Tag: Hacking
US Prisoners Steal $225,000 in Credits Using Tablets Meant for Rehabilitation
When JPay launched a tablet which could help rehabilitate inmates in the prisons of the USA by helping them communicate with people outside, it...
The Dangers of IoT: Hackers Broke into a Casino Through a Thermostat
IoT devices are notorious for being potential privacy nightmares, and with a proliferation of such devices, they can also become vectors of cyber attacks....
Hackers Combined Android Malware With Attack on Wi-Fi Router to Steal Data
Kaspersky Labs has identified a new strain of Android malware that was used to misguide users to malicious websites by gaining access to their...
BJP’s J&K Website Defaced over Justice for Asifa, Soon After Attack on Supreme Court’s...
The brutal rape and murder of 8-year old girl Asifa in J&K's Kathua region has created a huge uproar across India and the world. The...
Brazilian Group Hacks Supreme Court Website, Leaves Behind A Short Poem
Less than an hour after it delivered a verdict in the highly controversial Judge Loya death case, the Supreme Court of India's official website...
Ministry of Defense Website Hacked; Minister Says ‘Appropriate Action’ Initiated
The Ministry of Defense has confirmed that its official website was hacked on Friday. People trying to visit the site were initially being shown...
What Privacy? Voter ID Lists in India Publicly Available for Anyone to Access
India is slowly heading towards being a digital-first country, and while we may have made progress in some initiatives, cybersecurity remains a weak point...
Winter Olympics Organizers Keep Mum on Source Of Cyber Attack
It was recently reported that the Winter Olympics suffered a cyber attack that affected the computer servers of the Main Press Center, leading to...
Your Tinder Swipes, Matches And Photos Can Be Easily Hacked on Public Wi-Fi
Love is blind but it shouldn't make you blind to concerns about security and data privacy. That's why this latest security scared about Tinder...
How Hackers Can Use BitTorrent to Control Your Computer
Torrents are used worldwide by a plethora of users, both for legal as well as illegal activities. It is the most common peer-to-peer mode...
Data from Smartphone Sensors Enough to Hack Your PIN
Security researchers from Singapore and Germany collaborated to figure out a brand new way of hacking PINs used to unlock smartphones or verify users...
Hackers Could Crash Your Mechanical Hard Disks Using Just Sound Waves
After protecting your computer against hacking attempts over a network, or via a plug-in USB drive, you may soon need an acoustically sealed room...
Russian Hackers Use OAuth to Circumvent Google Two Step Authentication
Remember the reports that Russian hackers were involved at large in the last US elections? Turns out, they're back at it, and they're more menacing...
