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Twitter row: Hackers used phone to fool firm's staff, gain access

This attack relied on a significant and concerted attempt to mislead certain employees and exploit human vulnerabilities to gain access to our internal systems, the company tweeted

'Tough day' for Twitter after hack targets tycoons, stars, politicians

Accounts of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos hijacked to solicit digital currency

Twitter handles of Obama, Biden, Musk hacked to solicit digital currency

Twitter prevents at least some verified accounts from publishing messages after 'worst hack of a major social media platform'.

Hackers break into 570 e-commerce stores including in India: Gemini report

Group known as 'Keeper' stole information from Mumbai-based online jewellery store ejohri.com that was allegedly compromised in February.

How a little known Delhi-based cyber firm became top spy for hire

While the private investigators pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack into computers, Gupta and two others continued to face charges of conspiracy as of July 2015

Mobile threats spread under guise of pornographic content doubled in 2019

Adult content, just as is the case with other types of entertainment, remains one of the most prominent ways malefactors try to infect devices

Worrying trend: In last few years, hacking in India sees alarming growth

India saw second highest phishing hosting attacks in Q1 2019

Google Docs used by hackers in 65% of attacks to steal login credentials

Amid the global pandemic, cybercriminals are increasingly using coronavirus as a lure to trick unfocused users by capitalising on their fear and uncertainty

Hackers leak personal data of 29 million Indians on dark web for free

Folders in the name of some of the leading job websites in India also appeared on the screenshot posted by Cyble

Indian companies paid Rs 8 crore on average to fix ransomware, says report

Ransomware is malicious software that locks and encrypts a victim's computer or device data and then demands a ransom to restore access.

Hackers sold data of 267 mn Facebook users for just Rs 41,500: Details here

Given that the data contains sensitive details of the users, it might be used by cybercriminals for phishing and spamming

Microsoft buys corp.com to save Windows users from cybercriminals

In February this year, KrebsOnSecurity told the story of Mike auctioning off domain corp.com for the starting price of $1.7 million

Vulnerability in Zoom app let hackers steal your Windows password: Report

Another media report claimed that Zoom doesn't use end-to-end encryption to protect calling data of its users

Hackers using Coronavirus chaos to trick people into downloading malware

In a situation where many employees work from home or access wi-fi networks that operate at enterprise-level security, devices such as routers can be hacked to plant a range of malware

US adds hacktivists, social media manipulators to top intelligence threats

USA's new strategy report adds Cuba, Hezbollah, Islamic State and Al-Qaeda as groups able to undertake intelligence operations against the country.

Microsoft takes down 50 web domains used by North Korean hacking groups

The hackers also used malicious software which can access other data on a victim's computer

IBM offers AI platform Watson to Indian companies to keep hackers at bay

IBM's technology leverages various forms of AI, including machine-learning algorithms and deep-learning networks that get stronger and smarter over time

Automakers warm up to friendly hackers at cybersecurity conference

Known for its sprawling resorts and casinos, Las Vegas once a year becomes the gathering place for tens of thousands of cybersecurity enthusiasts who attend DEF CON

Russians impersonating US State Dept aide in hacking campaign: Researchers

US intelligence agencies have charged that Russia was behind a string of hacks in the 2016 presidential campaign in a bid to boost support for Donald Trump

Beware! Hackers can guess PINs using your smartphone's sensor data

Instruments in smartphones such as the gyroscope and proximity sensors represent a potential security vulnerability