Indian embassies at risk from Chinese hackers

Danti is highly focused on diplomatic entities. It may already have full access to internal networks in Indian government organisations. Sahil Makkar reports A group of hackers, suspected to be......

50 crore cyber attacks in 90 days: Android phones worst hit!

The third quarter of the year -- in the months of July, August, September -- the world has witnessed 500, 284, 715 cyber attacks, according to a report by an Internet security firm. As if the news......

Cyberwar to turn more ruthless in 2013

The cold war in the cyberspace in 2012 is history. If the latest report by Kaspersky Labs is to be believed, in 2013 the war's expected to get more aggressive. A testimony to the same is the......

New data stealing virus hits West Asia

An unprecedented "cyber espionage worm" considered the most sophisticated spyware virus yet unleashed, attributed to a "state player", has hit Iran and other West Asian countries with the possible......

Why cybercrime is running rampant in India and how to stay secure

Do you suspect that your partner is cheating on you and want to find out the truth by installing spyware on their phone? Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Or, perhaps you are a student who......

How to protect yourself from ransomware hackers

With thousands of people receiving ransom messages from cybercriminals every day, Devangshu Dutta explains how you can defeat the hackers.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It's morning. You......

How people suffer due to data theft

Around 77 per cent reported loss or theft or their data resulting in serious consequences. In 2015, around 43 per cent of the world's population, or 3.2 billion people, had access to an internet......

India a soft target for cyber criminals, says study

Internet users in India is attracting cyber criminals, as these are first-timers, who can be duped easily Internet giants such as Google, Facebook and Amazon aren’t the only ones seeking to......

Formula One teams rule out Russian race boycott

Formula One teams say they will race in Russia, despite the crisis in Ukraine and downing of a Malaysian airliner, unless the country's debut Grand Prix in October is called off or they are ordered......