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Twitter steps up security measure to counter cyber-attacks

Twitter steps up security measure to counter cyber-attacks


Following a series of high-profile hacking of users’ accounts, micro-blogging site Twitter is steppi...

Hack attack led to theft of 22 mn IDs at Yahoo Japan


Yahoo Japan faced a hack attack, which reportedly led to a theft of 22 million user ids that constit...

China`s `state-sponsored` hackers attack US again


Chinese "state-sponsored" hackers have renewed attacks on the US, after a unit of the Chinese army w...

Syrian Electronic Army hacks Financial Times, Twitter sites


In another cyber-attack Twitter and Financial Times (FT) website have reportedly been hacked.

NYT website attacked by unknown hackers


The New York Times has revealed that its website was hacked earlier this week, preventing access to ...

UK`s `Financial Times` becomes Syrian hack victim


The `Financial Times` has become the latest victim of internet security breach after its website and...

U`khand police to have separate cell for cyber crimes


The Uttarakhand government today decided to create a separate cell in the state police to deal exclu...

Hackers attack Russian media outlets


Several media outlets in Russia`s St. Petersburg city, and a popular online news broadcaster, Dozhd ...

Around 1030 govt websites were hacked in last three years


More than 1000 government websites belonging to various Ministries and Departments were hacked in th...

`1030 govt websites were hacked in last 3 years`


More than 1000 government websites belonging to various Ministries and Departments were hacked in th...

Brooks`s ex-bodyguard charged in UK hacking probe


A man who provided protection for the former chief executive of News International has been charged ...

Twitter warns news organisations to tighten security amid hacking attacks


Twitter has warned news organisations to tighten security in the wake of several high-profile hackin...

Guardian newspaper`s Twitter feeds hacked


The Guardian newspaper says its Twitter accounts have come under a cyberattack, and it cited a claim...

Over 50 mn accounts affected following hacking of LivingSocial


Online flash sales company the LivingSocial has been hacked.

`Leader` of LulzSec hacking group arrested


A self-proclaimed leader of the LulzSec international hacking group has been arrested in Australia, ...

LulzSec hacker leader arrested in Australia


LulzSec, an offshoot of the larger group Anonymous, has claimed responsibility for multiple cyber at...

Hacking collective Anonymous launches `citizen journalism site`


Notorious Internet hacking collective Anonymous has launched a citizen journalism site that aims to ...

Hackers target 90,000 WordPress blogs


Unidentified group of hackers have reportedly launched a large-scale attack against WordPress blogs.

India important in fight against cyber crime: Hague


British Foreign Secretary William Hague has described India as an important partner in the fight aga...

US says hacking undermines China`s interests


Hacking that originates inside China is undermining its relationship with the United States and harm...

Hacker posts girl`s nude pics on Facebook, spared


A student in Britain has been spared a jail term after he admitted having posted naked photos of a w...

Cars could be next target of cyber attacks


Researchers have suggested that cars could one day become the victim of cyber attacks that will comp...

Cyberwar manual lays down rules for online attacks


A panel of experts is publishing a first-of-its-kind rulebook on cyberwarfare, a manual aimed at app...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang rejects US hacking claims


Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday rejected the accusation of hacker attacks against the United St...

Murdoch faces 600 fresh phone-hacking allegations


Scotland Yard officers are reportedly investigating nearly 600 fresh claims of phone-hacking at medi...

Princess Diana`s Pakistani lover suspects hacking


Princess Diana`s former lover Hasnat Khan fears that her last few very personal messages left on his...

Prank doesn`t merit prison for editor: Attorney


Prosecutors say a journalist conspired with hackers to cause an online security breach that should b...

Four journalists arrested in UK hacking probe


Continuing with its crackdown, Scotland Yard arrested four journalists in dawn raids as part of its...

Probe ordered into reports of hacking of DRDO computers


Reports suggesting that the computers of highly-sensitive Defence Research and Development Organisat...

Personal info of US VVIPs posted on website


The FBI and US Secret Service have launched a probe into suspected hacking of personal information r...

Chinese minister rejects hacking accusations by US


China has dismissed claims that its military was behind massive hacking attacks on US and other fore...

Former NOTW editor Rebekah Brooks in court on bribery charges


Britain`s phone-hacking and bribery scandal was back in the spotlight as former editors of media mog...

SC notice to Centre to regulate probe in cyber crimes


The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking its direction to the go...

Facebook privacy flaw allowing hackers to access any profile revealed


A hacker has revealed how he easily accessed every single Facebook account due to a privacy flaw in ...

Sri Lanka describes hacking incident as `cyber terrorism`


Sri Lanka on Tuesday described hacking of the ministry of media and information`s website as an act ...

Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest`s customer support firm Zendesk hacked


Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest have been caught up in a hacking attack on a firm, which technology co...

Microsoft says its computers hacked


Microsoft is the latest to get listed as one of the companies that admit to have been hacked.

Hackivist `Anonymous` becomes latest victim of Twitter hacking


Notorious Internet hacking collective Anonymous has been left red-faced as one of its popular Twitte...

Apple releases `malware removal tool` following computer hack


Apple will release a malware removal tool after a number of Mac systems were infected by computer ha...

US announces strategies to tackle hacking threat


The United States would use diplomatic measures and "trade policy tools" to stop hacking of US compa...

China rejects US hacking allegations as `groundless`


China`s Defence Ministry denounced as "groundless" the accusation b] that a secretive PLA unit is en...

How to minimize personal risk of hacking


People can follow some simple steps to minimize the risk of getting their personal information hacke...

Six NoTW scribes held over phone hacking scandal


Six former News Of The World (NoTW) journalists were arrested Wednesday over phone hacking scandal, ...

7 steps to minimize risk of Facebook hack!


People who do have little or no time to maintain Facebook profiles, can do seven things to at least ...

Sukhbir dismisses EVM hacking charge


Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday rubbished the charge ...

Twitter says 250,000 user accounts hacked


Twitter announced on Friday that a quarter of a million users’ accounts have been hacked in the late...

Wall Street Journal `also attacked by Chinese hackers`


Chinese hackers have infiltrated the computer systems of the Wall Street Journal, apparently to spy ...

US can spy on Google, Apple servers


A piece of legislation that permits US agencies to snoop on foreign nationals by hacking into cloud ...

British detective found guilty in hacking scandal


A senior British counterterrorism detective has been found guilty of trying to sell information to R...

India under grip of cyber attacks: Report


India is under the grip of cyber attacks and there is an obvious peak in the growth of malware and t...