Hackers
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5 Easily hackable smartphone applications and how to keep yourself safe
Technology | May 15, 2026, 07:21 PM ISTSmartphones keep getting better every year and companies keep packing in new AI tools, smarter safety features, and ways to boost productivity. Live translation, smart photo editing, emergency SOS, and battery systems that learn your habits—these upgrades aren’t just flashy extras.
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Chinese Hackers Breach US Treasury Department: FBI launches investigation
News | Dec 31, 2024, 04:55 PM ISTIn December, Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the US Treasury via BeyondTrust, accessing unclassified documents. The FBI and CISA are investigating, while China denies involvement, calling US accusations baseless.
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US: FBI accuses Iranian hackers of sending stolen Trump data to Biden's campaign
World | Sep 19, 2024, 07:14 AM ISTThe FBI and other federal agencies alleged that Iranian hackers sent emails containing stolen material from Trump's campaign to people associated with Biden's campaign. Trump's campaign had earlier said it was hacked by Iranian hackers, who stole and distributed sensitive internal documents.
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5 signs to check to avoid fraudulent websites
Technology | Mar 25, 2024, 06:21 PM ISTHackers also use websites to trick users into giving away their personal information and data. Here are 5 signs you can check to avoid falling into the trap of fraudulent websites.
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Website of private school in Noida hacked, Bangladesh flag posted
Uttar Pradesh | Aug 11, 2023, 07:40 AM ISTThe hackers signed off message with "Joy Bangla" and "Bangladesh" written after it followed by multiple code names.
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Pro-Ukrainian hackers claim to have crippled Russia’s entire banking system: Reports
World | Jun 09, 2023, 04:22 PM ISTNotably, Infotel is responsible for communication between the Central Bank of Russia and other legal entities such as banks, online stores, credit institutions, etc.
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Hackers steal over $100 mn from top crypto exchange Binance
Business | Oct 08, 2022, 11:55 AM ISTHackers have stolen nearly $568 million from the firm. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said in a tweet that the company estimates the impact of the breach to be between $100 million and $110 million.
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Hackers access 7 mn customers' data on trading app Robinhood
World | Nov 09, 2021, 10:25 AM ISTAn unauthorised third-party socially engineered a customer support employee by phone and obtained access to certain customer support systems of the stock-trading app last week.
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Hackers mining third-party apps to steal your health data
Technology | Oct 19, 2021, 10:50 AM ISTHospitals and health care systems have become a major target for hackers during the Covid-19 pandemic and a new report has claimed that third-party apps that pull patient data from electronic health record (EHR) systems are vulnerable to hacking.
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Chinese hackers behind SolarWinds attack: Microsoft
Technology | Jul 15, 2021, 03:41 PM ISTMicrosoft has revealed that the massive SolarWinds cyber attack was operated by a group of hackers from China.
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Pakistan-based hackers targeting critical infrastructure PSUs in India
India | Jul 09, 2021, 02:58 PM ISTIn October 2020, reports surfaced that Pak-based Advanced Persistent Threat groups targeted Indian defence units.
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China-based hackers luring Indians into fake Tata Motors scam
World | Jun 10, 2021, 11:57 AM ISTThe research wing of New Delhi-based CyberPeace Foundation has received some links via WhatsApp, related to a free gift offer from Tata Motors, collecting browser and system information as well as the cookie data from the users.
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Hacker leaks Domino's customer data; firm says financial information safe
Business | May 24, 2021, 10:20 AM ISTA hacker has allegedly leaked customer data of pizza brand Domino's, according to information shared by a cyber security expert.
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Hackers accessed our Microsoft O365 email server: US DOJ
Technology | Jan 07, 2021, 10:55 PM ISTThe US Department of Justice (DoJ) has admitted it is one of the victims of massive SolarWinds attack and hackers targeted its IT systems and accessed Microsoft O365 email server.
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US agencies hacked in months-long global cyberspying campaign
World | Dec 14, 2020, 11:31 AM ISTThe hacks, first reported by Reuters, were revealed less than a week after FireEye disclosed that foreign government hackers had broken into its network and stolen the company’s own hacking tools.
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Data of 70 lakh Indian cardholders leaked on dark web
Technology | Dec 08, 2020, 08:38 PM ISTPersonal details, including phone numbers and email addresses of 70 lakh Indian debit and credit card holders, have been circulating on the dark web.
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Haldiram's servers get hit by ransomware attack, hackers demand $750,000
Technology | Oct 18, 2020, 04:38 PM ISTHaldiram's servers were affected with the ransomware attack and the hackers are demanding a ransom of USD 750,000.
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Facebook announces bug bounty 'loyalty' program for hackers
Technology | Oct 10, 2020, 08:01 PM ISTSince its inception in 2011, Facebook's bug bounty program has offered a series of initiatives to recognise the contributions of the talented community of researchers who help keep Facebook safe.
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Apple awards $2,88,500 to hackers who spot 55 bugs in its systems
Technology | Oct 10, 2020, 03:53 PM ISTA group of hackers has received 32 payments from Apple totaling $2,88,500 for discovering 55 vulnerabilities (11 critical) in the core systems as they hacked the tech giant for three months.
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Iranian hackers found using tool to extract 2FA SMS codes
Technology | Sep 19, 2020, 08:26 PM ISTResearchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point have unravelled an ongoing surveillance operation by Iranian entities who have used multiple tools including an Android backdoor that extracts two-factor authentication (2FA) codes from SMS messages.