'Dark web' fraud sites cracked, 100s of suspects: EuropolThe dark web platform "Alice with Violence CP" sold child abuse images and other cybercrime "services" such as credit card data and access ...
20 Mar, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
'Vibe hacking’: A new type of cybercrime is on the rise, warn cybersecurity expertsCybersecurity experts are warning of "vibe hacking," a new AI-driven cybercrime where criminals automate and scale digital attacks. Special...
29 Oct, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
Massive dark web leak exposes 1.7 billion passwords; here’s why your logins might already be compromised without you knowingA massive password leak has surfaced on the dark web, exposing data of over a billion users. It’s a clear reminder of how quickly online th...
10 May, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre empowered under PMLAThe Centre has empowered the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the PMLA, enabling it to receive and share information to co...
27 Apr, 2025, 12.09 AM IST
US soldier linked to Trump-Harris phone tapping tried to sell sensitive BSNL data for just $5,000: ReportCameron John Wagenius, a US Army soldier, was arrested for attempting to sell stolen telecom data linked to India’s BSNL. The hack exposed ...
10 Jan, 2025, 10.49 AM IST
At least 20% cybercrimes involve dark web usage by attackers: reportThe study is based on a detailed analysis of several cases of cybercrime reported across the country, said Khushhal Kaushik, founder and CE...
04 Dec, 2024, 10.37 AM IST
Sensitive user info hawked on dark web post BSNL data breachThe threat actor using the alias ‘Perell’ has disclosed a “sample dataset” on a dark web forum, including sensitive details of fibre and la...
22 Dec, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Explained: What is Lockbit? The digital extortion gang on a cybercrime spreeThe cybercrime gang infects a victim organisation's system with ransomware - malicious software that encrypts data - and then coerces targe...
11 Nov, 2023, 11.07 AM IST
Beware: Cybercriminals using 'limitless' AI tools like FraudGPT or WormGPT for fraudsAdvanced generative AI Chatbots called FraudGPT and WormGPT have emerged on the dark web and can be purchased by cybercriminals to create p...
31 Jul, 2023, 04.14 PM IST
Hackers issue 'ultimatum' over payroll data breachThe Clop group has been blamed by cybersecurity experts for the breach announced last week, which saw payroll data of more than 100,000 sta...
07 Jun, 2023, 01.48 PM IST
NCB to probe cryptocurrencies after Bitcoin-linked drug bustThe agency has been investigating cases where drugs were bought using bitcoin, and recently it arrested Makarand Pardeep Adivirkar, who is ...
22 Dec, 2021, 12.14 AM IST
The proliferation of hacking as a service is giving cybersecurity experts nightmaresAnyone can be targeted. As tech spreads its wings, we become more vulnerable to Black Hats and Grey Hats.
05 Jul, 2020, 12.26 PM IST
Increase in state-sponsored cyber security attacks on government bodiesCybersecurity firm Cyfirma said it had alerted the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In), the country’s nodal cyber security ag...
28 Apr, 2020, 07.36 PM IST
ATM hacking tools trending on the dark webA cybersecurity expert says many of these inexpensive tools are also available on global ecommerce sites.
09 Sep, 2019, 08.28 AM IST
India-US set to further strengthen security tiesA delegation of officials from the US met their counterparts in the Home Ministry and discussed ways to streamline the training programmes ...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.45 PM IST
To fight e-crime, govt to hire experts from IITs, pvt institutesThe IT security experts, ethical hackers, web analysts and computer programmers will devise ways of online cyber-crime reporting and monito...
18 Jan, 2018, 12.15 PM IST
Here’s what your stolen identity is selling for on the dark webCriminals will amass bits of data on people, waiting until they have enough that their fraud attempt is likely to succeed.
16 Sep, 2017, 07.41 PM IST