UK tightens law for tech firms to proactively block 'cyberflashing'Dating apps and social media platforms must now pro-actively block "cyberflashing", or unsolicited crude imagery, as the UK clamped down on...
08 Jan, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
Tech firms must block unsolicited nude images under new UK rulesTechnology companies in Britain will be required to block unsolicited sexual images under online safety rules taking effect on Thursday, as...
08 Jan, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
Sending a funny meme on WhatsApp can cost you bank account, social media account, photos and more, check this latest scamDownloading images received on WhatsApp, even seemingly harmless ones, from unknown sources can compromise your phone's security through hi...
25 May, 2025, 08.00 AM IST
Bring OTTs under India’s cybersecurity rules: COAITelecom carriers are urging the government to regulate over-the-top (OTT) communication platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram under India's ...
29 Apr, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
OpenAI is working on X-like social media platform: ReportOpenAI is reportedly developing a social media platform similar to X, according to The Verge, which cited multiple sources familiar with th...
16 Apr, 2025, 11.34 AM IST
Rs 7.36 crore AI scam involving Brad Pitt addressed by actor. 'It’s awful that...'A French woman, identified as Anne, was scammed out of $850,000 by fraudsters posing as Brad Pitt using AI-generated images and fake social...
16 Jan, 2025, 07.26 PM IST
Wednesday actor Jenna Ortega reveals why she deleted her account from XJenna Ortega, who is famous for playing the role of Wednesday in the Netflix show has opened up about her harrowing experience on Elon Musk...
26 Aug, 2024, 06.44 PM IST
Australia tells dating apps Tinder, Bumble and Hinge to improve safety standards or face regulationThe government is responding to Australian Institute of Criminology's research published last year that found three-in-four users of dating...
18 Sep, 2023, 10.22 AM IST
Be wary of scams as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, experts warnScams targeting online shoppers - often by impersonating companies like Amazon and other major retailers - are nothing new. But phishing at...
11 Jul, 2023, 02.01 PM IST
Will frame rules to control financial advice from social media influencers: SebiAddressing a meeting of the Association of Registered Investment Advisers on Friday, Sebi whole-time member Ananth Narayan Gopalkrishnan sa...
24 Feb, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
No room for bullying: Dating apps swipe left on those that body shameMany believe people are more likely to make unsolicited comments online, says a Bumble survey.
26 Feb, 2021, 09.50 AM IST
Putting a lid on it: Pesky spam calls find a blockchain solutionDespite the prevalence of a ‘do not disturb’ registry, unscrupulous elements have found ways to bypass it and target customers with spam. N...
31 Jul, 2020, 10.59 AM IST
Phishing email in garb of I-T dept lurking in Indian cyberspace: AdvisoryPhishing denotes to a category of cyber crime where a person's personal vital information like banking, credit card details and passwords a...
22 Sep, 2019, 03.38 PM IST
IIIT develops solution to safeguard social media users from falling prey to automated face analysisThey have developed the solution using machine learning (ML) that confuses a family of predictive artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms a...
07 May, 2019, 09.31 AM IST
A man's world! Nearly half the women who use social media are sexually victimisedThe most frequent experience was being asked to share sexual images of themselves, said the study.
14 Jul, 2017, 06.53 PM IST
Symantec warns against spam messages about the Zika virusA blog post on the Symantec website said that citizens in Brazil, the country most affected by the Zika virus have seen the first set of sp...
19 Feb, 2016, 12.46 PM IST
- Cyber crooks set email trap with bogus Obama sex video
Cyber crooks are sending trick email promising a sex video starring candidate Barack Obama to cash in on fascination with the US presidenti...
12 Sep, 2008, 03.00 AM IST