CyberSecurity

E-commerce policy: Chinese firms on crosshairs; stress on local data storage

Document rules out the regulatory authority of technocrats in favour of a standing group of bureaucrats assisted by various technology wings.

Feb 24, 2019

Update your Windows 7 PC with March SHA 2 update or else risk losing Microsoft security coverage

Microsoft is urging Windows 7 PC owners to sign up for Secure Hash Algorithm(SHA) 2, as the old SHA 1 encryption algorithm is no more safe to the latest security threats.

Feb 22, 2019

Google finally wakes up, wages war against child abuse; blocks vile YouTube channels, comments

Google's YouTube and YouTube Creators takes actions against YouTube channels and commentators proliferating child abuse and disgusting contents.

Feb 22, 2019

Hackers dump sensitive info from 617 million accounts: Dubsmash, 15 other sites exposed

Popular websites such as Dubsmash, MyFitnessPal, 500px and others were hacked and 617 million accounts were exposed in the process.

Feb 13, 2019

Google, Password Checker, Safer Internet Day, Chrome

This Google Chrome extension tool will help secure your username, password: Top facts

Google's new security tool Password Checker now available on Chrome web store.

Feb 6, 2019

Malicious 'beauty camera' apps stealing user photos, showing porn ads removed by Google

To make things worse, users couldn't find these apps to remove them from the phone.

Feb 4, 2019

'Dont try to f*ck us,' warns ransomware disguised as games, apps demanding $700

A new threat awaits for internet users as McAfee uncovered Anatova ransomware deemed to be one of the biggest threats to users.

Jan 25, 2019

Hackers dump 772 million email IDs online for anyone to take: What should you do?

Anyone with an email ID is probably a victim of this massive data breach and here's what you should do.

Jan 17, 2019

This Rs 130-crore cyber heist in India is straight out of Hollywood movie plot

Chinese hackers pull off Rs 130-crore heist by fooling top execs at an Indian subsidiary of an Italian firm and remain at large.

Jan 10, 2019

Over a dozen retro iPhone games detected with Golduck malware links on Apple iOS App Store: Quick facts

It's a wake call for not just Apple, but also Google to scale up their security measures to thwart future malware attacks on smartphones, which has become the ubiquitous object of convenience in the digital era we live right now.

Jan 8, 2019

Don't fall for WhatsApp Gold update forward message again, it's a malware!

Be advised, WhatsApp never releases an update via a message. It can only be updated on Google Play for Android and Apple App Store for iOS devices.

Jan 7, 2019

Apple, Caller ID, Apple Care, Customer Support

Watch out Apple iPhone owners, voice-based phishing scam is on the rise: Here's how to safeguard against frauds

Cybercriminals masquerading as Apple Customer Care executives are trying phishing techniques on iPhone owners, syphoning off money as fees for non-existent issues on the mobile.

Jan 6, 2019

CastHack: Here's how to protect Wi-Fi router from hackers taking over Chromecast, smart TV

Google has advised Chromecast users to disable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) on their Wi-Fi router settings to protect hackers from taking control of the smart TV.

Jan 4, 2019

Massive data hack hits Angela Merkel, scores of German politicians

Hackers reveal hundreds of German politicians' personal data, including credit card details and mobile phone numbers.

Jan 4, 2019

CERT-In secures thousands of Aadhaar, PAN card details exposed to hackers

A major threat was averted by India CERT team when alerted about thousands of vulnerable PAN and Aadhaar cards stored online.

Jan 3, 2019

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