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You have heard of State-Sponsored Hackers, but ever heard of Hacktivists? Know about these 10 types of cyber hackersExtremely skilled at handling computer software and hardware, hackers are categorised into various types depending on their intent and purp...
When the dissident is a patriot: New Mammootty-Mohanlal double-engine film is brave for our hyper-ventilating timesMammootty and Mohanlal star in Patriot, a Malayalam film exploring surveillance and privacy. The movie bravely addresses these global issue...
Apple, Meta warn Canadian bill could force them to weaken encryptionApple and Meta are opposing Canada's Bill C-22, arguing it could force them to break device and service encryption. Law enforcement claims ...
Italian lawmakers seek answers from government on spyware scandalThe move marks the latest twist in a months-long saga that has left Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's conservative government facing oppositi...
US jury awards WhatsApp $168 million in NSO Group cyberespionage suitA US jury awarded WhatsApp $168 million in damages against Israeli firm NSO Group for using Pegasus spyware to hack users’ phones. The cour...
WhatsApp Hack Alert: Your phone might be hacked without clicking any link. Know about the 'Zero-Click' spywareWhatsApp has warned that nearly 100 users across more than two dozen countries were targeted by a "zero-click" spyware attack linked to Isr...
Google calls out spyware firms and advocates for tighter regulationSpyware firms often say their products are meant for the use of governments for national security, but the technology has been repeatedly f...
Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online: reportSpyware lets the user see the contents of the target's device, including calls, texts, email and voicemail. Some forms of spyware can take ...
What's Cognyte, the spyware Congress alleges the government is buyingCongress leader Pawan Khera claimed today that the Modi government is looking to acquire new spyware by spending Rs 986 crore of taxpayers'...
Lok Sabha: Manish Tewari gives adjournment notice to discuss govt reportedly in "market for new spyware"Tewari has cited a report in the Financial Times dated 31st March 2023 which claimed that the Indian Government is in the market for new sp...
How the global spyware industry spiralled out of controlThe Biden administration took a public stand last year against the abuse of spyware but the global industry for commercial spyware - which ...
Congress seeks privilege motion against IT Minister on PegasusCongress House leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Sunday wrote to Speaker Om Birla, giving notice for the Privilege Motion...
US lawmakers call for sanctions against Israel's NSO, other spyware firmsTheir letter sent late Tuesday also asks for sanctions on top executives at NSO, the United Arab Emirates cybersecurity company DarkMatter,...
Israel's NSO blocks some government clients from using its spyware over misuse claims: ReportIsraeli cybersecurity company NSO Group, has temporarily blocked several government clients around the world from using its spyware technol...
Pegasus issue: Rajya Sabha MP moves Supreme Court seeking court-monitored probeA massive political row has erupted after media reports claimed that Pegasus spyware was used to conduct surveillance on about 300 Indians,...
Pakistan voices 'serious concern' over reports about India's alleged use of Pegasus spywareAccording to reports, Imran Khan was a potential target of the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware programme by clients of the NSO Group cyberespi...
Parliamentary panel likely to question officials on Pegasus phone tapping allegations on July 28: SourcesThe 32-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology headed by Tharoor is scheduled to meet on July 28. The agenda ...
Pegasus: What is it? How does it operate?In 2019, messaging major WhatsApp revealed that the Israeli technology had been used to infect close to 1,400 phones with the application i...
WhatsApp says alerted govt of spyware attack in September too; IT Min says past info was inadequateWhatsApp had said it is suing NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance firm, that is reportedly behind the technology that helped unnamed entitie...
- Hackers cracking mobile phones too
Hackers, who are already wrecking websites and e-mails, are now targeting mobile phones, say cyber experts.