WhatsApp 'Boss' Scam: Employees opened a ZIP file sent by 'manager' and lost Rs 3.5 crore; here’s how this dangerous fraud is targeting company officialsWhatsApp Boss Scam: Two Indian companies have collectively lost nearly Rs 3.5 crore in a sophisticated cyber fraud involving malicious zip ...
25 Jun, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
Explained | What is the 'Boss Scam' and how hackers are using CEOs' WhatsApp accounts to steal moneyA sophisticated 'Boss Scam' is targeting Indian companies, with cybercriminals hijacking executives' WhatsApp accounts to authorise fraudul...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
CBSE to NEET: Centre asks ministries to boost defences against AI threatsFollowing recent cyberattacks, the Indian government is urging all ministries to bolster defenses against AI-driven threats. A nationwide A...
20 Jun, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
FIFA World Cup fever fuels cyber scamsCybercriminals are exploiting the FIFA World Cup, creating thousands of fake ticket portals, merchandise stores, and streaming sites to sca...
16 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Meta to take legal action against Israeli spyware firm NSO, foils phishing attacksMeta has filed a federal court contempt order against NSO Group for violating a permanent injunction barring it from targeting WhatsApp. Th...
08 Jun, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
I4C warns of phishing scam targeting iPhone users via fake Apple support messagesBeware of a cunning phishing scam targeting iPhone users who have lost their devices. Scammers, posing as Apple Support, are sending fake m...
23 May, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
Fake income tax emails target Indians: Kaspersky warns of ‘SilverFox’ hacker attackCybersecurity firm Kaspersky has warned Indian consumers about a sophisticated phishing campaign by the SilverFox hacker group. These malic...
09 May, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
Phishing fraudsters impersonate Home Office to breach UK visa sponsor accountsA new cyber fraud is targeting UK organisations. Scammers are impersonating the Home Office. They aim to steal login details for visa spons...
13 Aug, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
The Godfather neutralised, but malware mafia alive and kickingLong after end to CrowdStrike update-triggered outage, cyber mob is still holding companies to ransom via remote access, data wipers. Cyber...
03 Aug, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
CERT-In says global outage being leveraged to launch phishing attacks against CrowdStrike usersThe world suffered a major computer systems outage on July 19 due to a faulty update to the CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor software leading to c...
28 Jul, 2024, 03.56 PM IST
Global outage being leveraged to launch phishing attacks against CrowdStrike users, says CERT-InThe Indian cybersecurity agency, CERT-In, has issued an alert about a phishing attack targeting users affected by the recent global compute...
28 Jul, 2024, 02.58 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
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
Government warns against major upcoming phishing attack which promises free Covid-19 testingThe phishing campaign is expected to be designed to impersonate government agencies, departments and trade associations who have been taske...
19 Jun, 2020, 08.00 PM IST
Leading IT companies say beefed up security but no data breachWhen contacted, Infosys in an emailed statement said the company has not observed any breach of its network based on its monitoring and thr...
20 Apr, 2019, 07.36 PM IST
'Cyber criminals try to steal passwords of PNB customers'Websense, which provides protection against cyber attacks and data theft, said it was able to block the intrusion, which involved a phishin...
01 Dec, 2013, 12.41 PM IST
- Chinese hackers target US officials' Gmail accounts
China-based hackers broke into hundreds of Gmail accounts, including those belonging to senior US government officials.
02 Jun, 2011, 11.40 AM IST