Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Searching Jana Nayagan movie link online? Here’s why clicking on any link may leave you with a lifelong regretConcerns rise over the alleged leak of Thalapathy Vijay's film Jana Nayagan. Malicious links are circulating on social media, posing cybers...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
Phishing link that 'mimics' MoD to steal govt data located in Indian cyberspaceIndian cyber-security agencies have detected a phishing fraud that mimics the Ministry of Defence's official website to steal sensitive gov...
05 Sep, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
ET Explains: Using blockchain to check spam is a work in progressIn the immediate term, the blockchain registration system was able to weed out unregistered spammers. The number of headers being used to s...
26 Aug, 2024, 12.53 AM IST
Phishing, Ransomware & Beyond: Seven types of Cyberattacks you should knowWith the increase in the frequency of cyberattacks, attackers have also started using more sophisticated strategies to find loopholes in di...
31 Jul, 2023, 04.54 PM IST
Trai directs telcos to check spam calls, texts using AI/ MLThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) wants telcos to use cutting edge tech tools around AI/ML to counter UTMs, especially as th...
13 Jun, 2023, 07.16 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
GIFs shared in Microsoft Teams found to be actively dangerous, suggests reportGIFs were being used by hackers to breach security and deliver malicious files on the devices of Microsoft Teams users. The novel technique...
13 Sep, 2022, 12.38 PM IST
What to do when you know you have been fooled?Experience is the mistress of fools. However, a little bit of alertness can save you from the heartbreak of learning through folly alone.
23 Mar, 2022, 10.31 AM 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
83% organisations in India say phishing attacks on the rise; attackers exploited users' need for information on Covid-19Growth in home deliveries also gave rise to the problem as phishing messages purporting to be from home delivery cos became commonplace.
20 Sep, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
Cyberespionage and ransomware emerging as biggest threats as per Verizon's 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report“Insights provided in the DBIR are levelling the cyber security playing field,” said George Fischer, president of Verizon Enterprise Soluti...
27 Apr, 2017, 02.33 PM IST
534 phishing incidents reported last year: CERT-InAs many as 534 phishing incidents were reported last year, of which 342 involved phishing websites hosted outside India, according to data ...
16 Mar, 2016, 08.12 PM IST
Suspicious virus prowling in Indian cyberspace, can alter users' personal dataThe virus' threat is critical as it belongs to the 'Trojan' family,a 'spear phishing' attack is a clever activity to hit a healthy system.
14 May, 2015, 02.56 PM IST
Cyber criminals imitate FIFA website for phishing: KasperskyKaspersky noted that cyber criminals used the ban imposed by FIFA on controversial Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez for the phishing activitie...
09 Jul, 2014, 10.36 PM IST
- Crooks offer refund on online tax refund
Cyber crooks are on the prowl this financial year closing and are using phishing attacks and hoax-alerts to gain access to account details.
22 Mar, 2011, 01.03 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