CyberSecurity

Smart homes are great until hacked: How to protect yourself from hackers

These DIY steps are going to ensure that your smart home, which possibly includes smart appliances, smart plugs, printers, TVs and routers, are not vulnerable to hackers.

Dec 10, 2020

Personal data of 70 lakh Indian cardholders leaked on dark web

The leaked database, sized 2GB, also reveals types of user accounts and whether they have switched on mobile alerts or not.

Dec 8, 2020

Fact-Check: Instagram copyright notice message is fake; beware of phishing scam [details]

Have you received a direct message on Instagram informing you that copyright infringement has been detected in your photos? Beware, it's a phishing scam. Scroll down to know the truth.

Dec 6, 2020

Banks disable password pasting in net banking; create more problems than solutions

Several banks disenable password pasting and password managers, which in fact, makes the users more vulnerable to cyber security breach.

Nov 30, 2020

Spotify users targeted in fraud scheme; over 300K affected [details]

It is estimated that roughly 300,000 to 350,000 accounts were affected in the leak in which email addresses and login credentials - usernames and passwords - were exposed.

Nov 24, 2020

Hackers stole Facebook usernames, passwords, tricked into Bitcoin scam using simple trick

A massive Facebook scam was exposed by a group of researchers, which put at risk millions of users' data, including their passwords and financial information.

Nov 14, 2020

BigBasket data breach exposes 2cr users' personal info; see if you're affected

In the massive security breach, BigBasket confirmed that email IDs, phone numbers, order details and addresses could have been accessed.

Nov 9, 2020

Who created Aarogya Setu app: Indians baffled, govt responds

The Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology said that the app has been developed in a collaborative effort by the government and the private sector.

Oct 28, 2020

Millions of COVID-19 test results exposed; Dr Lal PathLabs left patient data unprotected

Dr Lal PathLabs might have exposed millions of COVID-19 test results as patient data was stored on public server.

Oct 8, 2020

Smart chastity sex toy users get lucky; hackers could have locked them permanently

Anyone could have remotely locked penises of those who use Qiui Cellmate chastity sex toy by exploiting a serious vulnerability.

Oct 7, 2020

Beware of Facebook scam; hackers go phishing with legit $100mn SMB grant

The trick the cybercriminals used was simple. Scammers presented the news as if Facebook was handing out money to all of the social network's users who had been affected by Covid-19.

Oct 1, 2020

Beware of Couples Challenge: You can end up as revenge-porn victim [Explained]

Pune City Police say they received a number of such complaints from couples whose pics were misused, letting the police uncover a large operation.

Sep 27, 2020

Delhi Police on cybersecurity threat to NIC: 'No data loss, only one computer breached'

The NIC cyber hub data breach was reported to have affected numerous computers which contained information regarding national security. The Delhi Police's special cell is investigating the matter and an Email ID has been traced to Bengaluru.

Sep 18, 2020

7 lakh users' personal data leaked in Indian ticketing platform's massive breach

In a massive data breach, India's popular ticketing platform RailYatri exposed personal information of 700,000 users.

Aug 24, 2020

235mn Instagram, TikTok, YouTube users exposed; personal data leaked

One in five records contained either a telephone number or email address of the users, along with profile name, full real name, profile photo, account description and number of followers and likes, etc.

Aug 21, 2020