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Marcus Hutchins, a young British researcher credited with derailing a global cyberattack in May, was arrested in US on August 3. (Photo: AP)

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Brit hacker who stopped global 'WannaCry' cyberattack arrested in US

The young British researcher was arrested for allegedly creating and distributing malware designed to collect...

4 Aug 2017 8:24 AM IST

$The greetings headline read \15 August, Happy Independence Day\. (Photo: Twitter)$ Technology

Pakistan govt website hacked, Indian national anthem, I-Day greetings...

There was no official response from the Foreign Office in Islamabad and the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.

4 Aug 2017 8:04 AM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: Twitter)

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Hacker takes over Rahul's Twitter account, posts expletives

Several tweets were posted in quick succession and were later deleted.

30 Nov 2016 9:19 PM IST

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Safari bug causes hackers to indulge in ransomware

The scammers have exploited the handling of dialogs in Safari browser

29 March 2017 2:10 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)

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Kaspersky Lab reveals how to hunt hackers

The three-day cybersecurity conference highlighted Kaspersky's overview on the current state of cybersecurity globally...

7 July 2017 3:21 PM IST

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

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

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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

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

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Zomato suffers major security breach, 17 mn user records stolen

The firm has attributed human error as the cause of the security breach where an employee's development account got...

18 May 2017 1:09 PM IST

57 apps made it to the finals across 12 categories. In the end, the best 12 were awarded the title of the app an Android user should try this year for sure

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Google will reward hackers $200,000 for finding bug in Android

Android is known for its poor security issues, especially with the older versions of the OS.

5 Jun 2017 3:57 PM IST

One of the most common security breaches is to hack into somebodys account.

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Airbnb updates security systems to prevent hijacking by scammers

Airbnb is currently using predictive models, trained using machine learning techniques that look for uncharacteristic...

17 April 2017 9:23 PM IST

Behind the guise of that sweet-sounding woman may actually be a man a beardy cybercriminal who only wanted to get your phone number to scam you. (All images are for representational use only - Credits/Pixabay)

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Your lovely online date could be an ugly-looking, bearded scammer

With online dating websites and apps, it has become so easy to find a partner.

6 Feb 2017 4:08 PM IST

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

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EU agrees to use sanctions against cyber hackers

EU foreign ministers agreed that so-called restrictive measures including travel bans, assets freezes and blanket bans...

19 Jun 2017 9:05 PM IST