LinkedIn probes theft of 6.5 mn passwords
June 6th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 6 (IANS) Professional networking website LinkedIn said it was investigating claims that 6.5 million of its users' passwords have been stolen and published on a Russian computer hacking ... Read more...
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Russia, Austria to boost anti-cyber crime cooperation
March 15th, 2012 - 4:26 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, March 14 (IANS) Russia and Austria have agreed to consolidate their cooperation against cyber crime by agreeing to have a common input for "enhanced global regulation".According to Austrian Interior ... Read more...
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Facebook in row over moderation process
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) Social networking website Facebook has been criticized for employing content moderators in the developing world and allowing them to access people's personal information, The Telegraph ... Read more...
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Abandon Cold War mentality, China tells US
February 6th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 6 (IANS) China Monday asked the US to abandon its "Cold War mentality" and cease making groundless accusations against Beijing, a foreign ministry spokesperson said.
Spokesperson Liu Weimin ... Read more...
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Over half of parents spy on kids on Facebook
July 21st, 2011 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) Over half of parents log on to social networking websites only to find out what their children are upto, a study has found.About 55 percent ... Read more...
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Scottish schoolgirls forced into net porn by boyfriends
March 8th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 8 (ANI): Delegates at a top-level conference on Internet security have been warned that Scottish schoolgirls are being forced by their boyfriends to pose for "Lolita-style" photographs, which circulate ... Read more...
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Half of Oz teens share personal data with strangers online
November 23rd, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 23 (ANI): A new study has revealed that half of Australian teenagers share their personal data online with strangers.Research conducted by Internet security firm McAfee also stated that cyber bullying ... Read more...
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Software to stop you writing e-mails when drunk
November 12th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 12 (IANS) A new software can now stop you writing e-mails or posting messages when you are drunk.The Social Media Sobriety Test poses a series of simple problems that ... Read more...
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Fans Of Justin Bieber Targeted By Facebook Scam
August 24th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is quite well known that teenage singing sensation Justin Bieber gets targeted by the gossip mongers much more than other celebrities and by now people ... Read more...
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1.5 mn Facebook profiles put up for sale
May 5th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 5 (IANS) A hacker has reportedly put 1.5 million stolen Facebook accounts up for sale on the black market, according to a media report Wednesday.
Researchers at Internet security ... Read more...
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Execute a cyber attack with kits for just $700!
April 20th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): Cybercrimes are no longer the domain of the tech-savvy-just splash out 700 dollars and one can buy an attack kit online, reveals an internet security report.Symantec, ... Read more...
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Cyber criminals targeting World Cup fans: Internet security firm
March 23rd, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23(ANI): An Internet security firm has revealed that football fans across the world are being targeted by cyber criminals in the run-up to the World Cup, which gets under way ... Read more...
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Kneber botnet virus affects 75,000 computer servers
February 19th, 2010 - 1:09 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Kneber botnet virus has affected around 75,000 computer servers worldwide. Around 2,500 business and government agencies around the world have been affected. Officials from the ... Read more...
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Australian businesses hacked over attacks on Indian students
February 11th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 11 (IANS) Hackers have attacked businesses in this Australian city in response to violence against Indian students, a media report said Thursday.
Computers at five Melbourne-based businesses were attacked by a ... Read more...
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China Based Hacking Institute Tracked And Closed Down By Police
February 9th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Shanghai, Feb 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a recent development that has got the IT industry sensitized, China has claimed to close what it thinks is the biggest academy for teaching ... Read more...
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How to block stealthy malware attacks
November 4th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Researchers from North Carolina State University have devised a novel way to block rootkits, one of the most insidious types of malware, preventing them from taking over computer ... Read more...
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White House creates new cyberspace watchdog
May 29th, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 29 (DPA) The White House Friday moved to stem escalating cyber crime as threats to Internet security and wireless technology grow at an alarming pace.
US President Barack Obama announced ... Read more...
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‘Cyber criminals can buy personal identities for less than a can of cola’
April 14th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 14 (ANI): With a rise in cyber frauds, criminals can now purchase full personal identities for "less than a can of cola", according to an Internet security firm.The annual Symantec ... Read more...
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Britain’s teens say they would commit cyber crimes for money
April 3rd, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 3 (ANI): A new study has warned that Britain is breeding a generation of computer hackers with one in three teenagers admitting that they would commit cyber crimes for money.According ... Read more...
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Worst virus in years infects 6.5 mn computers
January 17th, 2009 - 8:51 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 17 (DPA) A computer virus attack that has infected more than 6.5 million Windows PCs this week is one of the worst in years, internet security firm F-Secure said ... Read more...
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Weakness in Internet security uncovered
December 31st, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 31 (ANI): The Internet digital certificate infrastructure has a weakness that may be exploited by attackers to forge certificates that are fully trusted by all commonly used web browsers, ... Read more...
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Computer scientists crack Internet security of the future
November 1st, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 1 (ANI): Dutch researchers have shown that the so-called McEliece encryption system, a candidate for the security of Internet traffic in the age of the quantum computer in future, ... Read more...
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Cyber crime rising alarmingly in Middle East
July 17th, 2008 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 17 (IANS) Internet users in the Middle East are under increasing threat from cyber crimes, prompting large spending on web security, WAM reported Thursday quoting experts. Web threats peaked in ... Read more...
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New security patch software tackles major internet security breach
July 9th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 9 (ANI): Computer giants like Microsoft, Sun, and Cisco are distributing new software to tackle a major security glitch in the internet addressing system.The flaw was such that it ... Read more...
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Global cyber security experts meet in Kuala Lumpur
May 20th, 2008 - 3:05 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Kuala Lumpur, May 20 (DPA) More than 100 government officials and cyber security experts from around the world gathered Tuesday in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur for a summit aimed at discussing ... Read more...
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Mumbai Police, Google show kids safe way to use Internet
March 5th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) A campaign by Mumbai Police and Google to educate people about safe Internet usage to prevent exploitation of children has covered 15,000 students within a fortnight of its ... Read more...
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