News for 'hacking'

Have You Heard About Timeboxing?

Have You Heard About Timeboxing?

Rediff.com6 May 2024

Why timebox? Most knowledge workers feel overburdened. Like The Joker in the Batman movies, we have all, at one point or the other, muttered to ourselves: 'So much to do, so little time.'

UK Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks, Coulson charged

UK Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks, Coulson charged

Rediff.com24 Jul 2012

Media baron Rupert Murdoch's top executive Rebekah Brooks and Premier David Cameron's former aide Andy Coulson, were on Tuesday charged along with six others with criminal conspiracy to hack into phones of individuals, taking the year-long phone hacking scandal to a new level.

China denies hacking Indian websites

China denies hacking Indian websites

Rediff.com6 Apr 2010

China on Tuesday dismissed reports that Chinese hackers have broken into top secret files of the Indian Defence Ministry and embassies around the world, saying that it was firmly opposed to hacking and regards it as an international crime.

CA student hacks Anil Ambani's IT account

CA student hacks Anil Ambani's IT account

Rediff.com13 Sep 2013

The 21-year-old woman, who has been doing her chartered accountancy articleship at Manoj Daga & Company in Hyderabad, was booked under relevant sections of Information Technology Act on September 7, after a preliminary investigation and faces arrest in the case.

Website of Indian consulate in Dubai hacked?

Website of Indian consulate in Dubai hacked?

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

According to The Gulf News, consulate officials, however, insist that the popular site has not been hacked, and that it is just a 'technical snag'.

Elderly Buddhist monk hacked to death in B'desh

Elderly Buddhist monk hacked to death in B'desh

Rediff.com14 May 2016

Assailants slit his throat sometime on Friday night, they said.

Kate Middleton's phone hacked 155 times, UK court told

Kate Middleton's phone hacked 155 times, UK court told

Rediff.com14 May 2014

Britain's royal family had their phone messages hacked several times, with Kate Middleton leading the list at 155 times, a court was told during the ongoing phone-hacking trial in London on Wednesday.

IM learnt hacking, says chargesheet

IM learnt hacking, says chargesheet

Rediff.com18 Feb 2009

The Indian Mujahideen militants underwent a special hacking training in Hyderabad and also purchased a radio signal detector and other equipment used for breaking into a computer from the United States, according to Mumbai police's chargesheet.

Twitter accounts of Anupam Kher, Ram Madhav, Kiran Bedi, Swapan Dasgupta hacked

Twitter accounts of Anupam Kher, Ram Madhav, Kiran Bedi, Swapan Dasgupta hacked

Rediff.com6 Feb 2018

Twitter said its, "Teams are working to resolve an issue affecting a small number of Indian users".

As data hacks rise, firms turn to bug bounty hunters

As data hacks rise, firms turn to bug bounty hunters

Rediff.com22 Jun 2021

Bug bounty hunters or independent ethical hackers are certified cybersecurity professionals or security researchers who crawl the web, scanning the systems for gaps through which hackers can sneak in and alert the companies, says Shivani Shinde.

JNU library website hacked, sends warning to 'anti-nationals'

JNU library website hacked, sends warning to 'anti-nationals'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

The website of Jawaharlal Nehru's Central library was on Tuesday hacked with a message displaying 'You are thinking that you will get Kashmir just by barking in the campus of JNU'.

NGT website hacked as revenge against surgical strike

NGT website hacked as "revenge" against surgical strike

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

The National Green Tribunal's website on Monday came under cyber attack with a grouping hacking it and posting profanities, claiming it was an act of "revenge" against Indian army's surgical strikes across the Line of Control.

Recipe: Traditional North Indian Jackfruit Pickle, Mango Pickle

Recipe: Traditional North Indian Jackfruit Pickle, Mango Pickle

Rediff.com15 May 2024

What tastes better with dahi-rice, dal-chawal or puris than the season's newly-made home pickle?

DC Vs GT: Who Bowled The Best Spell? Vote!

DC Vs GT: Who Bowled The Best Spell? Vote!

Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

The Delhi Capitals bowlers have come under the scanner for their poor death over bowling, but on Wednesday, they silenced critics with a sizzling display to bowl Gujarat Titans out for a paltry 89.

RSS worker hacked to death

RSS worker hacked to death

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

While the BJP slammed CPI-M for Monday night's murder of RSS worker, Sujit, the Marxist party has denied it, saying it was the fallout of a local incident relating to insulting a girl.

Maoists kill Chhattisgarh BJP leader 3 days before polls

Maoists kill Chhattisgarh BJP leader 3 days before polls

Rediff.com5 Nov 2023

The incident comes amid accusations by the opposition BJP of "targeted killings" of its workers in the run up to the polls.

Social-networking sites' hacking main worry

Social-networking sites' hacking main worry

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

About 50 per cent of respondents said they spent close to five hours on the Internet daily.

Hacking mobile phones has never been easier!

Hacking mobile phones has never been easier!

Rediff.com20 Feb 2013

Hacking has become relatively easier in the age of smart phones and sophisticated software, says Vicky Nanjappa

SC website down amid fears of hacking, restored hours later

SC website down amid fears of hacking, restored hours later

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

The website, which had turned "non-functional" from 11.35 am, became accessible only at 7.50 pm.

5 hacks for saving tax!

5 hacks for saving tax!

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

The wise pay their taxes on time and plan for it before time. That does not mean one has to necessarily go through the big fat books on taxes! Knowing a couple of hacks for saving tax can have it sorted for you.

Bastar: The Naxal Story Review: Bizarre

Bastar: The Naxal Story Review: Bizarre

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes Deepa Gahlot.

'Apple info vague': Govt orders probe into iPhone alerts

'Apple info vague': Govt orders probe into iPhone alerts

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

In his post, Vaishnaw said Apple has also claimed that Apple IDs are securely encrypted on devices, making it extremely difficult to access or identify them without the user's explicit permission.

UK phone-hacking: Cop, two journalists held

UK phone-hacking: Cop, two journalists held

Rediff.com19 Sep 2012

The arrests were made under 'Operation Elveden', which is investigating allegations of inappropriate payments to police and public officials by news organisations.

Schoolboy hacks Sirisena's website, requests to postpone exams

Schoolboy hacks Sirisena's website, requests to postpone exams

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

They urged the government to be more careful about cybersecurity and advised the president to hold a snap election.

Dominos' India website hacked, customer info leaked

Dominos' India website hacked, customer info leaked

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

The Indian website of popular pizza retailer Domino's (www.dominos.co.in) was hacked by a Turkish Hacker group that calls itself Turkish Ajan Hacker Group. Details of about 37,000 accounts, including names, phone numbers, email addresses, passwords and city details, were leaked, and the passwords have been released in plain text.

Over 100 govt websites hacked in 3 months

Over 100 govt websites hacked in 3 months

Rediff.com14 Mar 2012

A total of 112 government websites belonging to various state government agencies, Planning Commission and Finance Ministry were hacked in the three- month period ending February 2012, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Over 60% vote in Phase V of LS polls; highest in Bengal, lowest in Maha

Over 60% vote in Phase V of LS polls; highest in Bengal, lowest in Maha

Rediff.com21 May 2024

Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded on Monday in 49 constituencies in six states and two Union territories in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections, with Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir recording its highest-ever voting percentage.

Obama vows action against Russia over election hacks

Obama vows action against Russia over election hacks

Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

Russia stands accused by the US of hacking the emails of the Democratic Party and a key Hillary Clinton aide, which the Kremlin strongly denies.

SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

Pronouncing the judgement, Justice Khanna said the court has rejected all the petitions, including those seeking resorting back to ballot papers in elections.

US State Department's unclassified computer network hacked

US State Department's unclassified computer network hacked

Rediff.com17 Nov 2014

The United States State Department took the unprecedented step to shut down its entire unclassified email system over the weekend after its computer network was hacked.

Phone-hacking: Rebekah Brooks, husband get bail

Phone-hacking: Rebekah Brooks, husband get bail

Rediff.com13 Jun 2012

Rebekah Brooks, the former top executive of News International and a close aide of Rupert Murdoch, and her husband were bailed on Wednesday, along with four other persons charged with perverting the course of justice in connection with the phone hacking scandal.

Over a 1000 government websites hacked in 3 years!

Over a 1000 government websites hacked in 3 years!

Rediff.com7 May 2013

More than 1000 government websites belonging to various ministries and departments have been hacked in the last three years. Minister of State for Home RPN Singh on Tuesday said as per information reported to and tracked by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, a total of 303, 308, 371 and 48 government websites belonging to various ministries and departments were hacked up to March 2013.

Kapil Sibal's personal website hacked

Kapil Sibal's personal website hacked

Rediff.com30 Nov 2012

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal's personal website has been hacked and defaced by groups alleging Internet censorship and curbs on free speech.

ISRO says suspected hacking was a case of spam

ISRO says suspected hacking was a case of spam

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

ISRO Chairman Dr A S Kiran Kumar said there was no information loss following the alleged hacking of the website of the space organisation's commercial arm Antrix Corporation Ltd.

Ola employee reveals secret hacks to earn more money

Ola employee reveals secret hacks to earn more money

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

There are times when a customer books a cab and is charged for the ride, but the driver doesn't show up. It is one of the many hacks that cab drivers use.

Hindu man hacked to death in Bangladesh

Hindu man hacked to death in Bangladesh

Rediff.com30 Apr 2016

A Hindu tailor was hacked to death by machete-wielding Islamic State militants in his shop on Saturday in central Bangladesh.

Secular student activist hacked to death in Bangladesh

Secular student activist hacked to death in Bangladesh

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

Nazimuddin Samad, a masters student of the state-run Jagannath University's law department, was killed by suspected Islamist militants in Old Dhaka's Sutrapur area on Wednesday night.

Want to hack ethically? Take up this course!

Want to hack ethically? Take up this course!

Rediff.com6 Apr 2011

Here's a 5 day course on ethical hacking if you want to learn how to test, scan, hack, and secure your own PC.

Prime Minister's Office email hacked

Prime Minister's Office email hacked

Rediff.com10 Oct 2012

The email ID of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) handling the messages from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to the media was hacked on Wednesday, prompting the PMO to issue an advisory that the fake email coming with the subject line "my terrible situation" may be ignored.

Every woman deserves dignity, hurt by remarks on Mandi: Kangana amid row

Every woman deserves dignity, hurt by remarks on Mandi: Kangana amid row

Rediff.com26 Mar 2024

The Congress has been in the crosshairs after demeaning remarks on Ranaut and Mandi were posted on the social media handles of its leaders Supriya Shrinate and H S Ahir.