Monthly Archives: July 2017

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How Microsoft’s Calibri font could lead to this Prime Minister’s downfall

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You may have sent an Outlook email to the wrong person or accidentally opened an embarrassing PowerPoint during a meeting, but for Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, one of Microsoft’s products is becoming a real problem.

A legal battle is heating […]

By |July 16th, 2017|Cyber News|

Phishing-as-a-service is making it easier than ever for hackers to steal your data

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Phishing is already the easiest way for hackers to steal data and it’s getting even easier thanks to the rise of organised criminal groups on the dark web offering phishing-as-a-service schemes to budding cybercriminals and ever-lowering the cost of entry.

According to […]

By |July 16th, 2017|Cyber News|

Indonesia Limits Telegram Messaging Service, Threatens To Ban App Over Security Concerns

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Web versions of encrypted-messaging app Telegram has been blocked by the Indonesian government and the service could be completely banned, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said Friday evening, according to the Associated Press.

Indonesia said it will block the app if it […]

By |July 16th, 2017|Cyber News|

Conway praises Trump for getting all-girl Afghan robotics team to United States. Critics disagree.

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Twice rejected for US visas, an all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan has arrived in Washington after an extraordinary, last-minute intervention by President Donald Trump.

The six-girl team and their chaperone completed their journey early on Saturday morning (local time) from […]

By |July 16th, 2017|Cyber News|

Ranchi to set up a command centre with help of CDAC

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The state IT department is working on a Rs 100-crore project to set up a command centre manned by experts to address issues of cyber vulnerability that plague government websites, officials said today, a day after reports that hackers had targeted […]

By |July 15th, 2017|Cyber News|

Cyberwarfare has taken a new turn. Yes, it’s time to worry.

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The recent “ransomware” events created headaches and headlines — but also masked a greater cyber-issue: chaos and disruption on the Internet as the new normal. Earlier this week, in fact, the Alliance for Securing Democracy, a new effort headed by former […]

By |July 15th, 2017|Cyber News|

White House says US-Russia cyber unit would not share intel

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The controversial joint United States–Russia cybersecurity unit would focus on hashing out rules for cyber espionage between the countries, not sharing intelligence, according to White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert.

On Sunday, President Trump tweeted he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had […]

By |July 15th, 2017|Cyber News|

Reliance Jio data breach: Maha police crack case, arrest one in Rajasthan

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Credits: DNA

The Maharashtra Police today detained a 35-year-old computer science dropout from Rajasthan for his alleged involvement in a leak of customer data from India’s newest telecoms entrant – Reliance Jio.

“One person has been detained. Further evidence collection and interrogation is […]

By |July 12th, 2017|Cyber News|

Darknet Hoster Pwned in Cyber Attack

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Credits: Infosecurity-Magazine

Darknet hoster Deep Hosting has claimed to have suffered a major security breach over the weekend which led to some of its customers’ data being compromised.

The hacker registered a shared account with the platform then used it to upload two shells […]

By |July 11th, 2017|Cyber News|

Are Smart Cities Prepared For Cyber Attacks?

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Credits: Businessworld

Last month India’s largest container port JNPT was hit by a malware attack that crippled the operations of one of its terminals. After the problem was resolved, the port has initiated steps, including a special IT audit and staff training […]

By |July 11th, 2017|Cyber News|