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After Rahul Gandhi and Mallya, Legion now has eye on Parliament website
India | Dec 13, 2016, 11:58 AM ISTLegion has warned that its members now have their eyes set on sansad.nic.in and Lalit Modi’s Twitter handle – which provides email services to government employees.
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Hacker group Legion comes out in open, says releasing data will create chaos in India
India | Dec 12, 2016, 07:03 PM ISTHacker group "Legion" that broke into the Twitter accounts of the Congress Party, its vice president Rahul Gandhi, controversial liquor baron Vijay Mallya and now TV journalists Barkha Dutt and Ravish Kumar has said that it has access to over 40,000
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22-year-old hacks Narendra Modi's application, uncovers security imperfections
Dec 02, 2016, 11:46 PM ISTIn a major technical lapse, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Application was purportedly hacked by a 22-year-old boy from Mumbai. However, as per Javed Khatri, his aim was not to bring about any inconvenience but rather
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Twitter paid Indian hacker Rs. 6.8 lakh for pointing out a security hole in Vine
Jul 26, 2016, 12:43 PM ISTA security hole discovered by Indian hacker Avinash Singh in Twitter’s video-based micro-blogging platform Vine has won him $10,080 (Rs 6.8 lakh) from the social network giant. Singh is believed to have discovered a security
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai's Quora account hacked
Jun 27, 2016, 04:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Another week and reports of another high-profile hack targeting Google CEO Sundar Pichai are now doing therounds. According to reports, Pichai’s Quora account was targeted over the weekend by hacking group OurMine, which also claimed respo
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How a hacker is fighting ISIS by spamming its Twitter accounts with porn
World | Jun 15, 2016, 04:57 PM ISTA hacker, who goes by the alias “Wauchula Ghost” is meting out his own vengeance on the dreaded terror group ISIS by spamming the Twitter accounts of its supporters with porn.
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Odisha villager hacks toll-free number of private company, causes Rs 60 lakh loss
May 30, 2016, 03:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: A 19-year-old Odisha villager hacked a toll-free number of a private company, causing it a loss of Rs 60 lakh. Himalaya Mohanty (19), a resident of Shibapura village in Balasore district, hacked on
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Treat for life! Hacker decodes trick behind free Domino's pizza forever
Life | Apr 08, 2016, 12:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: Whether it’s a birthday party, a first salary celebration or a weekend, pizzas are what go along well with all these occasions. This Italian dish is a must in any and every treat
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China suspected in massive breach of federal personnel data
World | Jun 05, 2015, 08:52 AM ISTWashington: China-based hackers are suspected of breaking into the computer networks of the U.S. government personnel office and stealing identifying information of at least 4 million federal workers, American officials said Thursday.The Department of Homeland
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Starz releases 'The Interview' from Sony output deal
Hollywood | Dec 26, 2014, 07:15 AM ISTLos Angeles: Premium cable and satellite television network Starz has released “The Interview” from its output deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment.A representative from the company issued a statement saying: “As the situation with 'The Interview'
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Armed Forces,DRDO Computers Hacked
Mar 07, 2014, 05:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major security breach, around 50 computers belonging to the armed forces and the DRDO were hacked sometime back and classified files could have been compromised. Apparently in view of the development, an
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Hacker arrested in Pune in joint operation by India, US, China, Romania on FBI input
India | Jan 24, 2014, 09:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's premier investigative agency CBI with the help of U.S. domestic intelligence agency, FBI has been able to crackdown hackers in Mumbai, Pune and Ghaziabad. One hacker from Pune has been arrested for
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Revealed: Your computer could be hacked by using only sound waves
World | Dec 05, 2013, 06:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: The most secure computers in the world are completely isolated from other machines—protected by “air gaps,” with no Internet connection, no shared phone lines, nothing. Conventional wisdom goes that such computers are impossible