Cybersecurity

Indian Researcher Gets Rs 4.6 Lakh Reward For Discovering Bug In Uber App

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 16, 2019

Global ride-hailing giant Uber has recently fixed a hacking bug found by Indian cybersecurity researcher Anand Prakash which allowed hackers to log into anyone's Uber account.

BlackBerry To Offer Cybersecurity For Future Jaguar Land Rover Models

Edited By Seshan Vijayraghvan | Thursday September 5, 2019

Jaguar Land Rover and technology firm BlackBerry today announced the expansion of the companies' corporate partnership to develop next-generation intelligent vehicles for the carmaker.

Backend Vulnerabilities Found in Top 5,000 Free Android Apps: Report

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 13, 2019

Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and The Ohio State University studied only applications in the Google Play Store.

Automakers Warm Up To Friendly Hackers At Cybersecurity Conference

Reuters | Monday August 12, 2019

The conference provides a rare opportunity for enthusiasts to learn about car hacking, a resource-intense research field that requires specialized knowledge and lots of preparation.

Chinese Government Hackers Suspected of Moonlighting for Profit

Reuters | Thursday August 8, 2019

One of the most effective teams of Chinese government-backed hackers is also conducting financially-motivated side operations, cybersecurity researchers said on Wednesday.

Apple's AirDrop, Wi-Fi Password Sharing Features Could Leak Your Phone Number: Report

Jagmeet Singh | Friday August 2, 2019

Once Bluetooth is turned on, Apple devices are claimed found to broadcast device details, such as phone status and Wi-Fi status.

New Cars Vulnerable To Hacks That Could Leave Thousands Dead: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 2, 2019

A consumer advocacy group has warned that automakers are rolling out new vehicles increasingly vulnerable to hackers, which could result in thousands of deaths in the event of a mass cyber attack.

Marcus Hutchins, WannaCry 'Hero', Freed After Guilty Plea Over Banking Malware

Associated Press | Saturday July 27, 2019

A British cybersecurity expert who admitted writing and selling malware was spared prison Friday by a judge who said the misconduct was outweighed by his help in stopping a worldwide computer virus in 2017.

"Wizard" Hacked Personal Data Of Practically Entire Bulgarian Population

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 22, 2019

Call it mother of cybercrimes but a hacker has more or less broken into the entire population of Bulgaria -- hacking personal data of more than five million of the total seven million residents.

New Ransomware Found Exploiting Former Windows Zero-Day Flaw

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 6, 2019

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Kaspersky have uncovered new encryption ransomware named Sodin (Sodinokibi or REvil) that exploits a recently discovered Windows vulnerability to get elevated privileges in an infected system.

Broadcom Said to Be in Advanced Talks to Buy Symantec

Reuters | Wednesday July 3, 2019

Broadcom is in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity firm Symantec, Reuters reported citing people familiar with the matter.

Aadhaar Is Very Well Protected, Cybersecurity Chief Rajesh Pant Says

ANI | Saturday June 22, 2019

National cybersecurity coordinator Lt Gen (retd) Rajesh Pant has said that Aadhaar is very well protected and that there was nothing to worry about.

What Akamai's 'Zero Trust' Approach to Cybersecurity Really Means

Jagmeet Singh | Tuesday May 28, 2019

Akamai is not only offering the zero trust model to its enterprise customers, but it is also adopting the same approach within its own organisation.

Firefox Maker Fears DarkMatter 'Misuse' of Browser for Hacking

Reuters | Tuesday March 5, 2019

Mozilla is considering whether to block cybersecurity firm DarkMatter from serving as one of its Internet security gatekeepers after a report linked the UAE-based firm to a cyber-espionage programme.

India-Born Cyber Tycoon Jay Chaudhry Climbs Into World's Richest Club

Indians Abroad | Ben Stupples, Bloomberg | Saturday March 2, 2019

Decades before he joined the ranks of Silicon Valley's super rich, Jay Chaudhry lived with his parents in a Himalayan village without running water.