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  Twitter Update: Bans 43,140 Indian accounts because of sexual exploitation, nudity and more

  Technology | August 02, 2022 13:17 IST

  Twitter bans Indian accounts and stated that it purged 40,982 accounts for child sexual exploitation, and non-consensual nudity and further banned 2,158 accounts for promoting terrorism.

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  WhatsApp Scam! Do not call THESE numbers or you'll have to pay hefty price

  Technology | May 30, 2022 12:47 IST

  WhatsApp has recently seen hackers taking a new way to hack your device and take all your personal data. They will let you call on a number to forward the call and overtake your account.

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  Patna man honey-trapped on Facebook, asked to pay Rs 20,000

  India | January 14, 2022 15:08 IST

  In the complaint, the victim alleged that he befriended a girl on Facebook weeks ago.

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  Vulnerability in PNB server exposed customers' personal, financial data for about 7 months: CyberX9

  Business | November 21, 2021 14:10 IST

  CyberX9 has claimed that the vulnerability provided access to the entire digital banking system of PNB with administrative control.

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  India in final stages of clearing national cybersecurity strategy

  India | October 27, 2021 13:56 IST

  There are about 4 mn malware that are detected every day and India is one of the most cyber-attacked nations in the world.

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  Government releases guidelines for cybersecurity in power sector for the first time

  India | October 07, 2021 21:53 IST

  Under the direction of Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has prepared the guidelines for cybersecurity in the power sector and it was released on Thursday, the power ministry said in a statement.  

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  5 cyber security threats you need to be watchful of

  Gadgets | September 06, 2021 17:52 IST

  There are various different ways that an attacker can infiltrate an IT system. Here's a list of some of them.

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  Microsoft fixes cloud platform vulnerability after warning

  Business | August 28, 2021 6:35 IST

  Microsoft has already been in the hot seat over the hack of its Exchange email servers disclosed in March and blamed on Chinese spies.

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  Want to make a career in Cybersecurity? Check these demading career options

  Career | August 25, 2021 19:32 IST

  If you are interested to make a career in cybersecurity, this article might help you to get a clearer perspective on the field. 

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  89% Indians believe schools should educate children on online safety

  Education | August 17, 2021 18:18 IST

  Many schools and educational institutions find online alternatives, 89 per cent of people in India believe that schools should educate children on cyber safety.

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  Chinese hackers breached 13 US gas pipeline operators from 2011 to 2013: Report

  World | July 21, 2021 6:57 IST

  US security agencies have assessed that the attacks were ultimately intended to help China develop cyberattack capabilities against US pipelines to physically damage pipelines or disrupt pipeline operations, it added.  

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  Tips to avoid Remote Work Security Risks

  Technology | July 19, 2021 19:12 IST

  Here are six tips for avoiding common remote work security risks.

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  United States top threat to global cybersecurity: China

  World | July 06, 2021 7:54 IST

  The ties between Washington and Beijing had deteriorated after the US has taken sharply opposing positions against China in various issues including the trace of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the human rights exploitations of Uyghur Muslims in China's Xinjiang province.

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  Cybersecurity needs multi-faceted solution, role of tech cos crucial: Microsoft

  Technology | April 14, 2021 16:15 IST

  The top executive noted that recent incidents like the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica event were "tipping points" that impacted how people think about technology more broadly now.

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  Cyberattacks: Retail, healthcare sectors among most targeted

  Technology | April 13, 2021 15:48 IST

  Healthcare also rose significantly, becoming the third most targeted industry in 2020, compared to eighth in last year's report.

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  50 most dangerous passwords: Check if you use one of them

  Technology | January 13, 2021 21:06 IST

  Here are the 50 most dangerous passwords used around the world. Are you using any one of them?

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  IIT Kanpur introduces 3 master’s programs in cybersecurity

  Education | December 15, 2020 22:59 IST

  With a view to meet the shortfall in trained and skilled cybersecurity personnel in the country, the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has decided to introduce three new master's programs in cybersecurity in addition to a dedicated centre for the discipline. 

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  Microsoft links Vietnamese hackers to cryptomining malware

  Technology | December 01, 2020 19:06 IST

  BISMUTH attempts to gain initial access by sending specially crafted malicious emails from a Gmail account that appears to have been made specifically for its campaign.

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  Cybersecurity firm Sophos hit by data breach, notifies customers

  Technology | November 26, 2020 20:58 IST

  Sophos has notified some customers via email about a data security breach this week, saying a small subset of customers were affected.

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  Facebook fixes Messenger bug that ‘allowed' hackers to spy on users

  Technology | November 21, 2020 12:52 IST

  Silvanovich in 2018 found a bug in WhatsApp for Android and iOS that would have allowed attackers to take over the app after a user answered a video call.