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Develop digital forensic infrastructure to deal with Dark Web: NHRC chief
"We must invest and develop a broad-based digital forensic infrastructure to tackle the misuse of cyberspace and criminal commerce. At the same time we have to ensure the digital divide is not there"
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Banks focusing on client acquisition, less on grievance redress: RBI's Rao
Deputy guv says efforts to provide timely solutions to grievances have not kept pace with technology
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Centre issues advisory for social media platforms regarding deepfakes
Deepfakes are videos creating delusion with the use of deep learning, AI, and photoshopping techniques to make images of fake events
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Aadhaar data of 815 million on sale on the dark web, says report
The hacker was willing to sell the entire Aadhaar and Indian passport dataset for 80,000 US dollars when contacted by Resecurity
Govt launches hackathon to tackle 'dark patterns' on some online platform
This is the third hackathon the consumer affairs department is organising after the successful hackathon on onion and tomato, he said
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WormGPT: A malicious cousin of ChatGPT with no ethical boundaries
A new AI tool has been developed called WormGPT, which aims to launch sophisticated phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. The WormGPT could be accessed only through the dark web
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Google to expand its Dark Web monitoring tool to all Gmail users in US
Google has announced that it will expand its Dark Web monitoring to all Gmail users in the US and later to international markets
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Data of 600,000 HDFC Bank customers' leaked on dark web, bank denies
After reports surfaced that personal information of nearly 6 lakh customers of HDFC Bank was allegedly leaked on the Dark Web, the bank said on Tuesday there has been no data leak of its customers
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Data of 30 mn railway users compromised, personal details on dark web
Breach not from IRCTC, says Railways; private partners on Centre's radar
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Hackers now selling 150k patients' data of TN hospital on Dark Web: Report
The cyber attack came on the heels of the massive AIIMS ransomware attack that has crippled nation's premier healthcare institution for days
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Hyderabad police arrests 2 after busting drug racket operating on dark web
The Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) has busted a gang of drug traffickers operating through the dark web and apprehended two accused, who police described as dark web kingpins
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Twitter launches Dark Web Tor service amid Russian censorship
Blocked by the Russian government, Twitter has entered the Dark Web and people can now access the platform via a Tor Onion service to bypass the censorship.
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TMS, Ep 32: COP26, Shaktikanta Das 2.0, markets in Samvat 2078, dark web
What can India hope to achieve at COP26 summit? What does Shaktikanta Das' reappointment as RBI Governor mean for markets? Which will be investment-worthy sectors in Samvat 2078? Get all answers here
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Decoded: What is dark web and is it really such a bad place to be in?
There is a whole lot more to the web not accessible to everyone. People call it the dark web. Curious to know what the dark web is, who uses it, and why it is a maligned space? Let's take a look
Algo Rhythm: Skilled scammers pose new security challenges
Many commodities that can be purchased in the dark markets are inexpensive, making attacks cheaper and easier to conduct
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United Nations' computer networks breached by hackers earlier this year
The hackers' method for gaining access to the UN network appears to be unsophisticated: They likely got in using the stolen username and password of a UN employee purchased off the dark web
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Parliamentary panel's proposed VPN ban draws flak from users, industry
A ban would open the door to increased censorship, including blocks to popular apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter that a VPN would be able to circumvent, say experts
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Data breach menace
India needs an effective privacy law quickly
Data breach allegations: MobiKwik forensic audit gets moving on RBI order
Payments firm says working closely with requisite authorities to conduct independent audit
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3.5 million MobiKwik users' data up for sale, company denies claim
The leak was first reported in February by security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia, which the company had denied at the time
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