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The email message is a fake and ends up taking you to a website where the scamster makes you see ads and makes money by your visits.

New scam: Email from Facebook' claims your messages will be deleted'

A new method adopted by scamsters is an email from Facebook' which forces unsuspecting victims to click on the link in...

9 Aug 2017 12:12 PM IST

But the breach cost privately held Ruby more than a quarter of its revenue, and prompted the Toronto-based company to spend millions of dollars to improve security and user privacy.

Ashley Madison parent in $11.2 million settlement over data breach

Ashley Madison marketed itself as a means to help people, primarily men, cheat on their spouses.

17 July 2017 12:16 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.

Attacks on US-linked Polish sites back higher cyber spending -...

He declined to specify who was behind the attacks, but said they included pro-Russian content

16 March 2017 9:20 PM IST

The court asked WhatsApp to completely delete all data of users who choose to opt out of the messaging app after the coming into force of its new privacy policy.

WhatsApp, Telegram riddled with security vulnerabilities

A computer security firm today revealed a flaw that could let hackers break into WhatsApp or Telegram messaging...

16 March 2017 9:36 AM IST

The Candid Board was recently hacked into and around 180k usernames, passwords and other details such as photos and videos were grabbed from the website by some hackers.

'Upskirt' porn website breach exposes 180,000 accounts

Almost 178,201 unique email addresses, usernames, passwords, DOB, IP addresses were included in the breach.

26 Jan 2017 1:00 PM IST

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

Cashless economy gives rise to the need of improved cybersecurity:...

The demonetisation led to the increased numbers of paperless transactions in the country, which also opened more...

4 July 2017 10:49 AM IST

Sean Krishanmakoto Sharma has been indicted for transmitting a programme, information, code, or command causing damage to a protected computer, US officials said. (Photo: Representational Image)

Ransomware: India least prepared due to low awareness level

Both the central and state governments have advised individuals as well as organisations to apply patches to their...

17 May 2017 9:37 PM IST

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

Another data hack, over 560 million passwords dumped online

The database has over 75GB in size and contains data structured in readable format

17 May 2017 9:34 PM IST

Cyber Hack. (Representational Image/AP)

48K ransomware attack attempts seen in India: Quick Heal Tech

The Pune-based company said 60 per cent of the attempts by the malicious WannaCry ransomware were targeted at...

16 May 2017 9:58 PM IST

A computer technician connects a computer into a network server in an office building in Washington, DC on May 13, 2017

World braces for more cyberattacks as work week begins

European policing and security agencies said the fallout from a ransomware attack could deepen as people return for...

15 May 2017 8:05 AM IST

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

U.N. survey finds cybersecurity gaps everywhere except Singapore

Singapore has a near-perfect approach to cybersecurity, but many other rich countries have holes in their defenses.

6 July 2017 9:14 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.

Germany remains in danger in the cyber arena, says official

Germany last year warded off two cyberattacks by APT28, a top official said.

26 March 2017 9:27 AM IST