Air traffic, defence sector on Russian hackers’ radar, alleges UKThe United Kingdom and allies revealed a Russian cyber campaign. It targeted organisations aiding Ukraine and Western infrastructure since ...
21 May, 2025, 08.51 PM IST
Beware, these two words in your emails could signal a scam. FBI issues warning and steps to enhance cybersecurityPhishing scams have become more deceptive, with scammers exploiting AI and creating a false sense of urgency using specific phrases. The FB...
24 Jan, 2025, 03.34 PM IST
Meta warns about online holiday shopping scams that you should watch out for this DecemberSocial media giant Meta has launched a global anti-scam awareness campaign to help users stay vigilant online. Meta owns Facebook, WhatsApp...
10 Dec, 2024, 05.26 PM IST
The US and Microsoft disrupt a Russian hacking group targeting American officials and nonprofitsOn Thursday, a U.S. court unsealed documents authorizing Microsoft and the Department of Justice to seize more than 100 website domain name...
04 Oct, 2024, 11.40 AM IST
Money you paid for Gaza may be heading to Ghaziabad insteadOnline scamsters are using the viral ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ campaign as an opportunity to dupe people who want to lend a helping hand or donat...
06 Jun, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Microsoft says Russia-linked hackers behind dozens of Teams phishing attacksThe hackers set up domains and accounts that looked like technical support and tried to engage Teams users in chats and get them to approve...
03 Aug, 2023, 09.36 AM IST
Scammers cash in on 'Barbie' mania! Cybercriminals bait consumers to download movie in Hindi & Tamil, says McAfee studyOnline protection company McAfee is warning people of 'Barbie'-related scams surfacing since the movie was released earlier this month. The...
26 Jul, 2023, 03.05 PM IST
Phishing attacks up 50%, education sector most targeted: ReportPhishing is a technique that attempts to acquire sensitive data, such as bank account numbers, through a fraudulent solicitation in email o...
18 Apr, 2023, 04.09 PM IST
Meta takes down spyware network run by Indian company CyberRoot Risk AdvisoryDuring its investigations into threats present across its platforms, Meta said it had discovered that CyberRoot Risk Advisory had a network...
16 Dec, 2022, 06.11 AM IST
Indian investors likely lost Rs 1,000 cr to fake crypto exchanges: ReportCyber-security company CloudSEK said it had uncovered an ongoing operation involving several phishing domains and Android-based fake crypto...
21 Jun, 2022, 12.38 PM IST
Google sent 50,000 warnings to users on government-backed hackingsThe company said that it intentionally sends these warnings in batches to all users who may be at risk, rather than the moment the company ...
17 Oct, 2021, 11.49 PM IST
Cyber attackers targeting pharma cos for Covid-19 data: CyfirmaThe company said in its report shared with ET that there are currently 15 active hacking campaigns underway.
26 Feb, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
Cyfirma says India has faced higher threats from state-sponsored attackers in H1Singapore-based cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA in its India Threat Landscape Report 2020 has said that due to increased digital adoption in Ind...
30 Oct, 2020, 10.56 PM IST
As digital pay opens up, so do banking fraudsLast year around this time, a Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB had flagged that nearly 1.3 million debit and credit card data of...
26 Sep, 2020, 08.36 AM IST
Cyber security: Robust cyber infrastructure pivotal for India's digital economy pushThese days are stark in contrast to the early 2000 when bankers were being advised to use the name of their former girlfriends as passwords...
21 Sep, 2020, 02.09 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 tops list of countries sending spam messages in Q1
India has overtaken the US to become the top global contributor of junk messages, being responsible for relaying one in 10 spam e-mails.
21 Apr, 2012, 06.32 PM IST