Cyber crime is on the growing stage. Delhi Police, while signing up cases for computer-related accidents and for online publishing of sexually offensive content, often finds itself hard-pressed to prove these offenses in court. This past year, Delhi Police registered 77 FIRs under the Information Technology Act but could make arrests and file demand sheets […]
With three days to go prior to the demonetization deadline arranged up by PM Narendra Modi ends, the goal posts have moved from cracking down on black money to a digitised cashless economy Nevertheless, this has opened up the Pandora’s box as cyber security experts alert that the digitisation of our economy without a robust […]
A spurt in digital deals and payments in the wake of demonetization may have spelled to digital wallets and mobile payment companies, but it has also increased threats from hackers. This kind of has prompted many such companies to conduct special audits with their security as recommended by the Reserve Bank of India and add extra […]
He could be an 18-year-old somewhere in India. Or so, this individual says. And he is part of Legion, the hacker group that has got India’s attention after several high-profile Email and Twitter hacks, and some intensive data dumps. Upon Wednesday evening, he distributed with TOI a collection of what he promises are email addresses […]
Yahoo has announced that “more than one billion end user accounts” may have recently been stolen by hackers during an attack that required the place in August 2013, according to a press release. This really is an individual hack than the one that Yahoo announced in September. The month of September, in which as many […]