Yearly Archives: 2017

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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|

Technical Glitches Halted NSE Trading, Bourse Rules Out Cyber Attack

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Country’s largest bourse NSE today halted trading for over three hours due to technical glitches, leaving investors with no real-time updates and prompting the authorities to seek a detailed report even as the bourse ruled out the possibility of a cyber […]

By |July 11th, 2017|Cyber News|

Google Chrome’s HTTPS ban-hammer drops on WoSign, StartCom in two months

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Credits: Theregister

Google in two months will conclude its prolonged excommunication of misbehaving SSL/TLS certificate authorities WoSign and subsidiary StartCom, a punishment announcedlast October.

Chrome security engineer Devon O’Brien, in a Google Groups post on Thursday, said Google last year began limiting its trust of certificates […]

By |July 10th, 2017|Cyber News|

China’s First Quantum Network to Keep Government Systems Safe From Hackers

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The quantum network has been tested at Party and government offices in Jinan, East China’s Shandong Province, and has passed more than 50 tests since May, China Central Television (CCTV) reported Sunday. The system is capable of encrypting more than 4,000 pieces of data every second.

The report said […]

By |July 10th, 2017|Cyber News|

CopyCat Malware Affected 14 Million Android Devices, Pocketed $1.5 Million For Hackers

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A CopyCat malware affected over 14 million Android devices last year, rooting eight million of them and earning the hackers behind the attack approximately $1.5 million in fake ad revenues in two months, Israel-based IT security provider Check Point has revealed. […]

By |July 10th, 2017|Cyber News|

WIKILEAKS JUST SUGGESTED JULIAN ASSANGE SHOULD RUN TRUMP’S U.S.-RUSSIA CYBER SECURITY UNIT

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Credits: Newsweek

Wikileaks has suggested its founder Julian Assange should head up the proposed U.S.-Russian unit on cyber security.

Responding to a tweet from President Donald Trump, which suggested he had discussed the formation of an “impenetrable cyber security unit” with Russian president Vladimir Putin […]

By |July 10th, 2017|Cyber News|

Facebook is building a village that will include housing, a grocery store and a hotel

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Billions of people spend a lot of time living their lives on Facebook’s social network. Now Facebook wants to try its hand at creating a community in the real world.

The internet giant wants to build housing, retail stores, a hotel and […]

By |July 8th, 2017|Cyber News|

U.S. Energy Department helping power firms defend against cyber attacks

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Credits: Reuters

The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it is helping U.S. firms defend against a hacking campaign that targeted power companies including at least one nuclear plant, saying the attacks have not impacted electricity generation or the grid.

News of […]

By |July 8th, 2017|Cyber News|