Ways in which you can keep your password strong to ward off that initial intrusion. ...
06:49 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Apple was recently attacked by hackers who infected Macintosh computers of some employees. ...
08:11 AM, Feb 20, 2013
Facebook said that is was clear that other websites were attacked and infiltrated recently as well. ...
08:18 AM, Feb 16, 2013
Bit9 said it had failed to properly install its own software throughout its network. ...
02:08 PM, Feb 09, 2013
Just a visit to a manipulated website is sufficient to make a personal computer vulnerable to attack. ...
01:33 PM, Feb 08, 2013
Usernames, email addresses, session tokens and encrypted/salted versions of passwords were compromised. ...
06:59 AM, Feb 02, 2013
The secret to finding more secure passwords could be straightforward - just don't use good grammar or spelling. ...
04:48 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Experts believe hackers have found a flaw in Java's coding that creates an opening for criminal activity and other high-tech mischief. ...
04:11 PM, Jan 12, 2013
Security experts say machines running on Mac OS X, Linux or Windows all appear to be vulnerable hacker attacks using the Java security flaw. ...
07:01 AM, Jan 11, 2013
The government has circulated new guidelines on how to enforce the controversial section 66 (A) of Information Technology Act following the Facebook arrest row. Sources tell CNN-IBN that the government advisory tells states how Section 66 (A) of the IT Act is to be implemented. ...
02:32 PM, Nov 29, 2012
Boston: Apple is removing old versions of Oracle's Java software from Internet browsers on the computers of its customers when they install the latest update to its Mac operating system. Apple, which has previously included Java with installations of Mac OS X, announced the move on its support site. It said that customers need to obtain Java directly from Oracle if they want to access web content written the widely...
12:54 PM, Oct 20, 2012
Washington: The White House's computer system was targeted in a cyber attack, a senior administration official said on Monday, but no classified systems were breached. There is no evidence that data was taken in the incident, the official said, adding that the attack was identified early and did not spread. The attack was described as "spear phishing," the term for an attempted penetration using fake emails from a trusted sender,...
07:02 AM, Oct 02, 2012
Washington: Iranian hackers have repeatedly attacked Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup over the past year as part of a broad cyber campaign targeting the United States, according to people familiar with the situation. The attacks, which began in late 2011 and escalated this year, have primarily been "denial of service" campaigns that disrupted the banks' websites and corporate networks by overwhelming them with incoming Web traffic,...
12:03 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Berlin: The German government agency overseeing IT safety is warning of a security breach in Microsoft's Internet Explorer and recommending people use other browsers until the problem is fixed. The browser's "weak point is already being used for targeted attacks," the Federal Office for Information Security warned, adding that the code behind the attack is freely available online and might therefore spread rapidly. A spokesman for Microsoft said on Tuesday...
06:36 AM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: There seems to be a major hacking incident at Pinterest, the popular pinboard-style social photo sharing website. Many users have reported that their Pinterest accounts have been hacked into and spam posted on their boards. The incident seems to have taken place last night. There is still no information regarding the incident on Pinterest's official blog or Twitter account but numerous Pinterest users are reporting breaches on Twitter...
08:39 AM, Sep 11, 2012
New Delhi: Wired reporter Mat Honan's digital identity was hacked into, information deleted and offensive content posted thanks to a security flaw in Apple's password retrieval process. "In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First my Google account was taken over, then deleted. Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a platform to broadcast racist and homophobic messages. And worst of all, my...
01:56 PM, Aug 08, 2012
New Delhi: An inactive website of the Southern Railways www.southernrailway.gov.in has been defaced apparently by Pakistani hackers. The hacker group that calls itself 'Pak Cyber Pyrates' replaced the home page of the website with a page with content that denounces India's role in Kashmir. The official Southern Railways website moved to a new domain www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in back in 2010. Inactive websites are a soft target for hackers as they are not...
10:15 AM, Aug 07, 2012
Boston: More than 400,000 Yahoo user names and passwords were stolen and published on the Web, putting other websites at risk as well, after hackers exploited a vulnerability in Yahoo's computer systems. Some logins for Google, AOL and Microsoft services were among those compromised. The three companies said they required affected users to reset passwords for sites including Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, MSN and Live.com. Yahoo issued a statement apologising for...
12:53 PM, Jul 13, 2012
London: Some 4,50,000 Yahoo users' email addresses and passwords have been leaked because of a security breach, the company confirmed on Thursday, adding that just a small fraction of the stolen passwords were valid. The company said in a statement that an "old file" from the Yahoo Contributor Network was compromised Wednesday. Among the stolen emails and passwords were many from Yahoo's own email service along with those of other...
06:08 AM, Jul 13, 2012
Singapore: A previously unknown hacker group has posted online the details of 4,50,000 user accounts and passwords it claims to have taken from a Yahoo server. The Ars Technica technology news website reported that the group, which calls itself D33DS Company, hacked into an unidentified subdomain of Yahoo's website where they retrieved unencrypted account details. A Yahoo spokesperson in Singapore declined to comment. The affected accounts appeared to belong to...
04:41 PM, Jul 12, 2012
