Phone, laptop 'severely compromised', hackers want cryptocurrency: Congress leaderCongress leader Sam Pitroda revealed his smartphone, laptop, and server were repeatedly hacked, with attackers demanding cryptocurrency and...
08 Dec, 2024, 03.14 PM IST
Phone, laptop 'severely compromised', hackers want cryptocurrency: Sam Pitroda's mail to contactsCongress leader Sam Pitroda's devices and server were hacked, with hackers demanding cryptocurrency and threatening a smear campaign if unp...
07 Dec, 2024, 07.08 PM IST
Indian 'hack-for-hire' firms target VIPs, states: Report'The Sunday Times' and Bureau of Investigative Journalism conducted a sting operation to expose several Indian hackers offering their servi...
06 Nov, 2022, 09.20 PM IST
Samsung treats smartphone users' data as state secrets: Top global executiveSamsung has created 'TEEGRIS', an operating system for security that allows partner to use hardware cryptography, encryption and access con...
09 Jul, 2022, 02.51 PM IST
Parliamentary panel meeting to question govt officials on Pegasus postponed due to lack of quorumA number of members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, sat in Pa...
28 Jul, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Facebook says Bezos hack highlights smartphone vulnerabilitiesIt’s not the first time WhatsApp’s been drawn into a hacking controversy. WhatsApp in November sued Israeli spyware maker NSO Group, accusi...
23 Jan, 2020, 11.56 PM IST
Hack your targets, IS tells lone wolvesThe first case of IS-inspired youths plotting beheadings came to light in July when a module led by terrorist Masiuddin alias Abu Musa was ...
14 Jul, 2018, 10.59 AM IST
Beware! Hackers can get hold of PINs and passwords from your smartphone's sensor dataInstruments in smartphones such as the gyroscope and proximity sensors represent a potential security vulnerability
27 Dec, 2017, 02.23 PM IST
Meet the Ironman trainer from India who built a Rs 3000 hacking deviceKuldeep has created an Rs.3000 rupees hacking device which he claims can hack into any phone, computer, traffic signal, CCTV cameras and ev...
05 Sep, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
Forget Aadhaar, there's a bigger privacy risk you have already takenAadhaar has been badgered by critics due to privacy concerns and risk of data theft. But its detractors may have missed the elephant in the...
01 Sep, 2017, 05.00 PM IST
Do you use Siri or WeChat? You might be exposed to voice-hackingThe consequences, from impersonating you with your friends to dipping into your bank account, are terrifying.
06 Jun, 2017, 05.17 PM IST
Do you use public charging stations for your phone? You can be vulnerable to hackersExperts have long known the risks of charging a smartphone using a USB cord that can also transfer data.
16 Apr, 2017, 04.42 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter, Pinterest accounts hackedThe hacker group claims the hack was made possible using the LinkedIn password dump that happened few weeks ago.
06 Jun, 2016, 01.04 PM IST
Government curbs smartphone use over hacking, data theft fearsThe threat of hacking and data-theft is seen as even more serious now, given the Modi regime's push for `Digital India' that requires most ...
05 Jun, 2016, 10.49 AM IST
One in six smartphone users victim of cyber attack: StudyThe cyber attacks range from phishing emails to session hijacking attacks where a user's web browsing is interrupted by a hacker, monitored...
24 Nov, 2014, 01.08 PM IST
New methods for password protection proposedMany people use the same few uncomplicated passwords repeatedly, making them easy to remember. Passwords are typically stored on servers in...
03 Mar, 2014, 02.13 PM IST
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