Cybersecurity

Earlier this week it was found that a database of phone numbers of one-quarter of all WhatsApp users was put up for sale on a hacking community forum. The sellers have confirmed that all numbers on the list belong to active WhatsApp…

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned online shoppers of a scam in which the victim is promised gifts and prizes, including money. In short Sensitive details such as bank account details, passwords and…

Uber is investigating a cyberattack amidst reports that the company’s internal systems have been breached. It was forced to take several internal communications and engineering systems offline. Initially not taken seriously …

Smart devices connected to the internet such as fridges and TVs will have to comply with tough European Union cybersecurity rules or risk being fined or banned from the bloc. Introduced a year ago EU will announce its proposal…

Samsung was hit by a cybersecurity breach in late July that exposed personal information of some customers in the United States. Discovered last month On Sept. 2, Samsung notified customers of the incident that happened in late…

Paytm Mall Rubbishes Claims Of User Data Being Hacked; Says Data Is Completely Safe & Secured Update Paytm Mall spokesperson said on this development: “The data of our users is completely safe & claims related to data leak in…

ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank Are Too Big To Fail, Declares Govt: Harm To IT Resources Can Impact National Security The government has declared the IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) as…

All Govt Employees Banned From Using VPN Services, 3rd Party Cloud Services Like Dropbox The government has banned central government employees from using VPN and cloud services like Google Drive and Dropbox. The directive has been…

VPNs, 3rd Party Cloud Banned For All Govt Employees: Here's The Reason Why? (Everything You Need To Know..) Some virtual private network (VPN) service providers have announced that they will remove servers from India. They include…

2000 Cyber Attacks Every 24 Hours On Indian Oil Companies: 3.6 Lakh Cyber Attacks Reported In 6 Months A study conducted by CyberPeace Foundation, a civil society organisation found that Indian oil companies faced 3.6 lakh cyberattacks…