- IBM executive warns of risk of quantum computing hacks
Organisations are unprepared for the risks posed by quantum computing, IBM's Europe and Africa vice-Wednesday, referring to the high-speed ...
15 Oct, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
TRAI invites comments on draft DRM audit manual for IPTV servicesTRAI has released a draft audit manual for DRM-based IPTV systems and is seeking stakeholder comments by October 30. The draft outlines pro...
09 Oct, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
Govt asks banks to develop a sector-wide quantum transition along with an AI resilience frameworkAccording to the industry, major concerns in this segment include 'harvest now, decrypt later' threats, where cyber adversaries stockpile e...
07 Oct, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
AI major cybersecurity challenge, but also offers tools for defenders: Thales ChairmanArtificial Intelligence has significantly changed the speed and nature of cyberattacks, creating challenges for cybersecurity. Companies no...
01 Oct, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
With AI handing down verdicts, India's lenders ask who signs off on it: Finarkein CEOFinancial data moves rapidly through India's Account Aggregator ecosystem. Automated systems now process millions of data fetches each seco...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
Could Quantum Computers break Ethereum by 2030? Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buteri warns crypto security is on the brink—are your assets safe?Ethereum and Bitcoin face a potential quantum threat: Vitalik Buterin estimates a 20% chance that quantum computers could break modern cryp...
31 Aug, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
Explained: Why WhatsApp is willing to leave India over encryptionAfter the messaging platform said that forcing it to break message encryption may lead to its exit from India, the Delhi HC has said the ri...
06 May, 2024, 12.13 PM IST
LastPass admits 'attackers have users' passwords', all details insidePassword locker Lastpass warns customers to change their passwords of all important websites to protect their access from hackers who have ...
23 Dec, 2022, 07.14 PM IST
Wipro bio attack threat: You can be a victim of bitcoin-fuelled ransomware attackTransactions in bitcoin, which is part of no banking system, cannot be tracked which makes it easier for cyber criminals to run their trade.
07 May, 2017, 03.25 PM IST
Computers at three banks, pharmaceutical company hacked; hackers demand ransom in bitcoinsThe attackers accessed the system by compromising IT administrators’ computers, people aware of the matter said.
11 Jan, 2016, 05.07 AM IST
Backlash forces hasty retreat on draft encryption policyCongress, for its part, charged the Narendra Modi government with “subjugation of individual freedom” since it came to power 16 months ago.
23 Sep, 2015, 01.48 AM IST
New method makes it difficult to eavesdrop on phone callsScientists have invented a new method to encrypt telephone conversations that makes it very difficult to 'eavesdrop'.
14 Oct, 2014, 02.12 PM IST
Quick Heal detects virus that demands a $ 300 ransomQuick Heal said it has detected a new computer virus, CryptoLocker ransomware, which after encrypting files in a user's computer demands a ...
23 Oct, 2013, 06.15 PM IST
Bug to differ: Secure encryptions run into ‘backdoor’ hurdlesEncryption means converting information into a format that's unreadable by humans or computer that only authorized users can decode using a...
20 Jul, 2013, 12.08 PM IST
Two encryption systems of satellite phones crackedResearchers in Germany claim to have for the first time cracked two encryption systems of satellite phones, a breakthrough in call decipher...
03 Feb, 2012, 09.36 PM IST
- Obama's visit & CWG give BlackBerry relief
It's politics and not technology that finally swung the BlackBerry issue.
01 Sep, 2010, 01.26 AM IST
- BlackBerry's current woes echo US troubles
Threats by the governments of India, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to shut down BlackBerry’s corporate email services reflect u...
17 Aug, 2010, 01.27 AM IST