CyberSecurity

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

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

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