CyberSecurity

Mitron users be warned; Maharashtra Cyber cell has a serious warning

Maharashtra Cyber cell has issued a warning about the controversial Mitron app about serious data risk and urged users to uninstall the app immediately.

Jun 3, 2020

Mitron, the repackaged Pak app, removed from Play Store; deemed 'too risky'

India's answer to TikTok, Mitron app had garnered over 5 million downloads in a short period of time, but it has now been removed from Google Play Store. Here's the reason.

Jun 2, 2020

Personal info of over 7 million Indians exposed in BHIM data breach, NPCI denies

Security researchers have discovered that about 7.26 million records linked to users of mobile payments app BHIM were left exposed to the public by a website.

Jun 2, 2020

What is juice jacking? Public charging kiosks can hack, infect smartphones with malware

Juice jacking is a new way of cyber attacking, hacking, stealing data or infecting your smartphone, tablet, or another computer device with malware while charging it in public kiosks.

Jun 1, 2020

Truecaller users' data for sale; Rs 75,000 for 4.75 crore Indian users' info

Personal data of 4.75 crore Indians has been put on sale on the dark web for a measly price, but Truecaller questions credibility of the dataset as hackers might be using its name for credibility.

May 27, 2020

Hacker claims having Shopify, 3 crypto wallets data; companies deny

A hacker has claimed to have three large databases of private information of at least 80,000 customers. Companies deny, but customers are worried.

May 25, 2020

Deadly Trojan malware attacks Indian co-operative banks; could lead to financial frauds

Researchers at Seqrite have warned Indian co-operative banks about a dangerous trojan malware that disguises itself as an email pretending to come from RBI.

May 19, 2020

Video conferencing calls can cost you dearly; TRAI issues warning

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a serious warning to users about a potential bill shocker if not paid attention to the numbers dialed.

May 11, 2020

Ethical hacker discovers 'security issue' in Aarogya Setu: Centre downplays risks

If the tweet by the French hacker is to be believed, the privacy of more than 90 million Indians is at stake. The issue has been revealed to the concerned departments as the ethical hacker waits for it to be resolved.

May 6, 2020

Beware: Your HR's Zoom meeting request could risk your data

Zoom, after battling the criticism over security lapses, faces yet another challenge from hackers trying to trick its users with fake HR scam.

Apr 29, 2020

Nintendo users must drop everything else and do this immediately

Nintendo has reported that it was hacked and 1.6 lakh users' accounts were exposed in the attack. Here's what you must do.

Apr 27, 2020

Beware: Fake HR emails wreck havoc on work-from-home culture

Adding to the challenges of working from home, a new phishing scam has emerged and disguises as your HR department.

Apr 25, 2020

iPhone users beware: Serious vulnerability found in iOS, fix coming soon

Researchers have discovered a new bug in the iOS and iPadOS, which remains unpatched as of this writing but a fix is coming soon as per reports.

Apr 23, 2020

Is govt using contact tracing app Aarogya Setu as surveillance tool? Find out here

There were some concerns about the government's contact tracing app Aarogya Setu being used as a surveillance tool. But here's the reality.

Apr 15, 2020

Working from home? Kaspersky has a serious warning about social meeting apps

While the entire nation is under a lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic, the only way employees can connect with eachother is through social meeting apps like Skype, Zoom etc. But here's a warning by a leading cybersecurity firm.

Apr 10, 2020

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