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16 Dec 2022

900 Chinese accounts taken down by Meta over hacking issues

Meta took down a network of about 900 fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook operated from China by an unknown entity.

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20 Sep 2022

सार्वजनिक जगह से फोन charge किया तो हो सकती है Juice hacking

The habit of charging the smartphone anywhere can make you a victim of hacking. This can also empty your bank account. Police has advised people not to charge their phones in public places like bus stands, railway stations, small restaurants and charging stations. With this you can become a victim of juice jacking or charger hacking.

18 Sep 2022

A Vietnamese couple wipes off Hotel chains group data for FUN; Check details

Vietnamese couple wiped off the data of Intercontinental Hotels Group for fun. The IHG group confirmed that it had been hacked. Both of them are hackers and they don't have any regret

29 Aug 2022

This company is hacking anyone's phone by taking money, there is a lot of ruckus

A spyware company has brought such an offer, which has created a lot of ruckus. She is claiming to hack any phone by taking money. The tweet has gone viral. Well-known spyware company Intellexa is now competing with NSO Group Pegasus Developers. About 64 crores is providing services to hack Android and iOS devices by taking iOS and latest Android 12 update.

VLC media player

16 Aug 2022

Why did govt quietly ban VLC media player in India?

The VLC Media Player has been banned by all major internet service providers in the country. However, the video streaming provider can be accessed on phone or laptop using any VPN service.

Apple iPhone 13

11 May 2022

iPhone 13 buyers, ALERT! Your phone can be hacked too, check how to protect it

The hacker may not even need to infect the smartphone via a virus or malware to get access to your device. Hackers can simply infect the device by luring smartphone users into installing viruses or malware via malicious apps or links.

07 Apr 2022

Chinese hackers target Ladakh's power grid; bid foiled, says govt

Union Power Minister RK Singh said that ''two attempts by Chinese hackers were made to target electricity distribution centres near Ladakh but were not successful.''

05 Mar 2022

Google account hacked? Here's how to find out

While the Google account simplifies our work by connecting all services, it also holds the key to our financial and personal information on these apps. This implies that once the security of your Google account has been breached, the hacker or fraudster can obtain any information they choose. As a result, it is critical that you exercise caution when utilising Google services to avoid having them hacked.

19 Feb 2022

Indian military and other govt websites filled with critical security loophole

The worst part is that there are official social media accounts connected to (and created by mails there were set up on) these websites which also could be compromised by hackers because of these flaws.

29 Jan 2022

Hackers steal $80 million in crypto, platform begs them to return funds

The value of cryptocurrency stolen makes this the largest hack of 2022 to date. The company contacted the hacker and offered them the maximum bug bounty in exchange for a return of the funds. Qubit provides a service known as a “bridge" between different blockchains, meaning that deposits made in one cryptocurrency can be withdrawn in another.

FBI email system

14 Nov 2021

Hackers compromise FBI email system, send thousands of messages

Fake emails appeared to come from a legitimate FBI email address ending in @ic.fbi.gov, the FBI said in a statement. The hackers sent tens of thousands of emails warning of a possible cyberattack, threat-tracking organization Spamhaus Project said on its Twitter account. Both the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are aware of the incident, the FBI statement said.

01 Nov 2021

Delhi police bust WhatsApp hacking syndicate, arrest one foreign national

The most prominent modus operandi was to impersonate as a girl and then befriend various social media profiles Emmanuel was staying in India beyond the expiry date of his valid VISA

17 Oct 2021

Google sent 50,000 warnings to users on government-back hackings

In early 2021, APT35 compromised a website affiliated with a UK university to host a phishing kit. Attackers sent email messages with links to this website to harvest credentials. Users were instructed to activate an invitation to a (fake) webinar by logging in.

Unauthorised access

06 Oct 2021

Google to turn on 2-factor authentication by default for 150 million users

The new authentication process will be rolled out by the end of 2021 It would start automatically for 150 million users

26 Sep 2021

Instagram account hacked? Here’s how to stay safe

Chopra also told her followers not to "click on any links or DMs" from her account. Earlier this year, actor Esha Deol and veteran singer Asha Bhosle also fell prey to hacking

Shatrughan Sinha

21 Aug 2021

Shocking! Shatrughan Sinha’s Twitter handle hacked, name changed to Elon Musk

The name of his account was changed to ‘Elon Musk’. It looks like the hackers didn’t change the password of Sinha's profile. It is also unclear whether Sinha has access to his account or not.

25 May 2021

Explained: Here’s why COVID-19 pandemic accelerates more cyberattacks in India

Domino’s India became a victim of a major data leak as more than 18 crore orders’ data has been put up on the dark web for sale as a searchable database. Last year, even companies like Haldiram, WhiteHatJr, and others were not spared from such attacks. India has been at the receiving end of such dastardly attacks because of a lack of investment in IT infrastructure.

24 Apr 2021

Beware! Hackers stealing personal details of AirDrop users through THIS bug

As per a report, AirDrop is riddled with a bug that potentially enables an attacker to get an individual’s phone numbers and email addresses of users even as an unknown person. Basically, AirDrop functions in a way that takes into consideration a mutual authentication mechanism to compare a user’s phone number and email address with the entries in the address book of the device. The researchers further revealed that hackers can access these personal details by being close to the person and also possessing a WiFi-enabled device.

19 Mar 2021

Your OTP is hacked! Here’s how hackers are stealing your personal information

According to a report, hackers have now found new ways to steal your personal data and they are using SMS to rob data from your smartphones. Cox further revealed that the hackers carried out the attack in such a way that the victim would not even know that he has been targeted. This attack is aimed at getting access to information such as log-in to social media accounts associated with that phone number.

06 Mar 2021

As Microsoft email software hack spreads, tech experts brace for more impact

Norwegian authorities said they had seen "limited" use of the hacking tools in their country. Technique's ease of exploitation meant that the hackers had effectively been enjoying a "free buffet" since the beginning of the year. Microsoft has published fixes for the vulnerabilities

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