Boston: Security experts said on Monday a highly sophisticated computer virus is infecting computers in Iran and other Middle East countries and may have been deployed at least five years ago to engage in state-sponsored cyber espionage. Evidence suggest that the virus, dubbed Flame, may have been built on behalf of the same nation or nations that commissioned the Stuxnet worm that attacked Iran's nuclear program in 2010, according to...
02:12 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Computer security analysts have issued an alert for Internet users and operators against hackers attempting to target websites of "reputed" government and private organisations. Cyber security agencies have also asked Internet users to deploy adequate firewalls and security measures to combat these attacks originating through Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). "It is observed that some hacker groups are launching distributed denial of service attacks on websites of government...
10:19 AM, May 27, 2012
Washington: China is improving its capacity for operations in cyberspace and developing capabilities to use Internet for offensive operations, the Pentagon said on Friday. "China is investing in not only capabilities to better defend their networks but also they're looking at ways to use cyber for offensive operations," Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for East Asia and Asia Pacific Security Affairs David Helvey told reporters. Halvey said China is...
07:50 AM, May 19, 2012
New Delhi: A man was arrested on Tuesday at the Indira Gandhi International airport for allegedly smuggling memory cards and other electronics goods worth over Rs 26 lakh by Customs officials. Kamal, a Delhi resident, was carrying 1,600 Sony memory cards for Cybershot cameras, 3,200 game processors and other electronic items worth Rs 26.62 lakh, they said. The passenger had arrived from Guangzhou, China. "While passing through Green Channel, on...
03:26 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: Maharashtra and Karnataka topped the list of cyber crimes registered in 2010 with 246 cases and 176 cases respectively, Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal said. "With the increase in the proliferation of Information Technology and related services, there is a rise in number of cyber crimes and cyber security incidents. The trend in increase in cyber incidents is similar to that worldwide," Sibal had said in a...
11:10 AM, Apr 29, 2012
Kabul: Hackers have for the third time in less than a year crippled the main website of the Afghan Taliban, with a Taliban spokesman on Friday blaming Western intelligence agencies amid an intensifying cyber war with the insurgents. The unidentified hackers broke into the Taliban's El Emara website twice on Thursday, replacing usual insurgent victory messages with images of executions and support for the Afghan government and security forces in...
09:38 AM, Apr 28, 2012
New Delhi: Expanding its Cyber-shot portfolio, Sony has launched a slew of new Cyber-shot cameras " H, W and S series, to suit the varying palette of the Indian customers. The cameras in the Cyber-shot super Hi-zoom series (H series) include DSC-H90, DSC-HX10V, DSC-HX20V and DSC-HX200V. The price of the H series ranges from Rs 13,990 to Rs 27,990. Sony's DSC-H90 features new 16.1 effective megapixel CCD sensors and Intelligent...
03:03 PM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: A controversial CD allegedly featuring Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi's has him livid. Despite a court injunction, the video went viral on the internet. Some are worried the incident will spark off a fresh wave of restrictions on the web. If you've shared Abhishek Manu Singhvi's leaked video with friends online, you could go to jail, say cyber experts. The video not only invades Singhvi's privacy, its content...
11:59 PM, Apr 21, 2012
Washington: Microsoft Corp claimed a victory in efforts to combat online banking fraud, saying it had confiscated several servers used to steal login names and passwords, disrupting some of the world's most sophisticated cybercrime rings. The software maker said on Monday that its cybercrime investigation group also took legal and technical actions to fight notorious criminals who infect computers with a prevalent malicious software known as Zeus. By recruiting computers...
11:13 AM, Mar 27, 2012
Bangalore: About 20 Indian whiz kids will showcase their innovations in diverse fields, including a special shoe for the visually impaired, at the fourth Emerging Technologies (EmTech) India event in this tech hub beginning Tuesday. "The innovations to be demonstrated by the geeks below 35 years at the event are in the areas of web, computers, biomedicine, energy, materials and transportation," CyberMedia publisher Pradeep Gupta, who is hosting the two-day...
11:41 AM, Mar 26, 2012
Hyderabad: More than a month after the mysterious disappearance of a software engineer from Bangalore in the city, Cyberabad police found the remnants of the techie's body in Hyderabad on Thursday. Bachu Satish (24), son of autorickshaw driver Shankaraiah and native to Ramagundam in Karimnagar district, was brutally killed. He was throttled to death, his body was set on fire twice and the remains were dumped in a drain. His...
07:52 AM, Mar 17, 2012
Washington: Senior American lawmakers and a top naval commander on Tuesday expressed concern over the growing Chinese military might in the Asia Pacific region, underlining that the countries in the region are worried about it. At a Congressional hearing, the lawmakers and Commander of the US Pacific Command also expressed concern over China's exploitation of cyberspace for military and non-military purposes. "China's growing presence and influence in Asia, and the...
01:05 AM, Feb 29, 2012
Mumbai: The Union Home Ministry would like to work with the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) in the area of cyber crime, which is growing very fast, Home Minister P Chidambaram today said here. He gave away NASSCOM Global Leadership Awards at a function here this evening. "In 2009, there were 2,866 reported incidents of cyber crime in India. The US-based Internet Crime Control Centre has said...
11:12 AM, Feb 15, 2012
New York: Websites of exchange operators Nasdaq and BATS have been attacked by hackers over the last 24 hours, causing ongoing disruptions for those trying to use the sites, spokespersons for the companies said on Tuesday. Only the banner carrying the logo at the top of the web page for www.nasdaq.com was visible during repeated attempts to access Nasdaq's site on Tuesday afternoon. Trading in Nasdaq-listed stocks has not been...
08:25 AM, Feb 15, 2012
Amsterdam: Philips Electronics said it shut down one of its servers on Monday because of a possible cyber attack and that it was investigating the nature and extent of the information that might have been accessed. Philips spokesman Steve Klink couldn't confirm whether any personal customer information or sensitive company data were put at risk. "It isn't prudent to make any statements until we've gotten to the bottom of this...
08:21 AM, Feb 15, 2012
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