00 PM IST
- Cyber-criminals targeting social networks, experts warn
Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are inceasingly being targeted by cyber-criminals drawn to the wealth of personal infor...
30 Jul, 2009, 10.13 AM IST
- Nude photo may be a virus!23 Jul, 2009, 10.26 AM IST
- Internet Explorer users at risk of hacking: Microsoft
Microsoft has revealed in its Malware Protection blog that attacks on computers using Internet Explorer 7 have been detected.
17 Dec, 2008, 07.07 PM IST