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Telangana TSCOP app collecting hotel visitor data? Privacy concerns raised
Hyderabad: In contrast to the Telangana director general of police’s claim, the state police’s TSCOP application is collecting data of people checking into hotels in Hyderabad. This aspect of the police app…
- Telangana
Hacker who leaked, sold Telangana police data for $150 arrested
Hyderabad: The Telangana police has arrested the hacker who was responsible for leaking sensitive and a massive amount of data from the state police’s network of websites and apps, including the TSCOP…
- Technology
N.Korean-backed state hackers steal $3 bn of crypto since 2017: Report
New Delhi: North Korean-backed state hackers have stolen around $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency over the last six years since January 2017, a new report has found. According to the cybersecurity company…
- Technology
Hackers extort money in crypto, threatens to expose embarrassing & illicit content
New Delhi: Email fraudsters are attempting to extort money from potential victims by threatening to release embarrassing or illicit material, targeting more than 10 work email accounts at a time, and making…
- Technology
Hacker encrypting data in ransomware attack against most manufacturing firms
New Delhi: More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of manufacturing companies hit by ransomware attacks globally had their data encrypted by hackers, a report showed on Tuesday. This is the highest reported…
- Technology
Apple supplier TSMC confirms data breach, hackers demand $70 mn
San Francisco: Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, has confirmed that it suffered a data breach after being named as a victim by the Russia-linked LockBit…
- Technology
Hacker who took over Biden, Musk Twitter accounts sent to prison
San Francisco: A 24-year-old hacker behind the massive July 2020 Twitter hack where he along with others attempted to take control of at least 130 famous Twitter accounts has been sentenced to…
- Technology
Hacker finds secret ‘Elon Mode’ for hands-free driving in Tesla vehicles
San Francisco: A Tesla software hacker discovered a secret driver mode named after the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, that allows for hands-free driving in Tesla vehicles. According to The Verge, the hidden…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 17-yr-old hacker retrieves Asif Nagar Police’s FB page
Hyderabad: A 17-year-old ethical hacker, Thanishq K played a pivotal role in recovering the hacked Facebook page of the Asif Nagar police station. Acknowledging Thanishq’s exceptional skills and dedication in recovering the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cybercriminals post obscene videos on Asif Nagar PS’s FB page
Hyderabad: The Facebook page of the Asif Nagar Police Station fell victim to hackers, who uploaded explicit videos onto their official page on Wednesday. The breach was discovered by local persons who…
- World
Indian-origin hacker gets 51 months jail for computer fraud in US
New York: A 38-year-old Indian-origin hacker from Virginia was sentenced to more than four years in prison for hacking into computers and stealing customer credit card numbers. Chirag Patel from Norfolk pleaded…
- Technology
Data of 400 mn Twitter users stolen, claims hacker
New Delhi: A hacker has claimed to have stolen the data of nearly 400 million Twitter users and put it up for sale on the dark web. According to Israeli cyber intelligence…
- India
‘Stan Swamy’s computer was hacked between 2014-19’, says report
New revelations regarding activist-priest Father Stan Swamy who died last year due to COVID-19 complications states that the priest’s computer was hacked by planting close to 44 documents. A new report by…
- Technology
Hackers using malicious Gmail, Microsoft Edge extension to spy on emails
New Delhi: A group of hackers from North Korea is using a malicious Google Chrome or Chromium-based Microsoft Edge extension to spy or user email accounts. The malicious extension by the hacker…
- Technology
Hacker group Deep Panda that hit several global firms is back
New Delhi: A Chinese hacker group known as ‘Deep Panda’ that went into hibernation after attacking global entities some years ago, including in India, is back in action. Deep Panda has launched…
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