CyberSecurity

China says US computer breach was criminal hack attack and not state-sponsored

The report did not give details whether both US and Chinese officials agreed with the conclusion.

Dec 3, 2015

Istanbul-based Pakistani hackers deface website of Vishakapatnam traffic police

The IP address of the hackers was traced to Istanbul; the police believe that they are Islamist fundamentalists.

Dec 2, 2015

The Pirate Bay will not be blocked by ISPs, at least on its home turf

The Pirate Bay manages to escape blocks in its home country after a court ruling decided to allow locals to access the file-sharing site.

Nov 30, 2015

China-sponsored hackers using techniques rarely seen elsewhere

Hackers are parking malware on popular file-sharing services including Dropbox and Google Drive.

Nov 30, 2015

Hong Kong: Digital toy maker VTech says customer data was stolen

The news site Motherboard reported that data belonging to some 4.8 million parents and more than 200,000 children was taken.

Nov 29, 2015

Iceland: Hackers hit 5 govt sites in whaling protest

The sites went offline on Friday, and remained down till Saturday.

Nov 29, 2015

Flip side: 'Most Used Words on Facebook' app is stealing users' data

The viral app is hoovering up users' personal information and is able to sell it on to whoever it wants.

Nov 26, 2015

Amazon force-resets customers' passwords fearing data leak

Amazon said the change was made due to "abundance of caution".

Nov 25, 2015

48% Indians online were cyber crime victims last year: Norton

11.3 crore Indians, driven mostly by millennials, fell prey after many indulged in risky online behaviour.

Nov 19, 2015

Anonymous' guide to hack Isis: Hacktivists publish steps after waging war

Anonymous has published series of guides on how to hack Isis and eradicate their online presence.

Nov 19, 2015

Watch out! If your real name is Isis, you might be seen as a terrorist!

Facebook Inc said it erroneously disabled the personal account of a user named Isis Anchalee.

Nov 19, 2015

Popcorn Time is back: What has changed in the new version and how to get it? [GUIDE]

Those still upset with the loss of Popcorn Time can finally rejoice as the renowned BitTorrent client has returned.

Nov 18, 2015

Britain develops cyber-attack powers to take on digital terrorism

British spies are developing an offensive cyber capability to attack terrorists, hackers and rogue states, finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday (17 November) after warning Islamic State (IS) militants wanted to launch deadly cyber-attacks of their own. Osborne said IS fighters were trying to develop the ability to attack Britains infrastructure such as hospitals and air traffic control systems with potentially lethal consequences. In response to this threat and others, Britain was creating its own offensive cyber capability so spies could launch counter attacks, he said.

Nov 17, 2015