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On the occasion of Safer Internet Day, Microsoft released its third Digital Civility Index, revealing that users in India are more likely to come across fake news as compared to other 22 countries in the world. Indian users’ encounter with fake news accounts for 64% which is 7% higher than the 57% consumption globally. Additionally, […]
Ever since PlayerUnknowns Battleground or PUBG has gained popularity, it has fallen prey to controversies. The most recent one is about an Indian teenager who committed suicide. An 18-year old boy, living in Kurla’s Nehru Nagar area of Mumbai, India, hanged himself to death when his parents refused him a new smartphone, priced at INR […]
With a focus on AI in India, the Indian Finance Minister, Piyush Goyal has announced National Artificial Intelligence Portal in India, while presenting the Union Budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The Finance Minister has suggested that a total of nine priority areas have been decided to focus on the AI sector in the country. The […]
State Bank of (SBI), one of the largest bank in India, left millions of its customer’s financial data exposed for anyone to a look into, according to a TechCrunch report. The Mumbai-based server, which has been secured now, stored over two months of user data including bank balances, transaction history, and more. The report states […]
After longstanding pressure from both Hollywood and Bollywood, the ministry of information and broadcasting in India has drafted a proposal that may land offenders in prison and force them to pay hefty fines. The proposed law states that unauthorized recording audio or video footage at a movie theater will attract up to three years in prison or a […]
To eliminate human errors in the Indian Railways system, the mechanical branch of Central Railways has come up with an AI-powered robot that will capture pictures of under-gear equipment of the trains in real-time and will send them to authorities. The AI robot, named USTAAD [Undergear Surveillance Through Artificial Intelligence Assisted Droid], would be tasked to capture images […]
You may have watched YouTube videos about tech support scam tricking unsuspecting users into believing that their devices have been compromised with some nasty malware and the only way to get rid of it is to pay the technician for their “services” over the phone or Skype call. This type of tech support scam has […]
Species in critical situations are affected by these crimes Specialists in digital forensics and cybersecurity point out that darknet forums are exerting a significant influence on the way in which illicit activities are carried out. While most of the attention is focused on the drug or weapons sale, there are many other illegal activities to […]
Thanks to a new domain name, the adult entertainment site managed to dodge the ban in India According to reports of experts in digital forensics from the International Institute of Cyber Security, last week, the government of India ordered telecommunications services companies to block 827 pornographic sites, including Pornhub, one of the world’s largest adult content […]
A dangerous targeted mobile malware campaign has been identified by security researchers, which is believed to have been active since August 2015. Researchers claim that the malware is discovered to be spying on 13 specific iPhones in India, which hints at the fact that this is a highly targeted campaign. The attackers behind this campaign […]
Researchers at Kromtech Security Center discovered a trove of data belonging to Honda Connect App which was exposed online. The data was stored in two unsecured Amazon AWS S3 Buckets available for public access without any protection More: 119,000 FedEx users passports, security ID & driving licenses exposed Simply put, anyone with an Internet connection and basic knowledge of AWS buckets […]
The updated version of GravityRAT malware evades detection by checking the current CPU temperature – It is believed that the malware could be sent out from Pakistan. Cisco Talos research team has identified that the Remote Access Trojan called GravityRAT malware has been updated by its developers, who have been identified to be “The Invincible” […]
Another ‘Aggressive’ Locky ransomware campaign launched with 20 million attacks in a single day. Barracuda Advanced Technology Group (BATG) has identified an ‘aggressive’ Locky ransomware threat launched in about 20 million attacks on the very first day, and the campaign seemingly has started just yet. On Tuesday BATG stated that it was ‘actively monitoring an […]
The Reserve Bank of India has cautioned people about the possible drawbacks of the popular cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin. They may seem to not like Bitcoin but this doesn’t mean the RBI bank has set aside the whole idea of digital currency alternatives. According to a the Economic Times, RBI is planning to get in […]
Last week, the Supreme Court of India, in a landmark verdict, ruled that the Indian citizens have a fundamental right to privacy. The key highlights of the judgment, which originates from the guarantee of life and personal liberty in Article 21 of the Constitution, are as follows: Life and personal liberty are inalienable, which are inseparable […]
Law enforcement authorities in India have arrested four people for leaking the unreleased episode of HBO’s (Home Box Office ) popular Games of Thrones (GOT) TV series. GOT, since season one has been in the news for being one of the most pirated tv shows in the history. But season seven of the series made […]
Nothing is surprising about Indians hacking Pakistani websites or vice versa since militaries of both countries are fighting against each other for decades. But another war is being fought between hackers from both sides over the Internet. Earlier today, an Indian hacker going by the online handle of Ne0-H4ck3r hacked and defaced the official government portal of […]
Cyber experts in India warned against downloading third party GST apps, applications designed to assist in calculating the newly implemented Goods and Services Tax. A report was published on Business Today, one of India’s leading business magazines, titled “Don’t download third party GST apps! They may be malware.” The report says to “think twice before […]
As technology progresses, it seems that hackers and hacking methods do too. It wasn’t that long ago when hackers had to steal your credit card info or your bank card itself to get the money out of your account. Now they don’t have to since the ATMs are just giving away money as soon as […]
In an embarrassing incident, an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) official who was supposed to give a presentation during Sainik Sammelan mistakenly played a porn clip for over 90 seconds while eight women personnel were also present at the event. He is now facing an inquiry. It happened during Sainik Sammelan (a gathering of all the soldiers and […]
Kanishk Sajnani, a young ethical hacker who is in his early 20s, recently managed to conduct a hacking spree and reward himself a discounted flight, a free ticket and much more. However, instead of doing the things he could, he simply informed the respective companies about the flaws their systems had. This is what ethical […]