CyberSecurity

Malware affected Android phones

Malware alert! Samsung Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S7, LG G4 hit by preinstalled malware; full list of affected devices here

The affected Android phones belonged to a large telecommunications company and a multinational technology company.

Mar 11, 2017

What you need to know about the nude photo scandal rocking the US Marine Corps

What you need to know about the nude photo scandal rocking the US Marine Corps

Thousands of US Marines are allegedly sharing compromising photos and videos of female Marines and veterans in a Facebook group, Marines United. The Naval Criminal Investigation Service began investigating after reports on a Marine news site.Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Robert B Neller, has called the incident embarrassing” and urged victims to come forward. The investigation hasnt stopped Marines United members from sharing nude photos though.

Mar 11, 2017

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves tech firms in dilemma by offering CIA hacking tools

Tech companies are in an unusual position of relying on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a person who is believed by some US officials to have links to Moscow.

Mar 10, 2017

Republicans ask Trump for proof of wiretaps

What is Wiretapping? Why Donald Trump's allegations against Barack Obama are widely described as baseless

While Trump's claims have been widely described by many as baseless, some may even be wondering what wiretapping is in the first place.

Mar 6, 2017

Internet access

Kerala to make Internet access a fundamental right, and the whole country should follow suit | OPINION

Kerala will provide free Internet access to 20 lakh people, while others will get access at a minimal price.

Mar 5, 2017

How Twitter can gather information to make Wall Street money

How Twitter can gather information to make Wall Street money

Peter Bailey, chief strategy officer of Dataminr, says his Goldman Sachs-backed firm can turn tweets and other public information into market intelligence that makes Wall Street money. Heres how its done.

Mar 2, 2017

cyber attack

Government launches free anti-virus for PC, mobile phones to strengthen Digital India initiative

This is the safest and cheapest way to stay protected online.

Feb 21, 2017

Ecommerce

Maximum e-commerce complaints filed against bookmyoffer.com, e-bay, Snapdeal and Amazon till 2016

Among leading e-tailers, the maximum complaints were received against e-bay (135), Snapdeal (120) and Amazon (114); Flipkart's arm Myntra had just two complaints filed against it.

Feb 8, 2017

Spam

Spammed! India faces maximum IP blocks as spam emails globally rise to record levels

A Cisco study finds that more than one-third of organisations that have been subject to a cyber attack lost 20% of revenue or more.

Feb 7, 2017

Hacking

One-fifth of the dark web taken down by hacker for hosting child porn

An anonymous hacker took down more than 10,000 websites after discovering disturbing amount of child porn in the dark web.

Feb 6, 2017

Smartphone

SC orders Central government to frame rules to stop SIM card misuse

The Centre has told the apex court it will link all SIM cards to Aadhaar cards within a year.

Feb 6, 2017

Internet fraud

Noida online ponzi scam: Operators dupe 6.5 lakh investors of Rs 3,700 crore

The ED, along with the UP STF, unearthed a ponzi scam wherein fraudsters cheated about 6.5 lakh investors of an estimated Rs 3,700 crore.

Feb 6, 2017

Online hoax: Will WhatsApp start charging users in 2017? Is South African Airways offering free flight tickets?

The message says WhatsApp will start charging its users 0.01ps per message by citing an unknown paper.

Jan 31, 2017

Airtel

Is Airtel offering free unlimited 4G, 3G data for 3 months to counter Reliance Jio 4G offer?

A message that promises "Unlimited 4G, 3G data for 3 months" from Airtel has been widely circulated on WhatsApp.

Jan 31, 2017

Western Union money transfer

Western Union slapped with $586 million penalty over money transfer fraud

Western Union admitted to criminal violations and failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program and aiding wire fraud.

Jan 20, 2017

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