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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

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

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

Cyber Hack. (Representational Image/AP)

How threat actors conduct complicated attacks at the lowest cost

It is becoming more and more common for threat actors to not use expensive attack techniques, such as zero-day...

29 Sept 2017 9:03 AM IST

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

Targeted attacks on radar for industrial organizations

To make factory floors more secure in 2018, it's critical to eliminate targeted attacks from cybersecurity blind spots.

8 Jan 2018 7:04 PM IST

Fears of battery drain make Apple ban cryptocurrency mining.

Cryptomining replaces ransomware as most popular cybercrime malware

Analysis of vulnerability and threat trends shows cryptomining malware dominates threat landscape in the first half of...

23 July 2018 9:05 PM IST

These findings show that even if pet trackers are not widely used for cybercrime today, they could be on a par with other connected devices in the future. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pet trackers have more bite' than animal lovers realise, says Report

Trackers are used by pet owners to monitor the safety of their pets, and to track where their pets go unsupervised.

25 May 2018 8:20 PM 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.

MSPs may soon be stuck in a cybersecurity rut

With 2-in-3 MSPs suffering from a shortage of qualified cybersecurity staff, the industry may soon struggle to meet...

20 July 2017 6:08 PM IST

Following is a list of companies and organisations that have reported being hit by cyber attacks.

Hackers scour voting machines for election bugs

Hackers crammed into a crowded conference room for the rare opportunity to examine and attempt to hack some 30 pieces of...

29 July 2017 7:46 AM IST

Following is a list of companies and organisations that have reported being hit by cyber attacks.

Experts: Software theft shows threat of mercenary hackers

Arrow Tech President said the firm was able to track the hackers' keystroke, which helped the FBI trace the intrusion to...

27 July 2017 12:52 PM IST