Tag: Cyber Crime
Cloud services under attack: Closing the virtual open doors to cyber crime
Written By: Shivin Sharma- Head of Growth Technologies, Check Point Software, India and SAARC
With the new hybrid-working model we see organizations increasingly moving more...
Bitcoin-crazy rich Indians falling prey to fake crypto wallets
With the Supreme Court striking down the curb on cryptocurrency trade in India in March this year, there has been a surge in Indians...
Andhra launches virtual campaign on cyber crimes against women
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched ‘E-RakshaBandhan’ campaign aimed at creating public awareness on cyber crimes against women and children.
The...
Hackers steal data from 8 universities in UK, Canada
Hackers have compromised student and alumni data at least eight universities in the UK and Canada including University of York, University College, Oxford, University...
Hacker made $1.5mn by selling backdoor access of 135 top firms
A most notorious hacker attacked at least 135 companies in 44 countries, some even Fortune 500 ones, and made over $1.5 million by selling...
Govt warns of credit card skimming through e-commerce sites
The government’s cybersecurity agency has warned people of credit card skimming spreading across the world through e-commerce platforms.
Attackers are typically targeting e-commerce sites because...
Microsoft busts hackers who used Covid-19 as bait to lure customers
A US court has allowed Microsoft to seize control of key domains of cyber criminals who used COVID-19-related lures in the phishing emails to...
Mobile threats spread under guise of porn content doubled in 2019
The number of mobile users attacked by pornographic content grew two-fold in 2019, reaching 42,973 users compared to the 19,699 who were targeted in...
4 Bengaluru drivers fleece lakhs from Ola using technology
Four Ola driver partners have been arrested for hoodwinking the startup and fleecing it of lakhs of rupees using a fake location app technology,...
Facebook buys tool to hack own user, helps FBI arrest child predator
In a perhaps first such case, Facebook bought a tool from a third-party cybersecurity firm in a bid to hack one of its own...