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- Despite limited education, Delhi gang uses advanced tech to con citizens; loots lakhs before getting nabbed
  Delhi Police arrested a gang responsible for robbing senior citizens' savings by stealing phones at wedding functions, cracking PINs, and d...
  03 Jan, 2025, 12.01 PM IST
- 9th telecom firm hit by massive Chinese espionage campaign, White House says
  A ninth US telecom firm was hacked as part of a Chinese espionage campaign, giving Beijing access to private texts and calls of Americans. ...
  28 Dec, 2024, 07.45 AM IST
- Emerging details of Chinese hack leave US officials increasingly concerned
  Chinese hackers, linked to China’s Ministry of State Security, infiltrated US telecommunications networks for over a year, compromising sen...
  23 Nov, 2024, 11.41 PM IST
- Google calls out spyware firms and advocates for tighter regulation
  Spyware firms often say their products are meant for the use of governments for national security, but the technology has been repeatedly f...
  06 Feb, 2024, 04.27 PM IST
- Prince Harry gets his day in court against tabloids he accused of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping
  The 38-year-old son of King Charles III will be the first senior British royal since the 19th century to face questioning in a court. An an...
  06 Jun, 2023, 02.44 PM IST
- Prince Harry absent on day one of trial against British tabloid; Duke of Sussex gave court a miss to attend daughter’s 2nd birthday
  Harry, 38, will be the first member of the British royal family in more than a century to testify in court.
  05 Jun, 2023, 08.03 PM IST
- Indian 'hack-for-hire' firms target VIPs, states: Report
  'The Sunday Times' and Bureau of Investigative Journalism conducted a sting operation to expose several Indian hackers offering their servi...
  06 Nov, 2022, 09.20 PM IST
- Apple to release new 'Lockdown Mode' as it battles spyware firms
  The move comes after at least two Israeli firms have exploited flaws in Apple's software to remotely break into iPhones without the target ...
  07 Jul, 2022, 08.20 AM IST
- Cyber arms dealer exploits new iPhone software vulnerability, affecting most versions, say researchers
  The discovery is important because of the critical nature of the vulnerability, which requires no user interaction and affects all versions...
  14 Sep, 2021, 04.07 PM IST
- Major security flaw found in Apple's iPhones, iPads; hackers can now exploit bug in Mail app
  ZecOps claims the vulnerability allowed hackers to remotely steal data off iPhones.
  23 Apr, 2020, 06.20 PM IST
- Flaw in iPhone, iPads may have allowed hackers to steal data for years
  The bug, which also exists on iPads, was discovered by Zuk Avraham, chief executive of San Francisco-based mobile security forensics compan...
  22 Apr, 2020, 09.22 PM IST
- Jack Dorsey's account being hacked perturbed Twitterati, but not Donald Trump
  It took authorities 15 minutes to fix the issue, but many feared for their safety as even the CEO’s account was not safe.
  06 Sep, 2019, 08.34 AM IST
- Users won't be able to tweet via SMSes; Twitter fixing vulnerability after Jack Dorsey's account was hacked
  Last week, Twitter CEO was the target of a so-called 'SIM swap' fraud.
  05 Sep, 2019, 01.00 PM IST
- Downloading an app? Don't take that risk without enough precaution
  Smartphone apps, especially those that come free, are risky because your smartphone is more vulnerable than your desktop to security threat...
  09 Oct, 2017, 08.27 PM IST
- Six useful tips from celebrities to secure your digital devices
  We leave traces of sensitive information every second we spend in the online world. Here are some useful tips to secure your digital device...
  16 Jun, 2016, 03.46 PM IST
- Hackers found a way to break into iPhone software and sold it online for $1 million
  The vulnerability has been sold by Zerodium, a place where anyone can buy software exploits, which includes major technology.
  03 Nov, 2015, 07.10 PM IST
- Passwords top hackers’ list of targets
  The term 'hacker' probably originated in the 1960s when the modern computing system was evolving and people were studying computers in the ...
  13 Dec, 2010, 05.17 AM IST
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