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Hackers

ISIS willing to pay about Rs 7 lakh per job to hackers from India

If reports are to be believed, the Islamic State is desperately looking for Indian youths who can hack the governments' data and pass on to the crucial information to them. ISIS handlers are contacting such youths through Twitter and Facebook.

Jan 26, 2016, 13:33 PM IST

Hackers used malware to confuse utility in Ukraine outage: Report

Hackers likely caused a Dec. 23 electricity outage in Ukraine by remotely switching breakers to cut power, after installing malware to prevent technicians from detecting the attack, according to a report analysing how the incident unfolded.

Jan 10, 2016, 07:53 AM IST

BBC's entire network of websites crashes after massive attack by hackers

Thousands of users complained on social media after being met an error message, saying there had been an "internal error" on one of the world's busiest news websites.

Dec 31, 2015, 20:46 PM IST

UK police campaign targets hackers as young as 12

Britain`s National Crime Agency on Tuesday launched a campaign to discourage youngsters from becoming hackers after it found the average age of suspects had plummeted to 17.

Dec 08, 2015, 17:50 PM IST

Pakistan hackers deface Vizag traffic police website

Suspected hackers from Pakistan have defaced the website of city traffic police.

Dec 02, 2015, 21:26 PM IST

On China's fringes, cyber spies raise their game

Hackers have expanded their attacks to parking malware on popular file-sharing services including Dropbox and Google Drive .

Nov 30, 2015, 17:37 PM IST

Anonymous hacking network declares war on Islamic State

The "hacktivist" collective vowed vengeance for attacks in Paris on Friday, claimed by IS, that left 129 dead and hundreds injured, some of them critically.

Nov 17, 2015, 09:30 AM IST

900 hackers arrested in China's online crackdown

China has arrested more than 900 hackers in an online campaign launched in July amid criticism from the US over increasing hacker attacks originating from the Communist country and targeting top American commercial firms.

Nov 12, 2015, 23:49 PM IST

Four quick tips to protect yourself from cyberattack!

ASD provides some basic tips that will safe your digital life and business from getting hacked.

Oct 20, 2015, 14:55 PM IST

Cyber risk for global nuclear facilities

Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and terrorists were all increasing their online activity, said a report.

Oct 05, 2015, 16:39 PM IST

Critical medical devices vulnerable to hacking, warn experts

Security researchers warned that thousands of critical medical systems, such as MRI machines, are vulnerable to hacking, creating significant health risks for patients.

Sep 30, 2015, 14:36 PM IST

Shahid Kapoor’s Facebook page was hacked!

Shahid Kapoor joined the league of celebrities whose social media account was hacked!

Sep 28, 2015, 09:23 AM IST

5.6 million fingerprints stolen in US personnel data hack: Govt

Hackers who stole security clearance data on millions of Defence Department and other U.S. government employees got away with about 5.6 million fingerprint records, some 4.5 million more than initially reported, the government said on Wednesday.

Sep 24, 2015, 02:17 AM IST

When two Indian cos paid hackers $10 mn to not reveal secrets!

In one of the first case of cyber crime extortion, two Indian conglomerates were forced to pay hackers $5 million each in order to prevent them from revealing secrets or information that could have implicated the companies in wrongdoing.

Sep 23, 2015, 20:24 PM IST

Pentagon designing cyber ''scorecard'' to stay ahead of hackers

The US Defense Department is building a massive, electronic system to provide an overview of the vulnerabilities of the military`s computer networks, weapons systems, and installations, and help officials prioritize how to fix them, the deputy commander of US Cyber Command said on Thursday.

Sep 18, 2015, 10:05 AM IST