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Google Disrupts Massive Proxy Network That Hijacked Millions of Smartphones, PCs for Cyberattacks
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and its partners announced the disruption of one of the world’s largest proxy networks last week. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that it was able to successfully take down IPIDEA, one of the most notorious proxy networks that has been operating in the shadows for quite some time.
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AI Agents Open Door To New Hacking Threats
Cybersecurity experts are warning that artificial intelligence agents, widely considered the next frontier in the generative AI revolution, could wind up getting hijacked and doing the dirty work for hackers.
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Harsha Bhogle Raises Alarm On 'WhatsApp Hijacking' Scam, Shares Safety Tips
He shared a personal anecdote about a relative who recently fell prey to the scam, while boarding a flight.
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Chaos In Red Sea, War In Gaza: How Somali Pirates Are Exploiting The Perfect Storm
It was in 2017 when Somali pirates hijacked the Comoros-flagged Aris 13 - their last major attack before a periodof relative calm. Years later, the threat has returned with full force.
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India Deploys Second Guided-Missile Destroyer In Gulf Of Aden Amid Pirates' Threat
The Indian Navy has deployed a second frontline ship in the Gulf of Aden to augment its anti-piracy mission, following the hijacking of a Malta-flagged cargo vessel by pirates.
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Gujarat Court Sets Aside 2019 Order That Sentenced Businessman To Life
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday quashed and set aside a 2019 order of a NIA court sentencing a businessman to life imprisonment for leaving a hijack threat note on a Mumbai-Delhi flight in 2017
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Russian Crypto Scammers Targeting YouTube, Google Researchers Warn
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has identified malicious scams thriving on the platform. Scammers are trying to hijack YouTube channel credentials from people, to use these hacked channels to peddle crypto scams and other malicious content.
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Man Threatens To Hijack Planes From Bhopal, Indore, Take Them To Pakistan: Report
Police have detained a 34-year-old man for allegedly threatening to hijack planes from Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal and Indore airports and take them to Pakistan, an official said today.
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No Greater Threat To Human Rights Than Terror: US Kashmiri Pandit Group
There is no greater threat to human rights and civil liberties than terrorism and radical extremism, a prominent American organisation representing Kashmiri pandits have told a US Congressional Commission, asking it not to be hijacked by politically motivated witnesses.
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Mumbai Businessman Gets Life In Jail For Hijack Scare On Jet Flight
A special National Investigation Agency court in Ahmedabad today sentenced a Mumbai-based businessman to life in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 5 crore on him for leaving a hijack threat note on a Jet Airways plane in October 2017.
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Google Disrupts Massive Proxy Network That Hijacked Millions of Smartphones, PCs for Cyberattacks
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and its partners announced the disruption of one of the world’s largest proxy networks last week. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that it was able to successfully take down IPIDEA, one of the most notorious proxy networks that has been operating in the shadows for quite some time.
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AI Agents Open Door To New Hacking Threats
Cybersecurity experts are warning that artificial intelligence agents, widely considered the next frontier in the generative AI revolution, could wind up getting hijacked and doing the dirty work for hackers.
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Harsha Bhogle Raises Alarm On 'WhatsApp Hijacking' Scam, Shares Safety Tips
He shared a personal anecdote about a relative who recently fell prey to the scam, while boarding a flight.
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Chaos In Red Sea, War In Gaza: How Somali Pirates Are Exploiting The Perfect Storm
It was in 2017 when Somali pirates hijacked the Comoros-flagged Aris 13 - their last major attack before a periodof relative calm. Years later, the threat has returned with full force.
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India Deploys Second Guided-Missile Destroyer In Gulf Of Aden Amid Pirates' Threat
The Indian Navy has deployed a second frontline ship in the Gulf of Aden to augment its anti-piracy mission, following the hijacking of a Malta-flagged cargo vessel by pirates.
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Gujarat Court Sets Aside 2019 Order That Sentenced Businessman To Life
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday quashed and set aside a 2019 order of a NIA court sentencing a businessman to life imprisonment for leaving a hijack threat note on a Mumbai-Delhi flight in 2017
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Russian Crypto Scammers Targeting YouTube, Google Researchers Warn
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has identified malicious scams thriving on the platform. Scammers are trying to hijack YouTube channel credentials from people, to use these hacked channels to peddle crypto scams and other malicious content.
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Man Threatens To Hijack Planes From Bhopal, Indore, Take Them To Pakistan: Report
Police have detained a 34-year-old man for allegedly threatening to hijack planes from Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal and Indore airports and take them to Pakistan, an official said today.
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No Greater Threat To Human Rights Than Terror: US Kashmiri Pandit Group
There is no greater threat to human rights and civil liberties than terrorism and radical extremism, a prominent American organisation representing Kashmiri pandits have told a US Congressional Commission, asking it not to be hijacked by politically motivated witnesses.
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Mumbai Businessman Gets Life In Jail For Hijack Scare On Jet Flight
A special National Investigation Agency court in Ahmedabad today sentenced a Mumbai-based businessman to life in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 5 crore on him for leaving a hijack threat note on a Jet Airways plane in October 2017.
