'This looks more like a terror attack'

'They (the ransomware attackers) are not after any VVIP data.''Had that been the case, they would have quietly installed a different malware.' IMAGE: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences,......

Govt websites hit by outage, cyber security chief says not hacking

Over a dozen official websites including those of defence and home ministries were today hit by an outage which was blamed on hacking but the national cyber security chief maintained it was caused......

Right to privacy is deeply linked to national security

Admittedly, EVMs too have a UID number and any convergence of data can make the secret ballot system a party of history, warns Dr Gopal Krishna in the 5th part of his series against Aadhaar.......

Centre may hire US, Israel firms for terror intel

In an effort to boost the country's cybersecurity mechanism after the Pathankot terror attack, the government is planning to tie up with international cyber surveillance experts. According to......

REVEALED! Banks are most vulnerable to cyber threats

Nearly 22 per cent of the cyber attacks which took place in the country in 2018 were on the banking sector. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The banking system needs to prepare itself to......

Sectors that top cybercriminals' list in India

Govt, telecom, defence sectors most attacked by cybercriminals Cybercriminals are increasingly targetting sensitive information from sectors including government, utilities and defence to access......

IT watchdog investigating breach in ATM heist

Hackers broke into two card processing companies, raising the balances and withdrawal limits on accounts that were then exploited in coordinated ATM withdrawals around the world. The Indian......

'Need 400,000 people to address cyber security'

Gulshan Rai, director general of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team and coordinator of the committee on cyber laws, says the team is gearing up to address the increasing mobile Internet......

10 Youth Shows You Must Watch On OTT

Ever so often, when cop-and-gangster shows or family drama on OTT start getting audiences restless, streaming platforms trot out 'youth' content, to lasso back the wandering teen and young adult......

Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley Review: Agatha Christie Redux

Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley is fun in parts, discovers Deepa Gahlot. There have been unofficial Hindi film adaptations of Agatha Christie's novels, like Gumnaam and Dhund, but......

The Best Of Yash Chopra On OTT

In recent years, Yash Chopra has been labelled King Of Romance, when in fact, his best film, Deewar (1975) did not have a chiffon-clad heroine dancing in the snow. Unfortunately, it is not......

The Actor Who Corrected Dilip Kumar!

During rehearsals, when Dilip Kumar improvised, Gulshan Grover was quick to point out that he had got the lines wrong. Had death not snatched him away on July 7, 2021, Dilip Kumar would have......

South Asian Games: Gold rush continues for India

Swimmers led the gold rush as India bagged a rich haul of 33 medals, including 17 yellow metals, to leave other countries far behind on the ninth day of the 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka on......

SAG: Indian shooters clinch nine medals

Continuing with their blazing form, Indian shooters had a rich haul of five gold, three silver and one bronze medal on the sixth day in the 11th South Asian Games on Wednesday. Imran Hasan Khan......

South Asian Games: India rule roost with 8 medals

India added four gold, two silver and two bronze to their swelling medal kitty to rule the roost at the end of day five in the 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka on Tuesday. India now have 15 gold,......