CyberSecurity

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

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

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 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

Are your WhatsApp messages safe? Research says a 'backdoor' exists, but company denies

Facebook can access and read your messages shared using WhatsApp, research shows.

Jan 13, 2017

NSA raw data being shared with more US agencies; privacy may go for a toss

Earlier, the NSA would remove irrelevant names and personal information from feeds it would supply to the other 16 US agencies.

Jan 13, 2017

Donald Trump finally admits to Russian hacking, but only of Democratic National Convention

The hacking led to release of emails that would discredit Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump become US president.

Jan 12, 2017

ESEA hack: This is what happens when you don't give hackers what they want!

Hackers recently released the user data of E-Sports Entertainment Association after it refused to pay $100,000 ransom.

Jan 11, 2017

Did Russia help Trump become US president so they can manipulate him with the information they have?

Apparently, US intelligence bosses have told Obama and Trump that Russia is in possession of "compromising personal and financial information" on the latter.

Jan 11, 2017

Free porn blocker software every parent needs to install on their kids' computers

These tools will prevent your kids from accessing adult websites.

Jan 10, 2017

US: As Congress confirms Trump's presidency, intelligence reports say Putin helped him get elected

A US intelligence report says Vladimir Putin "ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election" to discredit Hillary Clinton.

Jan 7, 2017

Hoax busted: PM Modi offering Rs 500 mobile recharge for free through WhatsApp is a scam

Do not forward such scams to other groups on WhatsApp.

Jan 2, 2017

7 IIT-Madras websites hacked, defaced with pro-Pakistan messages

The websites of the central library and six other departments on the same server were hacked.

Dec 30, 2016

Websites of Thiruvananthapuram and Cochin airports hacked by Pakistan cyber attacker 'Kashmir Cheetah'

The group, which calls itself the 'Kashmir Cheetah,' was also responsible for the hacking of AIIMS Raipur's website.

Dec 28, 2016

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