Hacking
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Uttarakhand Minister's social media accounts hacked
India | Nov 02, 2019, 01:44 PM ISTConfirming the development, Uttarakhand Police chief Arun Mohan Joshi told IANS: "A complaint was registered with the police about the minister's Facebook, Twitter, Gmail and Instagram accounts being hacked late on October 30 night. The investigation has been handed over to the Cyber Cell."
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Maharashtra: Nigerian national held for hacking email accounts of Indian companies
Crime | Jul 15, 2019, 07:21 AM ISTNagpur police on Sunday arrested a Nigerian national from Palghar district for allegedly hacking e-mail accounts of various companies in India, an official said. The police and cyber crime investigation team started probing the case. During the investigation, police found that Goodman was behind the crime.
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YouTube's ban on 'instructional hacking' videos upsets cyber teachers
Technology | Jul 05, 2019, 02:38 PM ISTComputer security teachers are upset over YouTube's decision to ban instructional tutorials on hacking and phishing.
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Hacker behind Microsoft, Sony attack sentenced to prison
Technology | Jul 05, 2019, 10:50 AM ISTHacker behind the Microsoft and Sony gaming services, sentenced to prison.
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Delhi Court sends man to 2-day police custody for duping ex-CJI R M Lodha of Rs 1 lakh
India | Jun 12, 2019, 07:28 PM ISTThe police had sought two-day custody of the accused. It may seek further custody since the investigation is still going on.
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Teenager hacks Apple systems to get job, pleads guilty
World | May 28, 2019, 07:03 PM ISTThe boy faced the Adelaide Youth Court and pleaded guilty to multiple computer hacking charges.
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Indian man convicted for hacking 15 client websites in Dubai
World | Apr 16, 2019, 05:54 PM ISTA 33-year-old Indian IT programmer has been sentenced to three months in prison followed by deportation for hacking 15 client websites after his employer deducted USD 1,080 from his salary, according to a media report.
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Ten worst password combinations you should never keep
Technology | Feb 26, 2019, 08:10 PM ISTThere are times when one uses the same password on other accounts as well, which makes it easier for hackers to gain access, following are the worst 10 passwords of all time that you shouldn't use.
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EVM Hackathon in London: Jaitley dismisses claims of Syed Shuja, slams Cong for demanding probe
Jan 22, 2019, 09:43 AM ISTIt is pertinent to mention here that all these developments have come at a time when Lok Sabha elections 2019 is just a few months away.
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International computer virus scam busted: 12 arrested in Delhi on suspicion of defrauding people around the world
India | Dec 04, 2018, 11:59 AM ISTDelhi Police official Ajay Pal Sharma said those arrested on last Tuesday and Wednesday posed as representatives of Microsoft and other companies and used their logos.
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China rejects US hacking report ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
World | Nov 22, 2018, 09:02 PM ISTThe Commerce Ministry dismissed the US Trade Representative's report as "new unwarranted accusations" and said Washington was wrecking economic relations.
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Information and Technology Ministry asks Facebook for update on hacking impact
India | Oct 02, 2018, 12:51 PM ISTMark Zuckerberg, during a press call, had said the company's engineering team, on September 25, found an attack affecting up to 50 million accounts on Facebook.
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US indicts 12 Russian agents for hacking Hillary Clinton's campaign during 2016 presidential election
World | Jul 14, 2018, 10:19 AM ISTAccording to the indictment, the 12 are members of the GRU, a Russian Federation intelligence agency within the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian military.
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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange loses over $500 million to hackers
Business | Jan 27, 2018, 10:07 AM ISTThe Coincheck exchange said on its website that it had halted sales and withdrawals of a cryptocurrency called NEM.
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Cyber attack targets accountancy firm Deloitte, clients' data compromised: report
Internet | Sep 26, 2017, 08:46 PM ISTA cyber attack on accountancy firm Deloitte has reportedly compromised the confidential details of its clients.
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This how hacking expert Saket Modi hacks voice recorder data from your phone
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‘China-based hacker group trying to steal confidential business data from Indian firms’
Apr 10, 2017, 02:30 PM ISTA US-based cyber security group has claimed that a China-based cyber espionage group is now trying to steal confidential business data from Indian firms to support corporations in their country
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WikiLeaks’ latest release could blow the cover on hacking operations
World | Apr 01, 2017, 06:43 PM ISTWikiLeaks’ most recent revelation of CIA cyber-tools uncovers a strategy utilized by the agency to conceal its digital tracks, conceivably ruining the disguise on hacking operations aimed at gathering intelligence on foreign targets, the media
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MHA denies website hacking reports, says 'blocked due to repair work'
India | Feb 12, 2017, 03:10 PM ISTThe Ministry of Home Affairs site today became the latest victim of cyber crime with hackers successfully penetrating the security of the website which may have some sensitive information.
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Decoded! How to make quantum computers 'hack-proof'
Feb 05, 2017, 08:46 PM ISTTo protect next generation computers from hacking, scientists have come up with the first high-dimensional quantum cloning machine that can intercept a secure message. Protecting traditional computer systems, which use zeros and ones, from hackers