The Defence Ministry's official website was hacked on Friday while nine other government sites, including that of the Home Ministry, also crashed in no time. But the government said it was all due to a "process of technical upgradation" and the sites were functioning again by the night.


Defence Ministry website hacked, nine more sites affected


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While a common Facebook user can never delete messages already sent to friends or colleagues, Facebook reportedly did so when it came to its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.


Facebook 'secretly' deleted CEO's posts from recipients' inboxes: Report


The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday announced a plan to produce fighter jets in India and sought information from global majors for starting a line for their production here under the Strategic Partnership model.


IAF issues RFI for indigenous single, twin engine fighters


A police officer was injured during clashes between the security forces and stone pelters in Hazratbal area here on Friday, police said..


Police officer injured in Srinagar clashes


Amid an outcry over Facebook's privacy issues, a new legal framework is required across the spectrum to better identify what information is worthy of robust protection, researchers have stressed.


Only robust legal framework can tackle users' privacy issues: Researchers


In a bid to protect users from phishing scams and ransomware, Microsoft is rolling out new security features for the Home and Personal versions of its Office 365 suite.


Microsoft brings enhanced security features to Office 365


The Punjab Police on Thursday claimed to have averted a major lone wolf attack in the state with the arrest of a well-educated but radicalised Sikh youth, Inderjit Singh.


Punjab Police arrest radicalised explosives expert


A young man aspiring to join the army died on Thursday while participating in a physical test here, police said.


Young man dies during army recruitment test


Although the number of data breaches dropped by nearly 25 per cent in 2017, Cloud-related cyber attacks saw a significant 424 per cent jump largely owing to human error, a report by technology giant IBM said on Thursday.


Human error responsible for most data breaches on Cloud: IBM


In a first such revelation, Facebook has admitted that data of nearly 5.6 lakh Indian users may have been "improperly" shared with British political analytics company Cambridge Analytica.


Over 5 lakh Indian users' data shared with Cambridge Analytica: Facebook


Facebook has admitted that information of up to 87 million people, mostly in the US, may have been improperly shared with the British political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica.


87mn people affected by Cambridge data breach: Facebook


Two CRPF troopers were killed and two other security men injured on Wednesday when their vehicle overturned during stone-pelting in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.


Two CRPF troopers killed in J&K accident


A woman with a handgun shot three people at YouTube's headquarters in California over the video sharing platform's "discriminatory" treatment to her postings. She later killed herself.


Female suspect dead, 3 injured in YouTube HQ shooting


Sophisticated cyber threat actors are growing and posing big challenges for organisations in India, a top executive from cyber security company FireEye said on Wednesday, adding that although Indian firms are getting better in cyber risk management, they still have a lot of ground to cover.


India needs to do more on cyber risk management: FireEye


There are certain issues with the Strategic Partnership model introduced by the government to push domestic defence manufacturing, a Defence Ministry official said, adding that defence PSUs may as well tie up with foreign firms.


'Defence PSUs may get to tie up with foreign firms'


A Jammu and Kashmir Police constable was on Wednesday suspended following his prima facie involvement in the killing of a youth during street protests in the northern town of Kangan.


Constable suspended for Kashmiri youth's killing


When it comes to increased cryptojacking activities, India is second in the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region and ninth globally as hackers create a highly-profitable, new revenue stream with crypto-mining, cyber security giant Symantec said on Wednesday.


Hackers ditch ransomware attacks, move to cryptojacking: Symantec


Four US marines have been killed in a helicopter crash while carrying out a routine training exercise in California.


4 US marines killed in helicopter crash


Facebook has removed several accounts owned by Russia-based Internet Research Agency (IRA), the group accused of meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.


Facebook shuts down accounts owned by Russia-based IRA


A Rajasthan Police Sub-Inspector who suffered a heart attack in Jodhpur during the Bharat bandh died on Tuesday while he was being shifted to Ahmedabad in Gujarat for treatment.


SI who suffered heart attack during Bharat bandh dies


The Haryana Police have arrested 100 people for violent incidents related to the protest called by Scheduled Castes organizations on Monday, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.

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