2.5 billion Gmail accounts warned: Scammers using US 650 area code to trick millions. What should you do?A massive Google security breach has exposed 2.5 billion Gmail accounts, prompting warnings for users to take immediate action. Hackers inf...
23 Aug, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
How an imposter used AI to message high-level officials as US Secretary of State Marco RubioAn imposter posing as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent AI-generated voice and text messages to high-level officials and foreign minis...
09 Jul, 2025, 12.47 PM IST
Google alert: These incoming calls could compromise your phone—ignore them to stay safe and secureHackers are tricking people through fake phone calls pretending to be IT support. Google and the FBI say these scams are getting smarter us...
10 Jun, 2025, 01.25 AM IST
Hackers abuse modified Salesforce app to steal data, extort companies, Google saysThe hackers use voice calls to trick employees into visiting a purported Salesforce connected app setup page to approve the unauthorized, m...
04 Jun, 2025, 08.41 PM IST
Sonu Nigam faces KFCC backlash over Kannada remark; singer issues emotional responseThe Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce has initiated a 'non-cooperation' campaign against Sonu Nigam following his controversial remarks du...
05 May, 2025, 06.22 PM IST
Scammers are targeting govt workers via fake phone calls: NIC raises alarm about 'vishing' attacks, check full advisoryGovernment officials have been advised to be cautious of vishing attacks. Attackers are impersonating trusted entities to steal information...
06 Nov, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
Barbs, name calling and more: Campaign 2024 discourse went down path of insultsAs Election 2024 approaches, political rivals in India have been using various insults and sarcasm to criticize each other. Rahul Gandhi ca...
31 May, 2024, 10.11 PM IST
Ex-minister lost Rs 1 lakh in online fraud: Here is how scamsters are using new tricks to empty bank accountsAn incident of fraud involving the swindling of Rs 1 lakh from MP Dayanidhi Maran's bank account has raised concerns about the vulnerabilit...
16 Oct, 2023, 02.51 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
A new kind of banking-related fraud is becoming prevalent: Here’s how to keep your money safeICICI Bank issued an email to its customers to highlight a new kind of financial fraud that is becoming more widespread. Bank scammers alle...
06 Jul, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
Ecommerce provides big push to digital payments during Covid pandemicMost retail payment channels, including the Unified Payments Interface, clocked record volumes in July and August.
01 Oct, 2020, 07.22 AM IST
Beware of ‘social engineering’ attacks: Home MinistryThe Home ministry has cautioned government officers against online attacks seeking unauthorised access to sensitive information by imperson...
22 Jul, 2019, 10.55 AM IST
72% Indian companies faced cyber attack in 2015: KPMG surveyAs the threat of cybercrime looms large over businesses and the general public, KPMG has carried out a cybercrime survey this year to get a...
01 Dec, 2015, 04.22 AM IST
Paswan takes potshots at Nitish, Lalu over controversial tweetUnion Minister Ram Vilas Paswan took potshots at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad over Kumar's tweet likening hi...
23 Jul, 2015, 03.45 PM IST
- Cyber fraud: How to avoid falling prey to online scams
The biggest concern for online customers is the possible theft of their online credentials. Here's how you can guard against them.
20 May, 2011, 06.40 AM IST
- SMS phising can take you to a fraudulent website
SMS phishing dupes the mobile user to visit a phished site by sending an SMS pretending to be from a trustworthy entity. Sins gadget lovers...
21 Jul, 2008, 11.03 AM 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