Thane police website hacked, message seeks 'apology to all Muslims'

Unidentified hackers gained access to the website of Thane police in Maharashtra and uploaded a message demanding apology to Muslims "all over the world", the police said on Tuesday. IMAGE: Kindly......

Court orders to block links to Sandeep Kumar's 'objectionable' video

Kumar was on Friday sent to 14-day judicial custody.  The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has been directed by a special court to immediately block internet links of the......

Centre may hire US, Israel firms for terror intel

In an effort to boost the country's cybersecurity mechanism after the Pathankot terror attack, the government is planning to tie up with international cyber surveillance experts. According to......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Sectors that top cybercriminals' list in India

Govt, telecom, defence sectors most attacked by cybercriminals Cybercriminals are increasingly targetting sensitive information from sectors including government, utilities and defence to access......

Global tech bodies slam India's new cyber security rule

India's new directive which mandates reporting of cyberattack incidents within six hours and storing users' logs for 5 years will make it difficult for companies to do business in the country, 11......

IT watchdog investigating breach in ATM heist

Hackers broke into two card processing companies, raising the balances and withdrawal limits on accounts that were then exploited in coordinated ATM withdrawals around the world. The Indian......

Kama Sutra keeps CERT on its toes

The dreaded mass-mailing worm expected to strike computers across the world today has kept the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, set up by the Department of Information Technology, on its......

Review: Mirzapur is *not* a Gangster Drama...

...But a comedy about Class Wars. Sreehari Nair tells us why. IMAGE: Pankaj Tripathi, Rasika Duggal and Dibyendu Sharma in Mirzapur. There is a lot of gun toting, backstabbing, and killing in......