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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Infosys' US arm accused of data breach affecting 57,028 cutomers

Infosys' US arm accused of data breach affecting 57,028 cutomers

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

Bank of America has named Infosys McCamish Systems as a source of a data breach that it said affected 57,028 customers, as per documents submitted to the Maine Attorney General in the US. Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) is an Infosys' step-down subsidiary. The notification, penned on behalf of Bank of America, describes the breach as an "external system breach (hacking)", while the information acquired has been mentioned as "name or other personal identifier in combination with: social security number".

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.

Woman worker killed, BJP cadres protest across WB

Woman worker killed, BJP cadres protest across WB

Rediff.com23 May 2024

As part of the protest, BJP workers burned tyres, blocked roads, and closed shops in Nandigram, alleging that Trinamool Congress-backed criminals were responsible for the killing of Rathibala Arhi, a saffron party worker in Sonachura village.

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.

Wimbledon PIX: Zverev, Djokovic, Rune cruise through

Wimbledon PIX: Zverev, Djokovic, Rune cruise through

Rediff.com5 Jul 2024

IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday.

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.

Your OTT Planner For Diwali Hols

Your OTT Planner For Diwali Hols

Rediff.com10 Nov 2023

Sukanya Verma gives you options from all the action promised on OTT this week.

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.

UK hacking: Another journalist arrested

UK hacking: Another journalist arrested

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

The British police on Tuesday arrested another journalist under an operation related to the phone-hacking controversy at the now defunct 'News of the World'.

IM hacked net connection of Navi Mumbai resident

IM hacked net connection of Navi Mumbai resident

Rediff.com8 Dec 2010

The Indian Mujahideen module, which sent the terror mail claiming responsibility for the Varanasi blast, had hacked into the broadband Internet connection of a Navi Mumbai resident.Police sources said that the Wireless Fidelity that was used to send the five-page email was traced to a house in sector 17, Vashi in Navi Mumbai.The house owner's insecure WiFI was hacked into, the sources said, adding the logger of the router has been disabled.

GenAI New Fuel For Cyber Threats

GenAI New Fuel For Cyber Threats

Rediff.com23 Apr 2024

India is among countries at the highest risk from cyber vulnerabilities caused by a new generation of GenAI technologies.

Hacking attempt on RBI website

Hacking attempt on RBI website

Rediff.com25 May 2012

Due to multiple requests received from the hacker's IP address, genuine entrants were unable to access the Reserve Bank of India website -- www.rbi.org.in.

Tharoor's Twitter account hacked, romantic tweets sent to Pak journo

Tharoor's Twitter account hacked, romantic tweets sent to Pak journo

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

The Twitter handle of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, one of the most popular Indian politicians on the networking site, was hacked on Tuesday and some wacky tweets were sent from it to a Pakistani journalist.

FBI, Apple investigate Jennifer Lawrence's nude photo hack

FBI, Apple investigate Jennifer Lawrence's nude photo hack

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

Pictures from the actress's iCloud account were shared by a hacker on various websites on Sunday, August 31.

ISIS 'Cyber Caliphate' hacks more than 54,000 Twitter accounts

ISIS 'Cyber Caliphate' hacks more than 54,000 Twitter accounts

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

In a security breach, ISIS militants have reportedly hacked tens of thousands of Twitter accounts.

How to secure your WhatsApp from getting hacked

How to secure your WhatsApp from getting hacked

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

It is very easy to hack your information as WhatsApp doesn't secure your data.

Now, get insured against being hacked on Facebook

Now, get insured against being hacked on Facebook

Rediff.com18 Sep 2012

The information privacy company is offering services to specifically protect against reputational damage, account jacking and ID theft, the Daily Mail reported.

UK phone-hacking scandal: Probe widens to The Times

UK phone-hacking scandal: Probe widens to The Times

Rediff.com2 Feb 2012

United Kingdom police has widened its probe into the phone hacking scandal to the most prestigious of Rupert Murdoch's UK papers, The Times, a top Labour MP said on Thursday.

There are mistakes: Plea in SC for review of EVM VVPAT verdict

There are mistakes: Plea in SC for review of EVM VVPAT verdict

Rediff.com13 May 2024

The review plea filed on May 10 said, "There are mistakes and errors apparent on the face of the impugned order..., and as such there are sufficient reasons which require review of the impugned order/judgment..."

Smartphones can be hacked with just one text: Edward Snowden

Smartphones can be hacked with just one text: Edward Snowden

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

Britain secretly obtained vast amounts of communications data from Pakistan to identify terrorists by hacking into routers in the country made by an American firm, according to whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Hacking: Indian-origin student in UK pleads guilty

Hacking: Indian-origin student in UK pleads guilty

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

Manchester-based Charantoor Kultar Singh, 22, was arrested by officers from the North West Hub of the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) on April 30 over the suspected hacking.

Was 26/11 funded through a phone hacking racket?

Was 26/11 funded through a phone hacking racket?

Rediff.com28 Nov 2011

A phone hacking incident which led to the arrest of four persons in Philippines has left investigators worried. This is because it has been now found out that the phones were being hacked to fund terror operations. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Was 26/11 funded through a phone hacking racket?

Was 26/11 funded through a phone hacking racket?

Rediff.com28 Nov 2011

A phone hacking incident which led to the arrest of four persons in Philippines has left investigators worried. This is because it has been now found out that the phones were being hacked to fund terror operations. Vicky Nanjappa reports.

Bangladesh blogger hacked in second fatal attack by extremists

Bangladesh blogger hacked in second fatal attack by extremists

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

A Bangladeshi blogger was on Monday hacked to death by suspected Islamists, a month after a prominent writer was killed in a similar attack in the national capital.

Class 11 student held for hacking girl's Orkut account

Class 11 student held for hacking girl's Orkut account

Rediff.com27 Oct 2011

Patna Police arrested Manoj Singh (name changed) for hacking the Orkut account of a student of Patna Women's College.

Hacked! A word of caution

Hacked! A word of caution

Rediff.com6 Jun 2011

It is extremely important to keep your eyes open and ensure you are not a victim

WikiLeaks reveals how CIA hacks YOUR phones, TVs

WikiLeaks reveals how CIA hacks YOUR phones, TVs

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

WikiLeaks has released what it termed as the biggest-ever leak of confidential documents from the Central Intelligence Agency, claiming the America's premier spy agency partnered with foreign intelligence agencies to turn TVs and smartphones into weapons for surveillance.