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Two-factor authentication is best defense against account hijacking: Googl
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
California [USA], May 20 (ANI): You might not like to punch in security codes every time you log in to your email account, but Google says that it is the best way to prevent your accounts from getting hacked.
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Hacktivism declines 95 per cent since 2015: IBM
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], May 20 (ANI): Hacktivism or the subversive use of internet-connected devices and networks to promote political or social agenda is witnessing a sharp decline since 2015.
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WhatsApp bug allowed hackers to install spyware on phones
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
California [USA], May 14 (ANI): WhatsApp has reportedly fixed a bug that allowed hackers to remotely install malicious software on phones.
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Security flaw in Whatsapp; Israel firm on radar for installing spyware in
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 14 (ANI): Facebook-owned Whatsapp on Monday encouraged its 1.5 billion users to update their apps as a precautionary measure after an Israeli firm was accused of installing surveillance software on mobile phones through the messaging application.
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2015 Anthem breach: US indicts Chinese national on hacking charges
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): A Chinese national was indicted on Thursday on computer hacking charges related to a campaign to breach large businesses in the United States, including a computer intrusion and data breach of Indianapolis-based health insurer Anthem Inc. (Anthem).
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Hackers steal USD 40 million from major Bitcoin exchange
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 8 (ANI): One of the biggest Bitcoin exchanges, Binance, announced that hackers carried out a large scale security breach to steal USD 40 million.
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Agra: Girl hacked to death by neighbour, accused absconding
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 05 (ANI): A girl was hacked to death allegedly by her neighbour in Agra's Khandauli area, police said on Saturday.
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to fight extradition to US
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 2 (ANI): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday told a London court that he will fight extradition to the United States where he faces trial for conspiring to hack a US government website, one of the largest compromises of classified information in history.
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Official Twitter account of J-K governor hacked
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): The official Twitter handle of Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik was allegedly hacked by some mischievous elements showing him as a follower of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the micro-blogging site.
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India set to have Defence Cyber Agency in May; Rear Admiral Mohit to be it
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 30 (ANI): In a bid to bolster its capabilities to tackle threats emanating from hackers, mostly from China and Pakistan, India is all set to have Defence Cyber Agency (DCA) by next month, headquartered in the capital. Senior Navy officer Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta wil
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Useless to have password expiration policies, says Microsoft
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
California [USA], April 25 (ANI): The annoying reminders by the IT team to change your system password are pointless, after all. Tech giant Microsoft has admitted that periodic password expiration rules are not required and make systems more vulnerable to hacking.
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EVMs vulnerable to hacking, malfunctioning: Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 23 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday alleged that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are vulnerable to "hacking and programming errors", and urged the Election Commission (EC) to check all polling machines after election
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