Hacking
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Facebook rolls out ‘security keys’ to make accounts hack-proof
Jan 27, 2017, 05:44 PM ISTSocial media giant Facebook has introduced a new security feature that allows users to use physical 'security keys' to access their profiles. Facebook is now compatible with security keys which will let a social media
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‘I think it was Russia’: Trump concedes Moscow’s role in meddling in US election
World | Jan 12, 2017, 09:14 AM ISTIn a combative and freewheeling news conference, President-elect Donald Trump said for the first time Wednesday that he accepts Russia was behind the election year hacking of Democrats that roiled the White House race.
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Donald Trump says ‘no computer is safe’; wants to use ‘old-fashioned way’ of courier
World | Jan 01, 2017, 11:25 AM ISTPresident-elect Donald Trump has said that no computer is safe when it comes to keeping information private, and has sought use of old-fashioned way of couriers.
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Yahoo reveals new hack which affected over 1 billion accounts
Dec 15, 2016, 09:17 AM ISTYahoo has discovered a 3-year-old security breach that enabled a hacker to compromise more than 1 billion user accounts, breaking the company's own humiliating record for the biggest security breach in history.
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Websites of seven Indian missions ‘hacked’, data dumped online
World | Nov 07, 2016, 05:07 PM ISTKapustkiy and Kasimierz claimed to hack websites of seven Indian missions in Europe and Africa on Monday and confidential data was dumped online.
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FBI initiates probe into hack of Democratic congressional group
India | Jul 29, 2016, 03:15 PM ISTAn alleged hack into computer systems at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has apparently exposed some embarrassing emails that show how neutral DNC officials maneuvered in favour of Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders as the
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Twitter questions Big B's claims about his account being hacked!
Bollywood | Aug 31, 2015, 07:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Following the news that living legend Amitabh Bachchan's Twitter account was hacked, practically every netizen immediately sided with him.He handled the matter very smartly and put out a statement through a tweet that
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Jennifer Garner slams 'abusive' hacking
Hollywood | Jan 02, 2015, 10:40 AM ISTLos Angeles: Jennifer Garner has slammed the hacking of female celebrities' photographs and calls it as an "violent abuse."The 42-year-old says that stealing intiminate pictures of stars such as Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Anna
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Sony scraps 'The Interview' release, Charles Chun disappointed
Hollywood | Dec 19, 2014, 08:06 AM ISTLos Angeles: Sony Pictures Entertainment has officially pulled the plug on the Christmas release of the much-anticipated film “The Interview”, and the most disappointed person with the declaration is Charles Chun, who plays General Jong
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Your info has been hacked. Now what do you do?
Dec 15, 2014, 12:48 PM ISTSan Francisco: Criminals stole personal information from tens of millions of Americans in data breaches this past year. Of those affected, one in three may become victims of identity theft, according to research firm Javelin.
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Hackers warn against 'The Interview' release
Hollywood | Dec 10, 2014, 07:06 AM ISTLos Angeles: A group of activists calling themselves Guardians of Peace have warned movie executives at Sony to scrap plans to release Seth Rogen's new comedy “The Interview”.The organisation is claiming responsibility for the hack
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India loses $8 billion in 12 months to hacking
Sep 12, 2012, 06:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 12: Software security services provider Norton has said consumer cybercrime has cost the country a whopping $8 billion or around Rs 42,000 crore in the past 12 months, impacting 42 million people.Releasing
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Trinamool website hacked
National | Sep 23, 2012, 01:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 15: Trinamool Congress' website was on Tuesday hacked with the hackers posting on it a quote from party chief Mamata Banerjee that she is a Maoist. One of the remarks posted by
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UK Police Arrest Hacking Suspect For Intimidating Witness
World | Mar 15, 2012, 10:54 AM ISTLondon, Mar 15: British police investigating phone-hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World arrested the former chief reporter of the tabloid on Wednesday for allegedly intimidating a witness.Neville Thurlbeck, 51, was initially arrested on
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James Murdoch : I Could Have Asked More Questions
World | Mar 15, 2012, 10:52 AM ISTLondon, Mar 15: News Corp executive James Murdoch acknowledged on Wednesday that he could have done more to investigate the phone hacking scandal that has rocked Britain and threatened his place as the likely heir
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2 Top London Police Resign In UK Hacking Scandal
World | Jul 18, 2011, 11:43 PM ISTLondon, Jul 18: Claims of illegal eavesdropping, bribery and collusion hit at the heart of Britain's police on Monday with the rapid-fire resignations of two of its top officers.Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday called
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Brooks Resigns, Murdochs To Apologize For Phone Hacking Scandal
World | Jul 15, 2011, 04:29 PM ISTLondon, Jul 15: Reeling under sustained criticism, media baron Rupert Murdoch and his family today went into damage-limitation mode by promising to “apologise” to the nation, and accepted the resignation of former News of the