CyberSecurity

CERT-In Cyber Attack Alert: Deadly Locky ransomware is on the prowl in India [Here's how to protect your PCs]

State-run Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory that Locky ransomware spreading fast in India and has warned citizens not to open any e-mails with file attachments sent from unknown senders

Sep 3, 2017

Full Aadhaar database LEAKED to CIA? WikiLeaks report fans longstanding fears

A fresh WikiLeaks publication of documents regarding the US Central Intelligence Agency has raised concerns that the Aadhaar biometric database could have been leaked in its entirety.

Aug 26, 2017

Putting a price on privacy: $500,000 reward for hacking into WhatsApp, iMessage and similar apps

WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal and other messaging apps have a big bounty on their backs.

Aug 24, 2017

A man types on a computer keyboard in this illustration picture taken February 28, 2013

India among top 10 target countries for web application attacks in Q2 2017: Study

India stands in the eighth position among the countries most frequently attacked by hackers.

Aug 23, 2017

The Players of the First Team of FC Barcelona poses with the Oppo Mobile Mascot

OurMine hacks FC Barcelona's Twitter account, makes hoax announcement on signing Angel Di Maria

OurMine hacks into FC Barcelona's Twitter account to make a hoax announcement about the signing of a football player named 'Angel Di Maria'.

Aug 23, 2017

Has OurMine hacked PlayStation social media accounts?

Hacker group OurMine has claimed that it has hacked Sony PlayStation's official Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Aug 22, 2017

From HBO's ransomware attack to Aadhaar security, risks and solutions every netizen must know: Interview

Were you hit by ransomware or hacked? McAfee's Anand Ramamoorthy explains the threats and how to overcome them.

Aug 19, 2017

Locky malware, mamba malware, how to protect PCs from malware

Deadly Mamba, Locky ransomware set to strike again, including India; here's how to safeguard your devices

In the latest Locky ransomware attack, more 10,000 users have received malware riddled emails from August 9 to 12. Here's how to protect PCs from such malware.

Aug 18, 2017

WannaCry ransomware hits publishing firm in Delhi, LG service centres in South Korea

WannaCry ransomware has allegedly locked out around 200 computers at Rachna Sagar Private Limited in Delhi.

Aug 17, 2017

Quantum communication breakthrough: China sends 'hack-proof' cipher from space

An establishment of a reliable space-to-ground link for faithful quantum state transmission can lead to unbreakable global quantum networks, scientists said.

Aug 10, 2017

Aadhaar security vs Aadhaar centralisation: Which is more important to the government?

In a latest Aadhaar data leak, details of more than 20,000 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana applicants was published on the Punjab government's website.

Aug 8, 2017

WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins arrested over malware creation

British citizen Marcus Hutchins has been named in an indictment by the US Department of Justice as a suspect linked to the spread of malware between July 2014 and July 2015. Hutchins was arrested on August 2 following a Las Vegas hacking conference.

Aug 4, 2017

The man who stopped 'WannaCry' ransomware arrested in US for cyber fraud

Briton Marcus Hutchins, who was praised for discovering a kill switch that slowed down WannaCry ransomware, has been arrested.

Aug 4, 2017

NAACP has warned against traveling to Missouri, citing a new

NAACP issued a travel warning in Missouri, the first in the groups 108-year history. The civil rights organization says travellers could be subjected to discrimination and harassment. This comes in the wake of recent high-profile incidents of police brutality in the state as well as a new bill NAACP dubs the Jim Crow Bill.

Aug 3, 2017

HBO cyberattack is seven times worse than 2014 Sony hack

The recent HBO hack may have exposed up to 1.5 terabytes of data-7 times what Sony lost in the 2014 cyberattack. Up to now, the script of an upcoming episode of Game of Thrones and episodes of other popular HBO series have been released by the hackers. But thats far less than the total amount of data that has been hacked. The motivations of this cyberattack are still unclear. The hackers might still release potentially damaging data for HBO and its investors.