Here are a few tips that will help you keep your online information safe from prying eyes on the Internet.
Money mule scam has put bankers on alert. Banks have decided to sensitise their customers against phishing and money mules. At a meeting held at the Indian Banks' Association on Wednesday, leading banks, including ICICI and HDFC, have decided to send communications to customers in this regard.
Messaging services are becoming increasingly vulnerable to fraudulent attacks called smishing
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Danti is highly focused on diplomatic entities. It may already have full access to internal networks in Indian government organisations.
US-based McAfee, Inc., leading global company in intrusion prevention and risk management solutions, on Thursday announced the launch of its new 2006 versions of security products in India.
To ensure taxpayers are able to shield their e-filing against any fraudulent activity, the Income Tax Department on Monday introduced a new facility called e-filing vault.
The Android version of Bitdefender Family Pack 2018 is useful, especially the anti-theft feature.
Internet users are likely to face various forms of virus outbreaks in the year 2005, according to a forecast by an anti-virus firm.
Tehelka founder editor Tarun Tejpal's interim bail was on Friday extended by the Supreme Court till July 1 when it will hear his regular bail plea in a sexual assault case.
A report Tuesday from Gartner Inc., a technology analyst firm, estimates that 3 million US consumers were victims of ATM and debit-card fraud in the past year.
The year 2004 has been the year of the computer virus. As many as 30 virus outbreaks marked the year, a record-high when compared to previous years, says a study conducted by anti-virus specialist Trend Micro.
Park is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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Sumit Bhattacharya lists what the leaked WhatsApp conversations reveal about the man named Arnab Goswami, and a certain PDG.
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It said the ransomware called 'WannaCry' or 'WannaCrypt' encrypts the computer's hard disk drive and then spreads laterally between computers on the same LAN.
Here are six ways your online account can be hacked into, and some simple yet effective ways to protect your Internet avatar.
Norton report says Indians putting themselves at risk over Wi-Fi usage
The number of cyber crimes in India could touch 3,00,000 in 2015
Taking bank lottery scam to a new level, scamsters are using the name and picture of RBI chief Raghuram Rajan to lure gullible people into making a cash deposit of Rs 15,500 to get a winning amount of Rs 5.50 crore.
Third parties can be used to launder the proceeds of fraud schemes by criminals who gain illegal access to deposit accounts by recruiting them as 'money mules'
The RBI plans to increase e-smart facility.
The department has suggested taxpayers to validate and include in the 'white/safe list' of their respective inboxes the official handle of the department -- 'DONOTREPLY@incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in', so that it does not land in the spam or junk folder of the taxpayer.
Chillr App allows users to send money to any contact in phone books.
For online fraud, approach cyber cell and file a complaint.
These malicious apps are capable of locking the victim's device.
'As far as Kashmir is concerned, a 'solution' was very much in play, and had brought endemic violence across the Jammu and Kashmir regions very much under control before the disruptive adventurism of the present regime resulted in a limited and localised escalation.'
The step had been taken to lend the required 'authenticity' to electronic communications.
The government has asked all central and state departments and ministries to stop using private email services for official communication and instead use indigenous services provided by NIC, to prevent "misuse" or "leakage" of classified data.
Many servers that host government websites are plagued by various problems like obsolete software and poor secure coding, making them vulnerable to cyber attacks, a study has said.
'In restaurants, the waiter takes your card and then comes back with the machine. Don't allow that.' 'Let him come to you with the machine and then enter the card and the PIN yourself.'
The deadly virus has been identified as 'AndroidSmssend' and it can acquire as many as four aliases to hoodwink the user and perpetrate its destructive activities on a personal Android enabled phone.
Fraudsters duplicate SIM cards to hack into bank accounts.
Do not share your passwords or personal information with anyone.
Like Air India, there have been recent cyber attacks on some major airlines, including one in Canada, and a global airlines alliance
Citizens won't have faith in Digital India if their hard-earned money is looted by cyber criminals and cyber fraudsters from banks.
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