CyberSecurity

Bug accidentally gives $90 mn to users, founder begs them to return it

The price of Compound's native token, comp, initially plunged nearly 13 per cent in a day on news of the bug, but it has since gained background.

Oct 5, 2021

Microsoft pledges $20 bn, Google commits $10 bn in 5 years for US cyber security; Here's why

In the wake of high-profile cyber attacks on the US government institutions and agencies, tech giants like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon on Wednesday promised US President Joe Biden to help him improve cybersecurity infrastructure

Aug 28, 2021

Nearly 2 mn terrorist watchlist records of FBI leaked online: Cybersecurity researcher

The watchlist of FBI from the Terrorist Screening Center, which includes the US's no-fly list, was exposed online until Aug 9, says a cybersecurity expert

Aug 18, 2021

iPhone, iPad, Mac users must drop everything for THIS crucial update; even Govt issues warning [details]

CERT-In has warned iPhone and iPad users of a serious vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild. Apple has already released a patch, which all affected users must immediately install.

Jul 30, 2021

How to tell if Pegasus infected your phone; toolkit lets you do it for free [guide]

Since the Pegasus row is picking up pace again, researchers at Amnesty have created a toolkit to find out if your phone has been infected by Pegasus.

Jul 22, 2021

Top Indian journalists' phones hacked, snooped upon using Pegasus; govt responds [details]

A good chunk of the journalists who appear in the records are based out of the national capital and work with prominent organisations.

Jul 18, 2021

Muslim women's photos, names used in "Sulli Deals"; fierce outrage pulls down app [shocking]

The COO of Github confirmed via Twitter that the app has been taken down, meanwhile, there is still no clarity as to the creators behind "Sulli" Deals.

Jul 6, 2021

LinkedIn suffers another mega breach; 700mn users' data at risk: Company denies allegations [details]

LinkedIn has responded to the alleged data breach targeting 700 million users, denying the reports while confirming that "no private LinkedIn member data was exposed."

Jun 30, 2021

Cyberspace terrorists fuel cross-border terrorism; Shringla calls for global solution at UNSC [details]

Foreign Secretary Harshvardhan Shringla said the Member States need to adopt a collaborative rules-based approach in cyberspace and work towards ensuring its openness, stability and security, which ensure collective cybersecurity through international cooperation achievable by multi-stakeholder involvement.

Jun 29, 2021

Chinese military behind massive cyber intrusions targeting India, other countries [shocking details]

Active since 2014, RedFoxtrot predominantly targets aerospace and defense, government, telecommunications, mining, and research organizations in India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and other countries.

Jun 18, 2021

EA hacked; 780GB game source data for FIFA 21, other crucial tools up for sale

The hackers said they have taken the source code for FIFA 21, as well as code for its matchmaking server.

Jun 11, 2021

CoWIN not hacked, 15 cr Indians' data safe; false claims made by hacker group [details]

A hacker group claimed they have a database of about 15 crore Indians who registered themselves on CoWIN platform, but that's far from the truth.

Jun 10, 2021

Domino's India mega breach now made mobile numbers, email IDs public; 18cr datasets exposed [details]

Independent cyber security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia had first reported the hacking incident and said that the same entity was behind the MobiKwik hacking.

May 24, 2021

Air India mega breach: Passport details, credit cards leaked; 45 lakh passengers affected

In a shocking revelation, India's national air carrier Air India suffered a major data breach, which is believed to have affected 45 lakh passengers.

May 21, 2021

Nude video call trick to extort money; fraudsters blackmail WhatsApp users in India

WhatsApp users beware. Scammers are using nude video call trick to blackmail and extort money from users.

May 20, 2021