Job scammers go victim fishing in troubled watersRising unemployment, a muted job market and desperation to land a job have turned a favourable situation for elements peddling fake job off...
26 Nov, 2020, 10.31 AM IST
From bank officials to scammers, an avalanche of fraud buried a small-business relief program in the USIn YouTube posts and Telegram channels, professional scammers shared step-by-step tutorials describing how to defeat the SBA’s defenses.
30 Oct, 2020, 09.16 AM IST
Everyone's favourite startup Oyo is hit hard by hyper growth, a supposed toxic work culture. Can it hit refresh?When Oyo was everyone’s favourite startup, there would be regular reports of the company aggressively entering newer markets. In the last t...
30 Jan, 2020, 09.36 AM IST
How scammers are cashing in on India's job problemFake job rackets are now a booming industry, thanks to shrinking jobs in private as well as public sector.
07 Sep, 2018, 12.38 PM IST
Lapses at many levels of bank led to India's huge PNB fraud, internal report showsThe report lays out how failings by 54 PNB officials- ranging from clerks to foreign exchange managers, and auditors to heads of regional o...
20 Jun, 2018, 10.34 AM IST
Chahal: Silicon Valley’s most self-destructive founderChahal’s self-destruction is an extreme case, but it demonstrates a more common risk in Silicon Valley of entrepreneurs who amass too much ...
16 Aug, 2016, 01.58 PM IST
I-T Dept cautions taxpayers against sharing PINs, passwordsThe department said it does not seek confidential or financial information of the taxpayer over email.
05 Feb, 2016, 04.02 PM IST
UB Group files complaint with Mumbai police against hoax mailA‘ hoax email’ purportedly from the UB Group, inviting journalists to attend a press briefing to announce a ‘transformational partnership’,...
08 Nov, 2012, 11.05 PM IST
- Don't let Koobface enter your social networking zone
Networking portals like facebook, twitter, friendster, MySpace and hi5 —which have increasingly become popular among youngsters—have been t...
12 Aug, 2009, 01.12 AM IST
- Koobface lurking, be wary of unsolicited emails
Clicking on that unknown-but-catchy message flashing on inboxes of social sites may just let virtual bug play havoc with your PC. Here's ho...
11 Aug, 2009, 10.15 AM IST
- Yahoo faces crisis at top as more execs quit
Yahoo's management ranks are rapidly thinning as the internet pioneer fends off a shareholder mutiny threatening to culminate in the firing...
21 Jun, 2008, 01.42 AM IST
- Scrapkut worm fast targeting Orkut users
Your love for scrapping and watching videos on Orkut, may end up sending malicious mails from your login to anyone. Using blogs as communic...
12 Mar, 2008, 05.53 AM IST
- Virtual keyboards keep online hackers at bay
HDFC Bank and Citibank have introduced ‘Virtual Keyboard’ function in online banking to protect against frauds. Build your business online ...
06 Feb, 2008, 03.35 PM IST
- This Christmas, it's too risky to bank on e-Santa
Santa mails are being used by hackers to phish out sensitive information through hoax greetings and malicious gifts in inboxes of e-mails. ...
20 Dec, 2007, 06.00 AM IST
- Yahoo tackles notorious eBay-PayPal "phishing" scams
Yahoo announced on Thursday it will start thwarting scammers that send bogus eBay or PayPal account e-mails to trick people into revealing ...
05 Oct, 2007, 08.02 AM IST