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Kaspersky Labs findings indicate that the attackers behind the malware seek out vulnerable routers for compromise and distribute the malware through a simple yet very effective trick of hijacking the DNS settings of those infected routers.

Triout Android spyware affects 50 million users: Report

Triout Android spyware framework makes a comeback, abusing app with 50 million downloads

23 Feb 2019 12:08 PM IST

A man uses a smartphone in Tokyo. Visitors to New Zealand can be fined 5,000 New Zealand dollars ($3,243) for refusing to provide passwords to unlock electronic devices and allow customs officials to examine them under a new law that a civil liberties group condemned as a grave invasion of privacy. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

Apple slams down apps that secretly record iPhone screens

The tech giant said that developers either remove the code from the app or disclose it to user for consent, or face...

8 Feb 2019 10:30 AM IST

Facebook let Microsofts Bing search engine see the names of virtually all Facebook users friends without consent. (Photo: AP)

Germany to restrict Facebook's data gathering activities

Germany, where privacy concerns run deep, is in the forefront of a global backlash against Facebook.

8 Feb 2019 10:06 AM IST

Huawei, the biggest global supplier of network gear used by phone and internet companies, has been the target of deepening US security concerns. (Photo: AP)

Huawei open to European supervision

Wants cybersecurity to be viewed as a technical rather than ideological issue

8 Feb 2019 10:02 AM IST

Youngsters are using WhatsApp to consume news. (Photo: Pixabay)

WhatsApp now allows you to secure your chats from prying eyes

A new feature that's been recently rolled out allows you to opt for biometric authentication to view your chats.

5 Feb 2019 11:18 AM IST

Google said it would not renew a contract to help the US military analyse aerial drone imagery when it expires, as the company sought to defuse internal uproar over the deal.

US top court jeopardizes Google settlement in internet privacy case

Google was accused in the lawsuit of violating a 1986 law governing the privacy of stored electronic communications.

22 March 2019 10:14 AM IST

Zuckerbergs plan, outlined Wednesday, expands Facebooks commitment to private messaging, in sharp contrast with his traditional focus on public sharing.

How Facebook stands to profit from its privacy' push

Facebook wants to be the operating system of our lives.

10 March 2019 4:09 PM IST

Both the phones promise to provide many unique privacy features besides delivering an ultimate smartphone user experience.

Snapdeal, GOME launch high privacy phones C7, C7 Note

Priced at Rs 5,499 and Rs 6,499, C7 and C7 Note will be available on Snapdeal.

7 March 2019 2:12 PM IST

Facebook said that it will instead offer the traditional ways of verifying accounts such as a code sent to their phone. (Photo: ANI)

Canada privacy watchdog taking Facebook to court

The commissioners expressed dismay that Facebook had rebuffed their findings and recommendations.

27 April 2019 3:16 PM IST

Facebook said that it will instead offer the traditional ways of verifying accounts such as a code sent to their phone. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook users care less about privacy than regulators

Facebook Inc is preparing for a record-setting fine from US regulators over privacy issues.

26 April 2019 8:18 AM IST

Facebook said that it will instead offer the traditional ways of verifying accounts such as a code sent to their phone. (Photo: ANI)

Privacy penalty: Facebook to cough up $3 billion

Shares of the world's biggest online social network jumped more than 10 per cent to $200.50.

25 April 2019 9:45 AM IST

The platform will be built on the Microsoft Azure IIoT cloud platform. (Photo: AP)

Microsoft denies face-recognition tech sales over privacy concerns

Microsoft believes it would have likely resulted in innocent women and minorities being held for questioning more often.

18 April 2019 10:19 AM IST