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In many cases, porn ransomware utilises scareware tactics: it locks the device screen and shows a message stating that illegal content (usually child porn) has been detected on the device, and the device has therefore been locked. (Representational Image)

Porn-themed malware hit 25 per cent of victims in 2017

25.4 per cent of mobile malware victims were attacked by malicious programs using adult content to lure them in installing malware.

01 Feb 2018 3:21 PM

Exterior view of the building complex which houses the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. The Netherlands’ spy services AIVD and MIVD broke into the computers used by a powerful Russian hacking group and may be sitting on evidence relating to the breach of the U.S. Democratic National Committee, a Dutch newspaper and television show jointly reported. (Photo: AP)

Dutch spies caught Russian hackers on tape

Reports say hackers penetrated the computers used by the group and watched them for at least a year, managing to catch the hackers on camera.

28 Jan 2018 8:41 AM

The purpose of AI has never been to replace human experts.

Doing things intelligently

The last principle is of special importance as any conversation about AI inevitably turns to the highly emotive topic of job elimination.

28 Jan 2018 2:45 AM

Chronicle had already started functioning last year, in February 2016, under Alphabet's Moonshot factory X group.

Alphabet launches Chronicle, a cybersecurity company

he company is building a cybersecurity intelligence platform which will enable organisations manage and understand their own data better.

25 Jan 2018 4:19 PM

Centre slow to set up strict cyber security norms

CompTIA, of which Mr Chakrabarty is a part of, is a not-for-profit trade association that focuses on certifying people with the latest IT trends.

24 Jan 2018 12:42 AM

With more than half of people now regularly gaming online, cybercriminals have an enormous pool of potential targets to choose from. (Representative Photo: Pexels)

Game over: poor password protection leaves online gamers exposed to hack attacks

Hackers can target gaming accounts of professional gamers, leading to huge amounts of financial losses.

23 Jan 2018 11:29 AM

Google is pushing notifications to affected phones to suggest removing the infected apps, if installed.

AdultSwine malware attacks children’s app with pornographic content

The ‘AdultSwine’ malware has attacked at least 60 children-friendly apps on Google Play.

17 Jan 2018 2:29 PM

BlackBerry said it had already tested Jarvis with automaker Tata Motors’ Jaguar Land Rover unit, whose chief executive said Jarvis reduced the time needed to assess code from 30 days to seven minutes.

BlackBerry launches cybersecurity software for self-driving cars

Once initiated, automakers will have online access to Jarvis and can scan files at every stage of software development.

16 Jan 2018 8:34 AM

An attacker would initially need physical access to the device in question.

Finnish firm detects new Intel security flaw

F-Secure says a successful attack would lead to complete loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability.

15 Jan 2018 11:55 AM

The study of 7,993 full-time employees which asked about policies and responsibilities for corporate IT security also revealed that 24 per cent of employees believe there are no established policies in their organizations at all.

Only 12 per cent of employees are fully aware of their organisation’s IT security policies

Just one-tenth of employed respondents are fully aware of the IT security policies and rules set in the organizations they work for.

14 Jan 2018 11:39 AM

Attribution is extremely tricky in the world of cybersecurity, where hackers routinely use misdirection and red herrings to fool their adversaries. But Tend Micro, which has followed Fancy Bear for years, said there could be no doubt.

Cybersecurity firm: US senate in Russian hackers' crosshairs

Trend Micro based its report on the discovery of a clutch of suspicious-looking websites looking like the US Senate's internal email system.

13 Jan 2018 4:56 PM

AMD said the second Spectre variant “is applicable to AMD” processors and that it would issue patches for its Ryzen and EPYC processors starting this week and older chips in the coming weeks.

AMD chips exposed to both variants of Spectre security flaw

AMD on January 3 said that its chips were at “near zero risk” from the second Spectre variant.

12 Jan 2018 8:39 AM

The moves bore similarities to the methods that a Russian hacking group known as Fancy Bear used in the past, the cybersecurity firm said in a report. (Photo: AFP)

Russian hackers may be planning hack to cast shadow on Olympics

Unknown people had registered three web domains that mimic those of the major Anti-Doping agencies in the world.

12 Jan 2018 8:05 AM

It said it had no reason to believe the drivers were troubled by the second flaw, dubbed Meltdown.

Nvidia updates software, says graphic chips not hit by flaws

While Nvidia said its GPUs are not flawed, it was updating its drivers because they interact with potentially vulnerable CPUs.

11 Jan 2018 8:08 AM

India needs to quickly realise that given the nation’s increasing reliance on Aadhaar without doing adequate homework on the security of the Aadhaar ecosystem, we are really playing with fire.

Plug Aadhaar loopholes, make it more secure

Aadhaar represents a journey. Let us all take steps to make this journey more enjoyable and less cumbersome.

09 Jan 2018 1:30 AM

Due to the steady increase in complexity and number of attacks on the industrial market, the consequences of ignoring cybersecurity issues could now be disastrous. 28 per cent of the 962industrial companies surveyed have faced targeted attacks in the last 12 months.

Targeted attacks on radar for industrial organizations

To make factory floors more secure in 2018, it’s critical to eliminate targeted attacks from cybersecurity blind spots.

08 Jan 2018 7:04 PM

UIDAI said since it maintains full log and traceability of the facility, legal action including FIR against the persons involved in the case, is being initiated.

UIDAI dismisses breach claim of Aadhaar data being sold on WhatsApp for Rs 500

The reported case appears to be an instance of misuse of the grievance redressal search facility, claims the UIDAI's report.

05 Jan 2018 8:38 AM

Elf Bowling was shared massively amongst the computer-using crowd through email in the late 90’s.

Fake news destroyed this fun Christmas game in the late 90's

NVision Design’s Elf Bowling was a viral game in 1999 but was brought down by fake news.

28 Dec 2017 7:05 PM

An EELO smartphone is also in the pipeline, provided the company’s aims start rewarding.

EELO — An Android-based OS with enhanced privacy protection

EELO is supposed to have a major focus on privacy and extreme reliance on open-source apps.

26 Dec 2017 8:59 PM

The software was developed with the Freedom of Press Foundation and the Guardian Project. (Representative Image)

Snowden unveils phone app, Haven, to spy on spies

Snowden says it’s an open-source tool designed for human rights activists and other people at risk.

25 Dec 2017 8:00 AM

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