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Security is ensured by the unique property that quantum correlations can only be shared between the devices that created them, ensuring no hacker can learn the key.(credit : Pixabay)

US seeks to take control of infected routers from hackers

A federal judge in Pennsylvania gave the FBI permission to seize an internet domain that authorities charge a Russian...

24 May 2018 8:47 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.

Chinese-speaking APT actor caught spying on pharmaceutical...

The infamous PlugX malware has been detected in pharmaceutical organisations in Vietnam, aimed at stealing precious...

15 March 2018 1:54 PM IST

The year, 2017, witnessed a variety of cybercrime spanning from malware attacks to data breaches Equifax, Deloitte and Verizon being the most notable firms to face breaches while Maersk, Merck, and FedEx were victims of ransomware.

Health care attacks, fileless malware, cryptocurrency mining on surge:...

McAfee catalogs 478 new cyber threats every minute, eight every second.

13 March 2018 2:55 PM IST

While Valentines Day is all for love, emotions, chocolates, teddy bears and lovesick couples canoodling over caf© menus, it is also the day for breakups!

Relationship break-ups put personal privacy at risk: Kaspersky report

Privacy is becoming an increasingly fluid concept in a world of digital borders.

6 March 2018 3:08 PM IST

In a typical targeted cyberattack, a threat actor once inside the attacked network establishes a foothold and then collects valuable information to subsequently transfer to the command and control server (C&C).

Cyber attack hits US newspaper distribution

The attack led to distribution delays in the Saturday edition of The Times, Tribune, Sun and other newspapers.

30 Dec 2018 12:31 PM IST

The cases that are often registered include phishing, online fraud, cheating, stalking on social media, email abuse, hacking and copyright violations.

Chinese hackers targeting US Navy contractors with multiple breaches

Victims have included contractors of all sizes.

15 Dec 2018 9:51 AM IST

The password data was stored in plain text, which makes it easy for anyone with malicious intentions in the world to hack into someones account and steal all information. (Representative Image: Pexels)

Teen tracking app found to leak passwords, email IDs

The TeenSafe app on the App Store has been found to expose thousands of email IDs and passwords.

21 May 2018 9:40 PM IST

The attack range has now been extended, supporting 27 languages in all, including Polish, German, Hindi, Arabic, Bulgarian and Russian.

Roaming Mantis goes global, adds crypto-mining

Roaming Mantis is designed mainly to steal user information and to provide attackers with full control over the...

30 May 2018 12:11 PM IST

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Furore erupts around PM Modi's app over alleged data sharing

Elliot Alderson posted series of tweets stating the app was sending personal user data to a American third-party...

26 March 2018 9:42 AM IST

The ads said Facebook is limiting the data apps receive when users sign in. (Photo: AP)

Facebook ads apologise for Cambridge Analytica scandal

We're now taking steps to make sure this doesn't happen again, read the ads

26 March 2018 9:07 AM IST

By the time you realise, your Facebook page information is lying in someones database, ready to be sold to someone sitting thousands of miles away waiting to perform cyber crime.

New Facebook email scam on the rise

If you have received any email from Facebook lately asking for account verification of your page, then read this.

24 March 2018 8:37 PM IST

In a typical targeted cyberattack, a threat actor once inside the attacked network establishes a foothold and then collects valuable information to subsequently transfer to the command and control server (C&C).

'A stitch in time saves nine' Mitigating security breach

A breach can cause immense loss if the concerned organisation is not prepared.

23 March 2018 2:03 PM IST