San Francisco: The official Twitter accounts of Facebook and its messaging app Messenger were hacked and the cybercriminals posted messages from both the platforms. The hackers also temporarily took over Facebook’s accounts on Instagram through a third-party platform and posted a photo of the hackers’ group. “Hi, we are O u r M i n […]
Kolkata: Hackers attacked the website of Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Monday and uploaded information about the National Population Register (NPR), the city Mayor said. The civic body’ website — kmc.gov.in — suddenly began displaying information that citizens can find whose names figure in the NPR and the need to carry out the exercise. “Suddenly, the information […]
Washington: The website of a US government agency was briefly defaced by a group calling itself “Iran Cyber Security Group Hackers”. The website of the Federal Depository Library Program, fdlp.gov, has been taken offline following the breach on Saturday that happened after Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US airstrike on Friday. A […]
New Delhi: In yet another data breach, Chinese handset maker OnePlus’s online store has been hit by hackers where an “unauthorised party” accessed some customers’ personal information. The company informed its users on Friday that all payment information, passwords and accounts are safe but the name, contact number, email and shipping address in certain orders may […]
San Francisco: Hackers on Saturday broke into Twitter Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jack Dorsey’s account and posted a flurry of rogue tweets, including racial slurs. The micro-blogging platform later said that it secured Dorsey’s account which became victim of ‘SIM swapping’ or ‘SIM jacking’ where a mobile number is transferred to a new SIM card. By […]
New Delhi (3 MIN READ): Next time when you connect smartphone or a laptop to relatively secure home Wi-Fi, you might actually be surprised how easy it is to hack into your home Wi-Fi network, courtesy that router installed by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). A small vulnerability in the home Wi-Fi network can give a […]
New Delhi: In a nightmare for thousands of Truecaller users in India, a so-called bug automatecally created their Unified Payments Interface (UPI) accounts with the ICICI Bank without their consent, triggering panic and hacking fears. The affected users received an SMS from ICICI Bank — starting from late Monday evening till morning hours on Tuesday — […]
New Delhi: Little over a week after former Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha was cheated of Rs 1 lakh in an online scam after the email account of his friend, a retired judge, was hacked, the Delhi Police have arrested a Rajasthan-based hacker for the crime, a police officer said on Tuesday. “The accused, […]
Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter account was hacked, and his profile picture replaced with that of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday night. His Twitter biography, which usually reads, “Actor… well at least some still saying so!”, was suffixed by “Love Pakistan”. Additionally, three posts were sent out and the verified profile’s cover image […]
New Delhi: The website of the BJP’s Delhi unit was hacked on Thursday and photos of beef dishes posted on it. “Shadow V1P3R” claimed credit for hacking the site, replacing details of the party’s leadership, history, and constitution with the beef menu. Earlier this year, the website of the BJP was also hacked. Published on: May […]
