Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) | A young man has been arrested for allegedly hacking into the website of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and making thousands of fake voter ID cards in his computer shop in the Nakud area. The arrested man, Vipul Saini, would log into the ECI website using the same password that the […]
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Hackers can get access to your SMSes for just Rs 1,160
New Delhi: In what could put smartphone users at a new privacy and security risk, text-messaging management services are now being misused for as little as Rs 1,160 (nearly $16) to covertly redirect text messages from users to hackers, giving cybercriminals access to two-factor codes/login SMSes. The invisible cyber-attack on companies providing SMS redirection services is […]
Hackers hit 32 Indian firms via Microsoft email servers
New Delhi: At least 32 Indian organisations have been attacked by hackers who exploited vulnerabilities in unpatched Microsoft business email servers, a new report warned on Monday, adding that the finance and banking institutions have been hit the most in the country. The finance and banking institutions (28 per cent) in India are followed by governmentmilitary […]
Data of 533mn Facebook users being sold via Telegram bot
New Delhi: In a fresh trouble for Facebook, phone numbers of 533 million users are currently being sold via a bot on encrypted messaging platform Telegram, which came from a Facebook vulnerability that was patched by the social network in 2019. According to a report in Motherboard, the person selling the database full of Facebook users’ […]
3 young hackers charged with compromising 130 top Twitter users
San Francisco: The US Department of Justice has charged three young individuals (including one juvenile) with hacking Twitter last month that compromised the accounts of 130 high-profile celebrities, politicians and businesses like Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Apple and Uber. The 19-year-old Mason Sheppard (aka “Chaewon”) of the UK was […]
Twitter hack: 367 users lost over Rs 90 lakh in just 2 hours
New Delhi: As Twitter went through the worst-ever cyber attack on any social media platforms on Thursday, at least 367 users transferred around $1,20,000 (over Rs 90 lakh) to hackers in Bitcoins before the Twitter teams swung into action to stop the cryptocurrency scam that hit several top-notch public profiles. According to the cybersecurity firm […]
Hackers target J&K Power Development Dept, wipe out essential data
Srinagar: In the first cyber attack in J&K, hackers on Friday wiped out essential data from the servers of the state Power Development Department, sending its engineers into a tizzy. Chief Engineer Aijaz Ahmad said the department has pressed men and machinery into service to restore the data and systems. Officials of the department have […]
No users’ data compromised, investigating the matter: ZEE5
New Delhi: Popular content streaming service ZEE5 on Sunday refuted reports that claimed its user data has been compromised by a hacker, saying it is investigating the matter. A hacker identifying himself as John Wick has claimed to have accessed the network of popular streaming service ZEE5, allegedly stealing over 150GB of user data along […]
2.9 crore Indian job seekers’ data leaked on Dark Web: Report
New Delhi: 𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 2.9 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘞𝘦𝘣 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦. 𝘈𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘞𝘦𝘣 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘞𝘦𝘣, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 […]
Chinese hacking group targeting governments across Asia: Report
New Delhi: Cybersecurity researchers have revealed that a Chinese hacking group is allegedly conducting “ongoing” espionage operations on foreign governments across Asia. Spotted by Isreali cybersecurity firm Check Point, the hacker group known as “Naikon” is attacking governments in Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Brunei — targeting foreign affairs, science and technology ministries […]