CyberSecurity

Google silently stores your purchase history, makes it hard to delete

Google secretly tracks your purchase history through Gmail and stores it on a secret purchase page. Here's how to delete it.

May 18, 2019

WhatsApp users must drop everything and do this immediately

WhatsApp users are on high alert due to a security flaw in the app, but here's a fix.

May 17, 2019

Over 460,000 online accounts breached in major e-commerce hack

Uniqlo faces a massive data breach, where credit card numbers and purchase history was accessed by hackers.

May 14, 2019

WhatsApp flaw lets hackers steal chats, photos: What should you do?

Hackers are using government-grade spyware to intercept voice calls, turn on the microphone, camera and steal photos and much more.

May 14, 2019

Over 4,000 hacked websites send payment details, passwords to hackers

Security researchers have found over 4,600 websites embedded with malicious code which leaks payment details and more.

May 13, 2019

Google lets users turn their Android phone in to physical security key

Google's new Two-Step Verification feature, if enable requires authorised Android phone to be physically present near the computer or the devices to unlock Gmail or G suite of apps.

Apr 11, 2019

Facebook gets cracking on misinformation, hate speeches on social media platforms

The company has shared it's three-pronged measures—remove, reduce and inform—to counter fake news, click baits on all its social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Messenger app.

Apr 11, 2019

Major Malware alert: Hackers can infect CT, MRI scanners with virus to create or erase cancer nodes

Israel cybersecurity experts have discovered vulnerabilities in CT and MRI scanners that can allow hackers to manipulate scan results leading to misdiagnosis.

Apr 7, 2019

Game of Thrones season 8 download: Here's a warning for you all

Game of Thrones season 8 is just around the corner but security experts have a serious warning for all those who plan to download torrent copies of the TV series.

Apr 4, 2019

Lok Sabha 2019: Facebook removes 687 Congress affiliated pages, accounts over fake news peddling, spam

Besides Congress, Facebook removed pages affiliated to Indian IT firm Silver Touch and Pakistan-based website for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behaviour on Facebook and Instagram in India

Apr 1, 2019

Facebook confesses to storing 600 million users' passwords in plain text for years

The bug was unearthed during a security review in January and was reported by Brian Krebs, a cybersecurity writer. Facebook, in a blog post, explained the situation and said that they have fixed the bug.

Mar 22, 2019

Woman stripped by in-laws, nude photos uploaded online for not paying for husband's impotency surgery

The 26-year-old woman said that her husband, his parents and brother took her nude photos and hacked her social media accounts to post those photos to depict that she was a sex worker.

Mar 12, 2019

Google blocked more than 1 million security-risk Android apps entering Play store

Search engine giant Google intensifies screening process to weed out security vulnerabilities in Android apps before giving permission to enter the Play store.

Mar 4, 2019

Getting abused, vile messages on WhatsApp? You can put an end to it by doing this

WhatsApp users who get threatening messages or vulgar images, texts can complain to DoT and if necessary police action will be taken against the culprit.

Feb 25, 2019

Major bug in IRCTC can allow hackers cancel train tickets booked by passengers: Top facts

A glitch in IRCTC's website allows users the innumerable attempts to log in to the account despite repeated wrong password and OTP. This apparently helps hackers to cancel the booked train tickets and cause inconvenience to the passengers.

Feb 24, 2019

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