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Russia, which has denied hacking U.S. systems, has been accused of interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. (Photo: Representational Image)

Beware! This cybergang upgraded its malicious toolset with Android...

The group has been active in the threat landscape for several years, it has upgraded its arsenal in 2017 with new...

31 Oct 2017 3:50 PM IST

Researchers discovered that four of the nine apps they investigated allow potential criminals to figure out whos hiding behind a nickname based on data provided by users themselves. For example, Tinder, Happn, and Bumble let anyone see a users specified place of work or study.

Love in the time of Cybersecurity: Are online dating apps safe?

The most popular mobile online dating apps (Tinder, Bumble, OkCupid, Mamba, Happn, Paktor), are identified as the main...

30 Oct 2017 2:52 PM IST

Russia, which has denied hacking U.S. systems, has been accused of interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. (Photo: Representational Image)

US warns public about attacks on energy, industrial firms

The agencies warned that hackers had succeeded in compromising some targeted networks, but did not identify specific...

23 Oct 2017 12:55 PM IST

Businesses today need to urgently and proactively invest in it, Sivarama Krishnan, partner and leader Cyber Security, PwC India, said.

Cyber-attacks are going beyond Financial Services and Banking Sectors

Digitisation has not only revolutionised business models but also resulted in crime probing slowly into the cyber world.

18 Oct 2017 1:19 PM IST

Police say the hackers and bullies in such cases are aged between 14 and 34 years.

Researchers uncover flaw that makes Wi-Fi vulnerable to hacks

CERT New Zealand and CERT India asked users to apply security updates.

17 Oct 2017 10:08 AM IST

In various seminars conducted by the police as part of its corporate social responsibility, it has asked the younger lot to make an effort to make older citizens understand the pros and cons of online and cashless transactions.

Help elderly fight cyber fraud: Police tells youth

Ask youngsters to help them with online transactions.

17 Oct 2017 2:06 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.

Symantec CEO says source code reviews pose unacceptable risk

Tech companies have been under increasing pressure to allow the Russian government to examine source code.

11 Oct 2017 11:44 AM IST

Businesses today need to urgently and proactively invest in it, Sivarama Krishnan, partner and leader Cyber Security, PwC India, said.

Hacking the election: security flaws need fixing, researchers say

A report with detailed findings from a July hacker conference which demonstrated how voting machines could be...

11 Oct 2017 11:20 AM IST

Russia, which has denied hacking U.S. systems, has been accused of interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. (Photo: Representational Image)

UK proposes internet firm levy with web safety plan

Strategy is designed to tackle bullying, abuse and other risks for children and vulnerable users.

11 Oct 2017 9:52 AM IST

Olympic rings were installed on the Esplanade du Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower following Paris nomination as the host city for the 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

Researchers warn of cyber risks for Olympic Games

Hackers could do damage by infiltrating stadium or scoring systems, or by releasing sensitive data on athletes.

11 Oct 2017 9:34 AM IST

Eight out of 10 Indians surveyed have encountered some form of online harassment.

Study reveals widespread online harassment in India

The level of online harassment in India was extremely concerning.

9 Oct 2017 8:41 AM IST

Cyber Hack. (Representational Image/AP)

Here's how nation-state backed threat actors steal from each other

Accurate threat intelligence relies on identifying the patterns and tools that signpost a particular threat actor.

6 Oct 2017 10:36 AM IST