Cyber Security
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Millions of credit card records left exposed by this payments startup: Know details
Technology | Apr 23, 2020, 07:59 PM ISTAnother security breach took place wherein a payments platform exposed users' credit card details
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Why 47,000 Microsoft developers are generating 30,000 bugs a month
Technology | Apr 23, 2020, 01:36 PM ISTMicrosoft developers are generating thousands of security bugs a month. Read on to know what it is about
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Apple's mail app has security issues for hackers to exploit iPhones, iPads: Know how
Technology | Apr 23, 2020, 12:14 PM ISTiPhones and iPads are prone to hacking due to security issues in Apple's mail app. Read on to know more
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India's cybersecurity market to hit $3bn by 2022: Report
India | Dec 05, 2019, 07:26 AM ISTWhile the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector has the largest share in cyber security expenditure, demand in the government sector is expected to reach $581 million by 2022, at a growth rate of 13.8 per cent CAGR, according to the "Cyber Security India Market" report.
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Twitter representatives appear before parliamentary panel examining cyber security of women
India | Dec 04, 2019, 06:44 PM ISTThe Twitter India officials made a presentation on the issue before the parliamentary panel on women empowerment.
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Data of 20 out of 121 WhatsApp users targeted using Pegasus may have been accessed: Prasad
Technology | Dec 04, 2019, 04:00 PM ISTOn May 20, WhatsApp reported an incident to country's cyber security watchdog Cert-In, stating that it had identified and promptly fixed a vulnerability that could enable an attacker to insert and execute code on mobile devices.
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DoT asks its offices, CPSEs for security audit certification
Business | Nov 25, 2019, 02:28 PM ISTRecently, large scale security breach came to light with WhatsApp reporting a breach of mobile phones of 121 private individuals in India who were targeted by the Israeli-made spyware Pegasus in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections this year.
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India's 'weak' cyber security needs immediate overhaul
India | Nov 01, 2019, 10:00 AM ISTAccording to experts, no such urgency or seriousness to counter cyber security risks has been seen in India.
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India, France likely to finalise roadmap for digital, cyber security cooperation
India | Aug 20, 2019, 11:23 PM ISTThe two sides will also explore new areas of cooperation such as artificial intelligence, supercomputing and developing digital technology among others, informed sources said.
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Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says Fake FaceApp infecting users devices
Technology | Jul 19, 2019, 06:22 PM ISTFaceApp has raised privacy concerns, primarily because users are uploading photographs and device-related information to a service operated by a company based in Russia.
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25 websites of Central Ministries, state governments hacked between Jan-May 2019: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Jul 11, 2019, 04:15 PM IST"As per the information reported to and tracked by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a total number of 199, 172, 110 and 25 websites of Central Ministries/Departments and State Governments were hacked during the year 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 (till May), respectively," Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
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Quick Heal 1st Indian firm to get US patent for anti-ransomware tech
Technology | Jul 05, 2019, 11:16 AM ISTQuick Heal's R&D centre in Pune, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)-powered technology detects and blocks known and unknown ransomware on a real-time basis.
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YouTube bans hacking videos; content creators puzzled
Technology | Jul 04, 2019, 12:26 PM IST"harmful or dangerous content", and "instructional hacking and phishing", video added to the updated policy of YouTube.
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WhatsApp may cease to exist in India if new regulations kick in: Top executive
India | Feb 06, 2019, 06:49 PM ISTWithout denying the possibility of quitting the India market in case the new regulations come into force, Woog told IANS: "It will not help to speculate what is to come. There is a process in place in India to discuss this issue".
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NASA faced cybersecurity threat daily during US government shutdown
Feb 05, 2019, 03:32 PM ISTThe partial shutdown, which started on December 22 and ended on January 25, became the longest on record, overtaking the previous record of a 21-day impasse in 1995-96 under then President Bill Clinton.
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Rajasthan Police use hilarious Thugs of Hindostan meme for cyber-security awareness
Trending | Nov 14, 2018, 10:49 AM ISTAfter Mumbai Police, Rajasthan Police use Thugs of Hindostan reference to raise awareness about cybersecurity.
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Tech Mahindra, Israel Aerospace tie up for advanced global cybersecurity
Business | Oct 03, 2018, 03:02 PM ISTTech Mahindra on Wednesday announced global partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to provide and develop technical security solutions for utility firms and critical infrastructure.
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RBI to beef up cyber security in fiscal year 2019, protection against cyber crimes tops priority list
India | Sep 03, 2018, 03:06 PM IST"With the emerging threat landscape, where organised cybercrime and cyber warfare are gaining prominence, the Department (of Information Technology) is working towards ensuring continuous protection against the changing contours of cybersecurity threat," as per the RBI's annual report.
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Facebook deletes 652 fake accounts targeting world politics
Internet | Aug 22, 2018, 11:18 AM ISTFacebook removed Pages, groups and accounts that can be linked to sources the US government has previously identified as Russian military intelligence services.
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India 4th among the top 10 countries for web attacks: Report
Internet | Jun 27, 2018, 01:09 PM ISTCybersecurity defenders face increasing threats from organisations in the form of bot-based credential abuse targeting the hospitality industry