The next time you log on to a public Wi-Fi, better be aware that it is not all that safe. The most common threat is the risk of releasing bank accounts when using any public Wi-Fi as these accounts can easily be hacked by using radio receiver from any electronics store. As per a study, single…
At a time when the governments the world over are struggling to tackle cyber attacks and data breach, India needs to come up with a more comprehensive legal approach and framework to address various issues in cyber space, an expert said here on Friday. “Today, a lot of work in personal, professional, social and governance…
The advancement of technology has brought many significant changes in the modern world, but, it also creating new problems and threats. One of the major threatening problems is Cyber Security. The usage of Computer & Internet is a part of our life we cannot imagine our daily routine without them. In countries like India where…
NEW DELHI: India’s largest e-commerce website IRCTC may have escaped hack last week, however, the website is a sitting duck for even amateur hackers.
So claims Bengaluru-basedcybersecurity startup Fallible . The startup provided details on how exactly the data leak can easily happen on IRCTC website.
FBI’s court case to force Apple to hack San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone 5c gathered so much storm that it was headline news for most part of April. The court case divided the world and United States in particular, into two lobbies. One for unlocking the shooters iPhone to help in the investigations and other group,…
Pakistan’s snooping agency ISI is spying on Indian security forces using malwares through mobile gaming and music applications such as Top Gun, mpjunkie, vdjunky, talking frog, the government said on Tuesday. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, minister of state for home affairs, Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary also said Pakistan’s spy agency was making efforts…
The official website of Utkal University—www.utkaluniversity.ac.in—was on Tuesday hacked allegedly by a group of suspected Pakistani cyber attackers. The hackers, who identified themselves as “Team Pak Cyber Attackers” from Pakistan, defaced the website by posting a Pakistani flag with a message ‘Pakistan Zindabad’. The hackers also took a dig at the state government’s vulnerable cyber…
Symantec’s Internet Security Report (ISTR), 2016 reported a worrying shift to highly organized and professional cybercriminal activity. Even more worrying is that India is a prime target of this activity. The IRTS also notes a sharp increase in mobile device related scams. It lists a range of new mobile device related cybercrimes that were discovered…
The incidence of ATM, credit, debit card and net banking-related fraud has gone up by more than 35 percent between 2012-13 and 2015-16 in India, according to country’s federal bank Reserve Bank of India (RBI). According to RBI data, 8,765 cases were reported by banks in 2012-13 and the corresponding figures for subsequent three years…
With online fraud and cyber-crimes on the rise, police have taken a pledge to train their personnel as well educate the public not to fall prey to such tactics. The awareness is being created through a series of tweets and social media platforms. City police commissioner M Chandra Sekhar who is keen that his staff…