'OurMine' claims it hacked PlayStation's social media accounts
Days after taking over the social media accounts of US television network Home Box Office (HBO), infamous hacker group "OurMine" has hit again, this time claiming to have hacked Sony PlayStation`s official Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Aug 22, 2017, 11:15 AM IST
Indian hackers take down major Pakistani govt sites on 70th Independence Day
The hackers allegedly posted pro-India content while defacing the websites.
Aug 15, 2017, 10:26 AM IST
North Korea hacking increasingly focused on making money than espionage: South Korea study
The US government has blamed North Korea for the Sony hack and some US officials have said prosecutors are building a case against Pyongyang in the Bangladesh Bank theft.
Jul 28, 2017, 11:09 AM IST
US indicts suspected Russian 'mastermind' of $4 billion bitcoin laundering scheme
US authorities also linked him to the failure of Mt. Gox, a Japan-based bitcoin exchange that collapsed in 2014 after being hacked.
Jul 27, 2017, 10:36 AM IST
Despite hacking charges, US tech industry fought to keep ties to Russia spy service
As U.S. officials investigated in January the FSB`s alleged role in election cyber attacks, U.S. technology firms were quietly lobbying the government to soften a ban on dealing with the Russian spy agency, people with direct knowledge of the effort told Reuters.
Jun 30, 2017, 15:34 PM IST
NIT Srinagar website blocked after it is hacked; anti-India slogans posted by 'All Pak Cyber Skullz Members'
Authorities on Tuesday blocked the website of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar after it was hacked by a group that posted anti-India slogans on it.
Jun 06, 2017, 13:57 PM IST
BJP unit in Kerala condemns hacking of its worker
BJP MLA O Rajagopal condemned the recent hacking of a young BJP worker in kannur.
May 13, 2017, 18:04 PM IST
Hackers strike globally in nearly 100 countries exploiting US spy agency tool
The ransomware encrypted data on the computers, demanding payments of $300 to $600 to restore access.
May 13, 2017, 09:03 AM IST
Eknath Khadse-Dawood Ibrahim link: Hacker Manish Bhangale held for forgery
'Ethical' hacker Manish Bhangale, who had accused former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse of receiving calls from Dawood Ibrahim's Karachi residence, was arrested on Friday for allegedly creating a fake phone bill in this connection.
Mar 31, 2017, 15:33 PM IST
MHA website goes offline amid reports of hacking
NIC, which looks after all government websites, took it offline in the wee hours today after some "abnormal technical activities" were observed.
Feb 12, 2017, 20:20 PM IST
Press Trust of India's official Twitter account hacked by Iran Crack Security Team?
India's premier news agency Press Trust of India's official Twitter account was allegedly hacked on Wednesday.
Feb 01, 2017, 19:45 PM IST
Donald Trump says he thinks Russia was behind US election hacking
US President-elect Donald Trump for the first time on Wednesday acknowledged Russian involvement behind the cyberattacks targeting the 2016 US presidential election.
Jan 12, 2017, 09:21 AM IST
Donald Trump uses Julian Assange to cast doubt on US intel case on hacking
President-elect Donald Trump appeared to side with controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over US intelligence officials today, citing the activist's assertion that Russia did not provide his organization with the hacked Democratic emails that roiled the 2016 election.
Jan 05, 2017, 00:21 AM IST
Russia not to expel US diplomats: Vladimir Putin
In a shocking move, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday decided not to expel any US diplomat in response to the recent sanctions imposed by Washington.
Dec 30, 2016, 18:20 PM IST
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest a 'foolish guy': Donald Trump
President Barack Obama has said the US will retaliate against Russian hacking aimed at interfering in the US election.
Dec 16, 2016, 11:52 AM IST
Barack Obama says US will retaliate against Russian hacking
NPR said Obama avoided endorsing a CIA conclusion that Russia hacked into email accounts of Democratic Party institutions.
Dec 16, 2016, 09:26 AM IST
Yahoo says over 1 billion accounts hacked, information stolen
In what may be largest data hack at an email provider, Yahoo says that hackers stole data from more than one billion user accounts in August 2013.
Dec 15, 2016, 10:59 AM IST
After Twitter accounts of Rahul Gandhi, Congress, now official email IDs of many party leaders too hacked
Barely a few hours after official Twitter account of Congress was hacked, the party sources said that the official email IDs of many of its leaders too have been hacked on Thursday.
Dec 01, 2016, 21:26 PM IST
'Through Rahul Gandhi Twitter row, Congress trying to divert nation's attention from Centre's initiative of cashless economy'
A day after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account was allegedly hacked and abusive tweets were posted through it, Congress has said that the Centre's lack of digital safety led to the hacking of the account.
Dec 01, 2016, 18:40 PM IST
CBI seeks info on person from Canada who hired Indian hacker
The CBI has asked Canada to give details of a user of Hushmail, a Vancouver-based encrypted e-mail service provider, who had allegedly hired a Pune-based hacker to break into e-mail accounts.
Oct 24, 2016, 16:03 PM IST
