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  Hacker group Legion comes out in open, says releasing data will create chaos in India

  India | December 12, 2016 19:03 IST

  Hacker 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

  December 02, 2016 23:46 IST

  In 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

  July 26, 2016 12:43 IST

  A 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

  June 27, 2016 16:10 IST

  New 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 | June 15, 2016 16:57 IST

  A 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 15:33 IST

  New 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 | April 08, 2016 0:02 IST

  New 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 | June 05, 2015 8:52 IST

  Washington: 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 | December 26, 2014 7:15 IST

  Los 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

  March 07, 2014 17:15 IST

  New 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 | January 24, 2014 21:35 IST

  New 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 | December 05, 2013 6:29 IST

  New 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