'Given the proportion of the global leak, it is very likely that the data of Indian citizens might be on the dataset.'
Gaming and cyber security experts suggest how kids and parents can stay aware to fight the growing threats and miscreants who act from behind the screen.
17-year-old Tejasvi Manoj becomes TIME's Kid of the Year 2025 for protecting seniors from cyber fraud.
Refusal to share his mPIN cost the businessman his life.
The answer lies in how your memory works over time.
The Delhi high court has protected the personality rights of Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, restraining websites and online platforms from illegally using his name or images for commercial gain without his consent.
The average Indian fraudster isn't an outsider exploiting security loopholes. He's usually a man between 26 and 45 years of age, working in operations or procurement, with more than six years at the organisation.
Non-resident Indians (NRIs) haven't gone big on the Indian stock market story despite the post-pandemic boom. While domestic participation through mutual funds (MFs) and dematerialised accounts has soared, NRI participation figures show limited signs of a similar rise.
We propose an expert group be set up to form a national strategy on digital fraud. This group would bring together skills in financial regulation, security economics, cyber defence, and public communications, and an understanding of the Indian financial and security systems. It should lay the foundations of a coordinated approach by the Indian State in fighting digital fraud, suggest Ajay Shah and Nandkumar Saravade.
'123456' is the most common password used by people on the Internet.Obscenities, names of fast cars and even ncc1701 -- the ship number for Star Trek's Starship Enterprise -- have made it to the list of top 500 worst passwords of all time.Compiled by Whatsmypass.com, the list features passwords most commonly used by Internet users.And topping the list of the most common password is 123456, followed by 'password' in second place.
Maharashtra Cyber has issued advisories to various state government departments, including police, to take precautionary steps to avoid cyber attacks after the credentials of many of these departments were found on the darknet. The departments include the Maharashtra Public Service Commission, the Directorate General of Information and Public Relations (DGIPR), the Electricity Department, Maha DBT, among others. Maharashtra Cyber has also written to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) recommending blocking of Wikipedia and Proton Mail platforms under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act for failing to comply with specific police directives.
In today's rapidly evolving digital payment landscape, security concerns remain a top priority for stakeholders across sectors.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked a crypto-currency scam accused to disclose the username and password of his bitcoin wallet to the Enforcement Directorate and cooperate with the investigation in the money laundering case against him.
A woman coach with the Sports Authority of India's National Boxing Academy in Rohtak has been accused of sexual harassment by a minor pugilist
After Apple's high profile iCloud fiasco, Google is the latest cybercrime victim with Russian hackers posting usernames and passwords of close to five million Google accounts online.
More than one million cybersecurity incidents were flagged within 10 days.
Instead of typing your password, you may only have to think about it, thanks to a new wireless headset device developed by researchers.
The tax department conducts about 100-150 "full blown" searches and surveys in a financial year, and this enforcement action is not aimed towards the common taxpaying individual or entity.
Regularly monitor your account for any suspicious activity. Keep your devices updated with the latest security patches to prevent vulnerabilities. Ensure the physical wallet you use is stored securely to avoid loss or theft.
Many users continue to use rather predictable passwords to protect themselves online.
A single security lapse could lead to complete wipe out of your crypto assets in seconds, with no recovery in sight, warns Nikhil Sethi.
The smartest homes are not the ones that dazzle with tech, but the ones that disappear into your daily life while quietly elevating it.
While it's important to acknowledge what happened, try to focus on the present and what you both can do to nurture your relationship moving forward, advises relationship coach rediffGURU Kanchan Rai.
The study was published in the journal Neurocomputing.
Forget smarts or cheek, there's little novelty to be found in Jewel Thief's juvenile script, barring its now free usage of the F-word to make it sound all hip and adult, observes Sukanya Verma.
Meyerle says that cartridges can be programmed with a password to match the purchaser's gun when they are sold, reports New Scientist.
Credit card usage over phone will need an additional security layer from Tuesday, as the RBI has made it mandatory for customers to get a single-use password from their banks for every such transaction.
A biometric sensor in a laptop or tablet computer scans the unique pattern of veins in a person's palm to verify their identity, the Telegraph reported.
Web giant Google is researching to build a more secure hardware device which in future can be used to login to a computer or an online account, thus eliminating the need for a password.
The taxman asked users to secure their password with at least eight characters in length and a combination of lower case, upper case, numeric and special characters.
Obvious passwords put nearly one in five computer users at risk from online fraud or identity theft, says a survey by computer security firm McAfee.
Stay firm yet respectful, and over time, they will have to adjust, advises rediffGURU Kanchan Rai, founder of the Let Us Talk Foundation.
The advisory has asked government staffers to delete such an e-mail if received in their inbox.
A key Google password system that controls access by millions of users worldwide to almost all of the company's web services, including e-mail and business applications, was stolen when the search engine was hacked in an attack emanating from China, according to a media report.
In a significant order, the Supreme Court has restrained the Enforcement Directorate from accessing and copying content from electronic devices seized during searches against Santiago Martin, also known as the 'lottery king', his relatives, and employees.
Scammers sometimes misuse personal information collected during tax preparation, leading to identity theft or unauthorised financial transactions.
The firm's security experts, including an Indian, are set to publish their findings next month, the Daily Mail reported.
'Aamir is really competitive. I feel that also keeps him young.'
Facial Recognition Technology will be deployed to counter celebrity-bait scams.
Passwords are most insecure, says a study
