CyberSecurity

Beware of holiday sale scams: Tips on secure online Christmas shopping

This Christmas, beware of holiday sale scams, as cybercriminals have a sinister plan to scam you by offering lucrative but fake online deals and leave a deep cut in your pocket.

Dec 12, 2018

Facebook gave Netflix, Airbnb special access to user data, secret documents reveal

The documents released by a British Parliamentary Committee disclosed agreements between the social media giant and select companies, allowing them access user data.

Dec 6, 2018

Quora says 100 million users hit by security breach; should you be worried?

About 100 million users of Quora were affected by unauthorized access to one of its systems by a "malicious third party," the knowledge-sharing website said on Monday.

Dec 4, 2018

McAfee 2019 security threat predictions: With AI technology, cybercriminals to target social media, home IoT

McAfee foresees cybercriminals to target intellectual property, Internet of Things (IoT) in the home and identity credentials via cloud, digital assistants, and social media platforms in 2019.

Dec 3, 2018

Apple, TRAI, DND, iOS App, Do Not Disturb, App Store

TRAI DND - Do Not Disturb app for iOS now available on Apple App Store: Here's how to get started

Apple has finally allowed the TRAI's DND-Do Not Disturb application on App Store and now, iPhone and iPad users can block pesky telemarketing calls and SMSs.

Dec 2, 2018

7-nation panel to grill Facebook over data scandals, failure to tackle political interference

Facebook is again set to face an international committee consisting of 22 members from seven countries.

Nov 24, 2018

Transparency report: Facebook deleted more than 1.5 billion fake accounts amid increasing govt data requests

For the first time, Facebook has increased scrutiny on the social media platform to curb bullying and online harassment.

Nov 18, 2018

ThousandEyes, Google, search data diversion, G Suite service, disruption

Internet hijack: Google search data, G Suite service diverted through China, Russia and Nigeria

More serious things can happen in future if Google or any technology company do not act to fix loopholes in Internet security.

Nov 13, 2018

India witnessed 4.3 lakh cyber attacks from China, Russia and US, reveals report

According to F-Secure's honeypot data, Russia, the US, China, the Netherlands and Germany targeted India with 436,090 attacks. This is nearly 12 times more than which originated from India.

Nov 12, 2018

Hackers selling stolen private Facebook messages for 10 cents per account

Facebook is back in the news with another data breach incident involving thousands of accounts and private messages shared on the platform. Read more about it here.

Nov 3, 2018

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India has the most number of internet shutdowns across the world, says report

The data, which was compiled by Software Freedom Law Centre, showed that there were 121 instances till date this year when the government authorities shut down the internet.

Nov 2, 2018

Cathay Pacific hack: Passport details and credit card information of 9.4 million passengers stolen

The Cathay Pacific breach includes details such as passengers' names, dates of birth, telephone numbers, nationality, email and postal addresses, travel history, passport numbers and credit card information.

Oct 24, 2018

North Korean hacker group Lazarus stole $571 million in mutiple crypto attacks

Lazarus was behind 14 hacking attacks on cryptocurrent exchanges since January 2017 -- stealing $571 million.

Oct 21, 2018

Infoys Foundation, MOU, Data Security Council of India, Criminal Investigation Department of Karnataka Police , Centre for Cybercrime Investigation Training & Research (CCITR)

Karnataka Police ties up with Infosys to build state-of-the-art Cybercrime Investigation Training & Research Centre

As part of the MoU, Infosys Foundation in collaboration with Karnataka Police will set up the Centre for Cybercrime Investigation Training & Research (CCITR) and offer hardware & software tools in addition to training the police officers and more in Bengaluru.

Oct 3, 2018

Facebook security breach affects 50 million users: How to know if your account has been hacked?

The breach was discovered on Tuesday and the company had informed the police.

Sep 29, 2018

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