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Hackers can target your wealth adviser’s WhatsApp: How to protect your moneyRecent incidents highlight the increasing threat of compromised WhatsApp accounts among financial advisers in India. These attacks exploit ...
05 Oct, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
Worries about an AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenariosWhat companies have described as their AI agents going rogue has involved bots working toward goals set by humans, skeptics note. But the i...
23 Sep, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
IRS dirty dozen 2026: Internal Revenue Service warns of top tax scams, AI fraud calls, and refund traps to avoid this filing seasonThe Internal Revenue Service has shared its 2026 Dirty Dozen tax scams list to warn people about online fraud, fake messages, AI phone call...
20 Mar, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Data, kidnappedWe take a closer look at ransomware attacks that has grown from a cottage industry for crooks into a multi-billion-dollar racket and global...
12 Jun, 2021, 12.19 PM IST
Ransomware: Impact and action plan for Indian businessesWannaCry exploited a vulnerability in a commonly used operating system to spread which can pose a significant risk to businesses and indivi...
21 Jun, 2018, 02.08 PM IST
Cyber crime becoming industry, may occur 'very often': RajnathThe Home Minister also said penetration of Internet and self-radicalisation have further added to the woes of law enforcement agencies.
14 Mar, 2018, 12.29 PM 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
With attacks soaring, India races to regulate cryptocurrenciesAs the scale of the attack became clear, FM Arun Jaitley called an urgent meeting.
22 Aug, 2017, 11.32 AM IST
Ransomware: Impact and action plan for Indian businessesInvestigations have identified WannaCry as the culprit (see box below for more details) and proliferation of this ransomware, in a signific...
22 May, 2017, 02.14 PM IST
Pokemon Go redefines Bengalureans' interactions with the city, but not without safety issuesAvailable only in the USA & Australia, but Android users in India are downloading it via APK. I-phone.
13 Jul, 2016, 10.27 AM IST
Online banking data stealing virus on the prowl in cyberspaceThe malware mainly targets the customers of well-known financial institutions running Microsoft Windows operating system.
05 Nov, 2014, 03.41 PM IST
'Beebone' computer virus lurking in Indian cyberspace'Beebone' belongs to Trojan malwares which get a "privileged access" into a users computer by faking its identity and deploying corrupt tec...
23 Jul, 2013, 09.41 PM IST
- 'Spam King' ordered to pay Facebook $711 mn
US has ordered a self-crowned 'Spam King' to pay Facebook $711 mn for slipping uninvited into people's accounts to send bogus mkting messag...
30 Oct, 2009, 11.28 PM IST
- From a high school prank, the virus has come a long way
Skrenta started the online news business Topix and launched a collaborative web directory now owned by Time Warner’s Netscape.
05 Sep, 2007, 04.12 AM IST