FBI says it has sabotaged hacking tool created by elite Russian spiesThe FBI has sabotaged malware known as Snake, which was used in cyberespionage by Russia's FSB security service, according to US authoritie...
09 May, 2023, 10.46 PM IST
Govt using new software to spy over people opposed to it: CongressCiting media reports, he said that according to trade data analysed by a prominent newspaper once again, the BJP government stands "exposed...
10 Apr, 2023, 10.15 PM IST
Chinese spyware code was copied from America's NSA: ResearchersThe find comes as some experts argue that American spies should devote more energy to fixing the flaws they find in software instead of dev...
22 Feb, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
Unaware Indians' privacy at risk, lockdown gives rise to online spying & stalking appsThere are 3 stalkerware apps in India named after Aarogya Setu.
21 Jul, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
Hackers using coronavirus malware to steal data: Cyber copsEven as Maharashtra grapples with rising COVID-19 cases, cyber fraudsters have devised a malware called "coronavirus map" to steal confiden...
27 Mar, 2020, 12.11 PM IST
Tibetans too under spyware radarActivists say Whatsapp has been exposed to snooping by surveillance firms based out of China. Tenzin Dalha, a research fellow at the Tibet ...
04 Nov, 2019, 07.44 AM IST
How a Pakistani spy used bots to lure 98 targetsThe Pakistani spy who used ‘Sejal Kapoor’ as an FB nickname was involved in the case related to the leak of classified data on BrahMos miss...
20 Jun, 2019, 09.21 AM IST
Can you tell a bug from a bot? Know your malware hereMalware, literally, is a software that's bad. It sneaks into your system, steals your personal data, deletes files and can even disable you...
14 Oct, 2017, 10.34 PM IST
ISI snooping on security forces through smartphone malwaresHaribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said during the period 2013-16, seven ex-servicemen were arrested/detected for espionage activities for the ...
03 May, 2016, 04.13 PM IST
How Pak cyber firm sold 'salary hikes' for babus to steal govt infoA Pakistani cyber security firm with close ties to Islamabad has been found stealing information from Indian government and defence establi...
11 Mar, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
Shun non-free software to spare being spied: Richard StallmanRichard Stallman today said people's privacy could be in danger when they use non-free software since majority of them "are used for spying...
16 Jan, 2014, 05.44 PM IST
Music, lighting can be used to trigger mobile malwareScientists have uncovered new hard-to-detect methods involving music, lighting or vibration that criminals may use to trigger mobile device...
27 May, 2013, 01.11 PM IST
- Indigenous technology must fend off cyber attacks: Hackers
Ethical hackers pitched for indigenous development of software and hardware for securing the country against international espionage.
29 Jul, 2012, 06.53 PM IST
- Smartphones seeing malware explosion: Security software cos
Smartphones are becoming more vulnerable to attacks by cybercriminals looking for prey beyond the PC and targetting mobiles, especially tho...
17 Jun, 2012, 04.05 PM IST
- Now, a malware that can steal your bank account
Doing online banking frequently? Beware, as cyber-criminals have launched a new malware that not just steals your money from your bank, but...
08 Jan, 2012, 06.49 PM IST
- 20% of Facebook users exposed to malware
Are you a Facebook user? Then there is a good chance that you have been exposed to malware at least once as you trolled through your friend...
25 Nov, 2010, 12.21 PM IST
- Top five cyber threats in 2008
The cyberspace is teeming with varied threats; here are the top five threats you need to guard against.
04 Feb, 2008, 10.05 AM IST