One password, 700 jobs lost: How a ransomware attack crushed a 158-year-old UK firmA single weak password led to the downfall of KNP, a 158-year-old UK transport company, resulting in 700 job losses. The Akira ransomware g...
22 Jul, 2025, 09.15 PM IST
Prince Harry phone hacking case: Duke of Sussex reacts to lawsuit winIn the aftermath of Prince Harry's legal win over a U.K. newspaper publisher, the Duke of Sussex, absent from the London High Court due to ...
15 Dec, 2023, 07.57 PM IST
Cyber hack to cost UK outsourcer Capita up to $25 millionCapita, which provides business support services to government and companies, said in a statement on Wednesday the incident had compromised...
10 May, 2023, 12.35 PM IST
Prince William got 'very large sum of money' in 2020 phone hack settlement with British newspaperThe suit alleges the newspapers unlawfully gathered information in a scandal dating back two decades.
26 Apr, 2023, 12.55 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
UK politicians demand probe into Liz Truss phone hack claimThe British government insisted Sunday it has robust cybersecurity for government officials, after a newspaper reported that former Prime M...
30 Oct, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
India had 2,152 phishing attacks in April; 4th highest globallyPhishing is a fraudulent practice of sending e-mails purporting to be from legitimate companies in order to induce individuals to reveal pe...
18 Jun, 2013, 02.25 PM IST
- Now, get insured against being hacked on Facebook, Twitter
Your social media accounts will be soon insured against the nuisance of hacking as a UK-based firm has launched the first social media insu...
18 Sep, 2012, 05.25 PM IST
Rupert Murdoch resigns from newspaper boardsMurdoch has stepped down from a string of boards overseeing the Sun, Times and Sunday Times newspapers in Britain, his company said.
23 Jul, 2012, 10.48 AM IST
- Board agrees to News Corp split; Murdoch still in charge
News Corp, the media co controlled by Rupert Murdoch, said it plans to split into two publicly-traded entities after its board approved the...
29 Jun, 2012, 01.45 AM IST
- Our business will emerge stronger, Rupert Murdoch to British staffers
Murdoch has reportedly told staffers at his UK newspapers that his business can emerge "better and stronger" following the phone-hacking sc...
02 May, 2012, 01.50 PM IST
- Phone hacking scandal: HCL denies deleting data of Rupert Murdoch-led News International
HCL denied allegations of deleting data of its client Rupert Murdoch-led News International, which is deeply mired in UK's phone hacking sc...
27 Jul, 2011, 08.50 PM IST
- Rebekah Brooks resigns as CEO of News International
Exactly a week later, Brooks finally had to resign from her job as CEO of News International – the UK media arm of US-based News Corp - "to...
20 Jul, 2011, 04.01 PM IST
Rupert Murdoch struggles to control News CorpNews Corp's Rupert Murdoch is struggling to hold on to the company he began building six decades ago after a trusted deputy was arrested an...
20 Jul, 2011, 03.57 PM IST
- Phone hacking scandal: 'Most humble day of my life' but not responsible: Murdoch
During the intense grilling by British lawmakers Murdoch denied ultimate responsibility for the phone-hacking scandal.
19 Jul, 2011, 09.52 PM IST
- After resignation of Rebekah Brooks, focus shifts to James Murdoch
With the exit of Ms Brooks the focus will shift to James Murdoch, as there is no longer a “firebreak” to take the brunt of the criticism.
15 Jul, 2011, 08.31 PM IST
- 'Unprotected wi-fi networks can be hacked in seconds'
A new British study has found that nearly half of homes in Britain with wireless Internet networks (wi-fi) are at risk of being hacked in j...
14 Oct, 2010, 04.58 PM IST