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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)

Russian hackers penetrated US electricity grid: reports

Officials found on one of its laptops the malware code used in Grizzly Steppe, the name Homeland Security has applied to...

31 Dec 2016 7:13 PM IST

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Russia email leak: US obtained evidence after election

Obama took public action on the issue only after Trump was elected and began disparaging the intelligence's reporting on...

5 Jan 2017 12:47 PM IST

The report found that 98.8 per cent school-going children access internet in urban areas, and 49.5 per cent of them do it from home.

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Over 35 per cent children vulnerable to account hacking

About 15 per cent complained of being bullied online whereas 10.41 per cent faced humiliation on Internet.

27 Dec 2016 9:29 AM IST

If you are a victim of the ransomeware, your message will read out as Minamitsu The Captain Murasa has encrypted your precious data like documents, music, photos and some kinda project files and cant be recovered without this application since it is encrypted with highly strong encryption algorithm.

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Beware of new, different type of ransomeware 'Rensenware'

The new ransomeware rensenware hijacks with a funny method.

10 April 2017 11:55 AM IST

Raising the issue of alleged tampering of EVMs during the Zero Hour, CPI-M leader P Karunakaran demanded an in-depth and independent inquiry into the matter.

India

Even manufacturers can't manipulate EVMs: EC

The new M3 EVIN produced after 2013 have additional features like tamper detection and self diagnostics.

9 April 2017 1:37 PM IST

India

Ministry of Home Affairs website hacked

The MHA website was immediately blocked by the National Informatics Centre after hacking was noticed.

12 Feb 2017 1:44 PM IST

The report, using data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, provides analysis of the current cloud security and threat landscape, as well as insight into seasonal trends.

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India ranks No.2 on list of Web Application Attacks Source Countries

There is a significant need for companies to scale up investments, ensure application and infrastructure security.

20 Feb 2017 11:15 AM IST

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

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US investigators helping Qatar probe alleged news agency website...

The row erupted days after the first visit by US President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia.

4 Jun 2017 9:21 PM IST

Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheik Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. (Photo: AFP)

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Hackers break into Bahrain foreign minister's Twitter account, post...

The Foreign Ministry did not accuse any party of carrying out hacking but it appeared to have been carried out by Shiite...

3 Jun 2017 7:23 PM IST

The information gets processed, important information such as social security numbers, tax forms, driving license numbers, names, addresses, payment card details and a lot more such information sells for as little as $50 (approx Rs 3,500). Prices sometimes also drop below $15 if sold in bulk.

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Beware: Online tax filing scams steal your refunds too

Hackers are expected to see a fair amount of profits with fraudulent filing returns.

12 April 2017 12:59 PM IST

Overall, the smartphone shipments in India grew 18 per cent annually in 2016 compared to the global smartphone market, which grew 3 per cent. (Representational image)

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Smartphone apps may be secretly stealing your data: study

Smartphone apps that we regularly use are mining our data by secretly colluding with each other, a new study warns.

4 April 2017 1:43 PM IST

$\Nomophobia\ or smartphone separation anxiety is the feelings of discomfort or anxiety caused by the unavailability of a mobile device (Photo: AFP)$ Newsmakers

Snowden unveils phone app, Haven, to spy on spies

Snowden says it's an open-source tool designed for human rights activists and other people at risk.

25 Dec 2017 8:00 AM IST