Obama calls for stronger, standardised online data protection
US President Barack Obama has said that he will introduce a new legislation to step up and standardise data protection on the Internet, for guarding the identity and privacy of Americans from commercial interests.
Jan 13, 2015, 11:01 AM IST
Microsoft sues Indian company for technical support scam
Microsoft`s suit said that 3.3 million Americans fall victim to technical support scams every year and lose $1.5 billion.
Dec 31, 2014, 09:32 AM IST
Hacker develops way to copy fingerprints using digital camera
A member of Europe's oldest hacker collective, the Chaos Computer Club has claimed to have developed a method to copy fingerprints using a common digital camera.
Dec 30, 2014, 19:06 PM IST
'Cyber crooks scouting for vulnerabilities in Apple Pay'
Cyber criminals are looking at ways to exploit tech giant Apple's recently-launched digital payment solution Apple Pay, according to top cyber security solutions firm Trend Micro.
Dec 29, 2014, 15:43 PM IST
India logs 40% annual increase in cyber crime cases
Hacking, publication of obscene contents, credit card and banking frauds among other cyber crimes have registered an annual increase of more than 40 percent in the country in the past two years.
Dec 28, 2014, 09:36 AM IST
Sony threatens Twitter with legal action over hack
Sony Pictures has threatened Twitter with legal action unless it removes confidential material stolen from the movie company's computers that someone has posted on the social networking site.
Dec 23, 2014, 17:48 PM IST
Sony hacking an act of vandalism not war: Obama
President Barack Obama Sunday described the Sony hacking case as a costly act of "cyber vandalism", but did not call it an act of war and said the US is mulling whether or not to place North Korea back onto its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Dec 21, 2014, 22:45 PM IST
Need to re-look at IT Act to counter cyber crime: Govt
Cyber crime has become a challenge and this needs to be addressed by taking a relook at the IT Act and revamping criminal laws, government told the Rajya Sabha Wednesday.
Dec 10, 2014, 18:20 PM IST
Hackers to probe cyber crime defences at British banks
In the next few months hackers will try to penetrate the cyber defences of Britain`s major banks and steal information about millions of customers. But for once they`ll be welcome.
Nov 19, 2014, 21:20 PM IST
Banks to launch new tool to fight hackers: WSJ
A group of cybersecurity firms funded by big banks plan to launch a platform that will allow financial companies to communicate faster about potential cyber breaches, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Nov 04, 2014, 18:28 PM IST
US eyes cyber `deterrence` to stop hackers
The US military is looking to flex its muscles in cyberspace as a "deterrence" to hackers eyeing potential American targets, the nation`s top cyber cop said Tuesday.
Oct 29, 2014, 10:29 AM IST
Google employee held for 'cyberstalking'
According to a San Francisco Chronicle report, Nicholas Rotundo, an internal technology employee at the firm, posed as a researcher who was studying `the public`s perception of different breast types`.
Oct 27, 2014, 10:52 AM IST
China Police arrest 30,000 in cyber crime crackdown
Around 30,000 suspects have been arrested in China's capital here and 17 million illegal online messages deleted during a 3 year crackdown on cyber crime.
Oct 09, 2014, 21:33 PM IST
'India should be more aware of cyber security threats'
India should be more aware of cyber security threats and the time to act in this regard is now, an Israeli security solutions firm has said even as it averred that the two countries have many common "opponents".
Jul 24, 2014, 19:11 PM IST
India 3rd most hit by online banking malwares
The use of Internet has improved the overall banking services in India.
Jun 17, 2014, 16:06 PM IST
Cyber crime costs global economy $445 billion a year: Report
Cyber crime costs the global economy about USD 445 billion every year, with the damage to business from the theft of intellectual property exceeding the $160 billion loss to individuals from hacking, according to research published on Monday.
Jun 09, 2014, 21:25 PM IST
