Airtel's anti-fraud measures cut customer financial losses by nearly 70%Bharti Airtel has reported a significant decrease in cybercrime complaints due to its anti-fraud initiatives, as confirmed by the Indian Cy...
16 Sep, 2025, 01.20 PM IST
Trai may go easy on timelines for telcos to take anti-spam stepsTrai has relaxed its tight deadlines for telcos to implement new anti-spam measures after industry complaints about the lack of transparenc...
28 Mar, 2025, 08.47 AM IST
Shreya Ghoshal hacked: Singer issues warning against 'spam and phishing links' after being unable to log into accountShreya Ghoshal has revealed that her X (formerly Twitter) account has been hacked since February 13, 2025. Despite multiple attempts to rec...
01 Mar, 2025, 04.36 PM IST
US voters targeted by Chinese influence online, researchers sayA Chinese social media influence operation, known as 'Spamouflage,' is impersonating U.S. voters and spreading divisive messages ahead of t...
03 Sep, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
Trai plans more action to check spam callersTelecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is exploring differential punitive tariffs for spam callers using personal numbers. Analysis f...
29 Aug, 2024, 10.23 AM IST
Battling the spam goliath: Inside Trai's plan to clamp down on unwanted calls, spammersTrai's efforts to combat spam include implementing DLT, removing inactive headers, and AI-based scam detection. However, challenges such as...
10 Mar, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
Average user spends 32 minutes a day on X as Elon Musk completes first year as ownerHowever, one year on, controversies associated with the platform, amid the non-stop spread of disinformation, are far from over.
27 Oct, 2023, 04.04 PM IST
Saudi billionaire prince to sell 16.87% of firm to sovereign fundThe sale by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal of 625 million shares of the Riyadh-headquartered Kingdom Holding Company is worth roughly $1.5 bill...
22 May, 2022, 09.30 PM IST
Truecaller may have finally found a plan to make some moolahTruecaller is now launching a new business vertical, aimed at turning the revenue tide — credit offerings.
16 Feb, 2020, 11.01 AM IST
Twitter turns over 'handles' of 201 Russia-linked accountsThe company has stepped up its efforts to cooperate with investigators after it was criticised for not taking congressional probes seriousl...
14 Oct, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Apple refusal to approve India spam app antagonises regulatorTRAI has been trying unsuccessfully to get its DND software included in App Store. Apple has said the app violates its privacy policy
06 Sep, 2017, 04.09 PM IST
Facebook to now help spot malware on computers with KasperkySocial networking giant Facebook has partnered security software firm Kasperky to help its users detect and clean malware from their comput...
24 Jun, 2015, 09.18 PM IST
- Email providers coming up with extra features
Starting late Sept, there has been a flurry of activity from email providers, each trying to outdo other in providing synchronised email an...
25 Nov, 2010, 03.21 AM IST
- Hong Kong named world's spam capital
Hong Kong is under siege from legions of "zombies" attacking people with spam and leaving in their wake a trail of destruction costing mill...
11 Sep, 2009, 07.01 PM IST
- Pay-per-email plan may help contain spam
In a bid to thwart spammers, researchers are planning to add a "postage stamp" to emails. The plan will reduce unwanted spams. How you coul...
14 Aug, 2009, 02.30 PM IST
- After spamming, hackers to use Obama to target sites
Cyber criminals will increasingly hack into legitimate sites to host malware and by the end of 2009. Laptop etiquette I Gadgets that aren't...
13 Nov, 2008, 01.57 AM IST
- Top 10 security threats for 2007
If you thought installing an anti-virus product was the end-all and be-all for your security, read on. For securing against virus is increa...
07 Dec, 2006, 12.03 AM IST