AI apps, smart homes raise cybersecurity threats for kids: ReportThe report, by global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, noted that children are more likely to use AI tools that, so far, are not ready to prov...
27 Jan, 2024, 05.06 PM IST
Security violations by employees as harmful as hacking: ReportEmployee violations of an organisation's information security policies are as dangerous as external hacker attacks, a report warned on Frid...
24 Nov, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
Canada bans WeChat, Kaspersky applications on government devicesThe Canadian government said the decision was taken to ensure that government networks and data remain secure and protected and are in line...
30 Oct, 2023, 10.02 PM IST
Experts caution Samsung, Huawei, and Google phone users. Here's whyUsers of Samsung, Huawei, and Google phones have been sent a dire warning and instructed to remove several popular applications that may co...
26 Sep, 2022, 09.19 PM IST
Russia fines Apple $12 million for alleged app market abuseWestern tech companies have come under increasing pressure in Russia in recent months, with social network Twitter punitively slowed down o...
28 Apr, 2021, 08.03 AM IST
Are your medical records safe? Malicious attempts detected in four out of ten pharma devices in IndiaHospitals are not alone in facing a barrage of attacks from hackers, pharmaceutical companies are also being targetted.
16 Sep, 2019, 06.26 PM IST
What's your digital data worth? Cyber-security experts say less than Rs 3,580Stolen data may have limited resale value, but can be put to many uses.
17 Dec, 2018, 04.22 PM IST
61% users uncomfortable sharing location information on apps, websites: Kaspersky Lab reportFurther, 56 per cent are very concerned that someone can see everything they do or watch on their device.
17 Jul, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
Why big corporates need to fight off cyber attacksAccording to Kaspersky's IT Risk Report, more attacks are being specifically targeted, which means hackers are identifying targets companie...
12 Oct, 2017, 07.53 PM IST
New malware steals users' money through mobile phones: ReportXafecopy Trojan is disguised as useful apps like BatteryMaster, and operates normally. The trojan secretly loads malicious code onto the de...
10 Sep, 2017, 03.40 PM IST
ATMs have become an attractive site of attack from cyber criminals globally: Aleks Gostev, Kaspersky LabsAleks Gostev, the chief security expert at Kaspersky Labs explains the looming threat on the Indian banking system and what should be done ...
02 May, 2017, 05.56 PM IST
Most malware attacks were carried out through advertisements: KasperskyAccording to the report 2016 saw a threefold rise in mobile malware detection compared to 2015 – with a total of 8.5 million malicious inst...
03 Mar, 2017, 01.58 PM IST
Cyber attacks on corporate sector up six folds in 2015-16: StudyCyber-criminals using ransomware have begun to attack businesses more frequently, particularly small and medium-sized companies.
18 Jul, 2016, 02.16 PM IST
Indian hackers attack defence and government establishments of PakistanThe two groups—Shakti Campaign and VVV—carried out the attacks, including one on Pakistan’s defence establishments, that were very basic in...
20 Nov, 2015, 11.19 AM IST
India 2nd in list of countries facing cyber attack on mobilesIndia, with 7.9 per cent of attacks, stood at the second spot, followed by Vietnam (3.96 per cent), Ukraine (3.84 per cent) and the UK (3.4...
02 Mar, 2014, 11.47 AM IST
Facebook wants to read your SMS, confidential info: KasperskyThe Facebook application at the time of installation on Android mobile phones seeks certain permissions and the updated version now asks us...
03 Feb, 2014, 07.21 PM IST
'Beebone' computer virus lurking in Indian cyberspace'Beebone' belongs to Trojan malwares which get a "privileged access" into a users computer by faking its identity and deploying corrupt tec...
23 Jul, 2013, 09.41 PM IST