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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.

Kandhamal violence worsens; two hacked to death

Kandhamal violence worsens; two hacked to death

Rediff.com3 Oct 2008

Two persons were hacked to death by unidentified persons in the sensitive Tumudibandha area of Orissa's riot-hit Kandhamal district, official sources said on Friday.District Collector of Kandhamal Krishan Kumar said that the killings took place at Sindhupanka village in the Tumudibandha police station area late on Thursday night.Nobody was arrested and efforts were on to capture the culprits, sources said.

Cameron to be quizzed over phone-hacking scandal

Cameron to be quizzed over phone-hacking scandal

Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

British Prime Minister David Cameron will be grilled by Parliament on Wednesday about a phone-hacking scandal that has rocked the British establishment. Cameron cut short his visit to Africa on Tuesday to join parliamentarians in debating the phone-hacking issue and answer lawmakers' scrutiny over his links to Rupert Murdoch's media empire in a special session of House of Commons.

British top cop resigns over phone-hacking scandal

British top cop resigns over phone-hacking scandal

Rediff.com18 Jul 2011

Britain's most senior police officer Paul Stephenson, facing criticism over police handling of a phone-hacking scandal that has rocked British politics, has resigned over his links to a News of the World executive arrested in the case. Paul has faced criticism for hiring former News of the World executive Neil Wallis, who was questioned by the police team investigating the hacking case, as his personal adviser.

IT firms take cover against hacking

IT firms take cover against hacking

Rediff.com17 Oct 2003

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".

Phone-hacking probe: Ex-editor of NOTW arrested

Phone-hacking probe: Ex-editor of NOTW arrested

Rediff.com2 Aug 2011

The police probing the phone-hacking issue on Tuesday arrested Stuart Kuttner, former managing editor of the now defunct News of the World tabloid of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, marking the 11th arrest in the case.

US Centcom Twitter account hacked by pro-IS group

US Centcom Twitter account hacked by pro-IS group

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

The US government is seriously looking into the hacking of social media accounts of the military's Central Command, the White House said.

FIR registered over hacking of Amrita Rai's email account

FIR registered over hacking of Amrita Rai's email account

Rediff.com2 May 2014

Delhi Police today registered an FIR on a complaint filed by TV anchor Amrita Rai alleging hacking of her email account and posting of malicious content on social media with an intention to outrage her modesty.

FutureBazaar website hacked, down for 48 hours

FutureBazaar website hacked, down for 48 hours

Rediff.com22 Dec 2010

Future Group's plans to boost on-line sales has come across a cyber hurdle with its flagship e-commerce portal FutureBazaar being hacked and rendered dysfunctional for the last two days.

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.

Rooney among new phone-hacking claimants

Rooney among new phone-hacking claimants

Rediff.com21 Apr 2012

Football star Wayne Rooney and former Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie are among a new group of 46 people suing over alleged phone-hacking by Rupert Murdoch's News of the World newspaper, court documents showed on Friday.

Facebook rewards 10-year-old Finnish boy for hacking Instagram

Facebook rewards 10-year-old Finnish boy for hacking Instagram

Rediff.com4 May 2016

A 10-year-old Finnish boy has received a $10,000 reward from Mark Zuckerberg for spotting a bug in Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram, becoming the youngest hacker to receive a cash reward from the social media giant for hacking its own products.

US officially accuses Russia of election-related hacking

US officially accuses Russia of election-related hacking

Rediff.com8 Oct 2016

"The US Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organisations," said a joint statement issued by the Department of Homeland Security and Director of National Intelligence.

Honour killing: Now mother hacks girl to death

Honour killing: Now mother hacks girl to death

Rediff.com29 Jun 2010

In yet another case of suspected honour killing, a 16-year-old girl was hacked to death in the Bhadoi district of Uttar Pradesh by her mother who disapproved of her relationship with a neighbour, a senior police officer said in Bhadoi on Tuesday.

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.

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.

Google hacking allegations very serious: Hillary

Google hacking allegations very serious: Hillary

Rediff.com3 Jun 2011

As of now there has been no impact on the US government policy.

Housing.com site hacked within a week of Yadav's sacking

Housing.com site hacked within a week of Yadav's sacking

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

Less than a week after its CEO and co-founder Rahul Yadav was sacked, realty portal Housing.com's website was hacked on Monday.

RSS worker hacked to death in Kerala

RSS worker hacked to death in Kerala

Rediff.com12 Nov 2017

The victim, Anandan, 23, was riding a motorcycle when he was attacked by the CPI-M workers in a car. Though he was rushed to hospital, his life could not be saved, police said.

'People with links to terror outfit hacked Kiss of Love FB page'

'People with links to terror outfit hacked Kiss of Love FB page'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

The organisers of the controversial 'Kiss of Love' event against moral policing have claimed that their Facebook page and accounts of at least 5 persons linked with it have been hacked.

China calls US the real hacking empire

China calls US the "real hacking empire"

Rediff.com9 May 2013

Claims to be a victim of cyber attacks that were originated in the US.

Pippa Middleton has 3,000 photos stolen in massive hack

Pippa Middleton has 3,000 photos stolen in massive hack

Rediff.com24 Sep 2016

The pictures, which are believed to be genuine, are said to include images of the socialite, 33, at a wedding dress fitting and naked ones of her fianc, James Matthews.

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.

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..."

Trump tells Russia to hack Clinton's 'missing' emails

Trump tells Russia to hack Clinton's 'missing' emails

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

Trump refuted allegations that Putin is helping him out in this presidential elections, by first hacking into their emails and releasing them.

World's first hack-free software 'developed'

World's first hack-free software 'developed'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2011

The 'seL4' microkernel has been developed by a team led by Australia's ICT Research Centre of Excellence's spinout company -- Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs).

Hours after attack of bloggers, publisher hacked to death in B'desh

Hours after attack of bloggers, publisher hacked to death in B'desh

Rediff.com31 Oct 2015

A Bangladeshi publisher, who worked with slain atheist writer and blogger Avijit Roy, was on Saturday hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Dhaka, shortly after two secular bloggers and another publisher of Roy were attacked in a separate incident.

Haywood's computer may not have been hacked: Cops

Haywood's computer may not have been hacked: Cops

Rediff.com11 Aug 2008

Investigations into the threatening email sent prior to the Ahmedabad serial blasts have revealed that it is unlikely someone hacked into the suspected American national's computer to send the message, police said on Monday. "We asked some private consultants regarding the email and the general opinion was that it is unlikely that Ken Haywood's computer was hacked to send the message," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Hemant Karkare said.

'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.

Lanka describes hacking incident as 'cyber terrorism'

Lanka describes hacking incident as 'cyber terrorism'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2013

Sri Lanka on Tuesday described hacking of the ministry of media and information's website as an act of 'cyber terrorism'.

IS terrorists in Bangladesh hack Hindu priest, Buddhist leader to death

IS terrorists in Bangladesh hack Hindu priest, Buddhist leader to death

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

Shymanondo Das, in his mid 50s, was hacked by three motorcycle-borne assailants when he was plucking flowers for morning prayers at a garden in the Radhamodon Gopal Moth premises in Jhenaidah, said Jbahar Ali Sheikh, additional superintendent of police in Jhenidah.

Systems hacked at 2,500 organisations

Systems hacked at 2,500 organisations

Rediff.com18 Feb 2010

The hacking, which extensively comprised information of 68,000 corporate login credentials and online banking sites, was discovered in late January, according to US-based computer security firm NetWitness.

Data breach: Defence personnel among 16.8 cr citizens whose personal info is hacked

Data breach: Defence personnel among 16.8 cr citizens whose personal info is hacked

Rediff.com23 Mar 2023

A massive data breach that has implications for national security was unearthed by the Cyberabad Police in Hyderabad, who arrested seven people of a gang allegedly involved in the theft and sale of sensitive data of the government and important organisations, including details of defence personnel as well as the personal and confidential data of about 16.8 crore citizens.

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.'

Websites of 50 US lawmakers hacked

Websites of 50 US lawmakers hacked

Rediff.com29 Jan 2010

The hackers posted a mocking, obscenity-laced screed against President Barack Obama after he delivered his State of the Union address on Thursday.

Will EC throw EVM hacking challenge at all-party meet?

Will EC throw EVM hacking challenge at all-party meet?

Rediff.com4 May 2017

The date of the proposed challenge, an official said, would be decided after the all-party meeting.

Chinese 'attackers' hack Indian embassy's website

Chinese 'attackers' hack Indian embassy's website

Rediff.com18 Apr 2010

The website of the Indian embassy in Moscow has been attacked twice by Chinese hackers, prompting the mission to boost its cyber security.

Bangladesh professor hacked to death near his home

Bangladesh professor hacked to death near his home

Rediff.com23 Apr 2016

Rajshahi University professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, 58, was murdered within 50 metres of his residence in the country's northwestern city of Rajshahi, police said.

Websites of DU, IITs, AMU hacked, pro-Pak message displayed

Websites of DU, IITs, AMU hacked, pro-Pak message displayed

Rediff.com25 Apr 2017

The hacker group, which identified itself as 'Pakistan Haxors Crew (PHC)', said, 'nothing deleted or stolen. Just here to deliver my message to Indians'.