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$\Ethical hackers\ Anand Prakash (R), Shashank (L), and Rohit Raj (C), who break into computer networks to expose rather than exploit weaknesses, meet at a public park in Bangalore. (Photo: AFP)$ Technology

India's ethical hackers rewarded abroad, ignored at home

India produces more ethical hackers than anywhere else in the world.

29 May 2017 10:50 AM IST

The hackers accepted the offer from the Federal Security Service, or FSB, the top KGB successor agency: show their spoils before publishing in exchange for protection.

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Ditch computer; protect your system, suggests an ethical hacker

In an age of computers and interconnected things, the only way to protect the integrity of election results is to return...

5 March 2017 8:37 AM IST

The prevalence of Bitcoins has caused some concerns in government due to its hidden nature.

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Centre mulls Bitcoins norms

Bitcoins are first currency of choice in underground activities as they are practically untraceable.

22 May 2017 1:37 AM IST

The fact is that a cache of cyber weapons was said to have been stolen from the NSA by the same collective behind the WannaCry ransomware that created the biggest-ever extortion racket to hit the Internet.

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French researchers find way to unlock WannaCry without ransom

WannaCry, which started to sweep round the globe last Friday and has infected more than 300,000 computers in 150...

20 May 2017 8:39 AM IST

The kind and the scale of these cyber weapons was such that even the CIA lost control of majority of its hacking arsenal which includes state of the art malware, viruses, Trojans and weaponised zero day exploits which can be worth millions of dollars each in dark web.

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North Korea says linking cyber attacks to Pyongyang is 'ridiculous'

WannaCry has infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 nations.

20 May 2017 8:37 AM IST

Zomato is encouraging its customers to change their account password, if used for any other services, to avoid risks.

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Zomato to reach out to 6.6 mn users for security update

The company had reported that about 17 million user records have been stolen from its database

19 May 2017 4:12 PM IST

The hacker believed somebody had to stand up to those spreading hate (File Photo)

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Indians report spike in ransomware attacks, government says damage...

The number of computers reported infected by a global ransomware attack in India has more than doubled.

19 May 2017 9:43 AM IST

$The Electronic Communications Privacy Act compels companies to divulge data stored in \third-party computers,\ such as Microsofts Cloud, and keep the move secret. (Photo: AP)$ Technology