Apple device IDs were stolen from Florida-based digital publishing firm
September 12th, 2012 - 4:15 am ICT by BNO News
ORLANDO, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- Identification numbers for more than one million Apple products that were posted online by hackers last week had been stolen from a Florida-based digital publishing firm, not ... Read more...
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NASA loses command codes to control space station
March 2nd, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (IANS) An unencrypted laptop computer stolen from NASA last year contained command codes used to control the International Space Station (ISS), media reports said.
The PC Magazine ... Read more...
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Clear norms will allow telcos to function more efficiently
February 1st, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Telecom operators would be able to function more efficiently if there is clarity in regulatory and tax issues, a study said Wednesday.It urged the government ... Read more...
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Sony says another 25m Playstation users may have been hacked
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Sony, who last week admitted that the personal details of 77m Playstation users may have been stolen by hackers, has again warned that almost 25 million extra gaming ... Read more...
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Cyber attacks on critical global systems rising
April 19th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 19 (ANI): Internet-based attacks on critical systems such as gas, power and water have increased around the world, a report suggests.Security firm McAfee surveyed 200 IT executives working for utility ... Read more...
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Millions of Americans caught in e-mail breach
April 5th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Irving, Apr 4(ANI): In what could be one of the largest data security breaches in history, the email addresses of potentially millions of Americans have been stolen from a Texas-based online marketing ... Read more...
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Brit security experts raise concern over Huawei’s links to Chinese military
March 6th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 6 (ANI): US officials have raised concerns about Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, a former member of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Security, after British Business Secretary Vince Cable backed a ... Read more...
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UK royal pair attack: Tory backbencher demands inquiry into security lapse
December 12th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.12 (ANI): A Tory backbencher has expressed shock over the recent student protest and attack on a Rolls-Royce carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, and demanded an independent inquiry ... Read more...
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US role in Mid_East stands discredited after WikiLeaks disclosures
November 29th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.29 (ANI): In what could discredit the US's role in the Middle East peace process, missions in Israel, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Egypt were asked to gather biometric information 'on ... Read more...
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Man pulled from flight for having an ‘atom bomb’ tattoo
November 18th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Airport security has recently been in the news for all the bad reasons these days. In a bid to protect innocent passengers, airports security agents have ... Read more...
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Wikileaks founder admits having sex with accuser
September 3rd, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Julian Assange, founder of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, has admitted he had sexual relations with one of two Swedish women who have accused him of sex crimes.
Assange said he ... Read more...
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Mumbai Crime Branch to enquire into attack on Abu Salem
July 25th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) The Crime Branch of the Mumbai police will investigate the attack on mafia don Abu Salem, allegedly by an aide of rival gangster Dawood Ibrahim, inside the Arthur ... Read more...
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Salem shifted to Raigad jail after attack on him (Lead)
July 25th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) After the attack on him by a member of Dawood Ibrahim's gang inside the Arthur Road Jail here, mafia don Abu Salem was shifted to the Taloja Central ... Read more...
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After attack, Abu Salem shifted to Raigad jail
July 25th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) A day after he was allegedly attacked by a member of Dawood Ibrahim's gang inside the Arthur Road Jail here, mafia don Abu Salem was shifted to the ... Read more...
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NYC Mayor Shrugs At iPad, AT&T Security Issue:Email Address Leak!
June 11th, 2010 - 2:14 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
The email address of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was leaked to the public because of a security breach problem in his new iPad, and AT&T service, but the billionaire ... Read more...
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More Fines For Toyota If Extra Security Breaches Are Discovered
May 11th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 11, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): More fines may be coming in the path of the Japanese auto giant, Toyota. It is already undergoing an unpleasant time. Ray LaHood, the American ... Read more...
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Currency directorate to be set up to contain faking
April 30th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) In an effort to contain counterfeiting of Indian currency, the government is planning to set up a directorate of currency (DoC) under the finance ministry to monitor ... Read more...
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Two security breaches in one day at IGI airport
March 28th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) A 65-year-old man, desperate to go on the Haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, jumped the emergency gate at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here in the ... Read more...
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Two agencies in US Department of Homeland Security lose 1,000 computers every year
February 26th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb. 26 (ANI): Two agencies in US Department of Homeland Security lose nearly 1,000 computers per year, new documents have revealed.According to documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, departments ... Read more...
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Elite US forces to counter Pakistani nuke hijacks: Report (Lead, Changing dateline)
January 17th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
London/Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) The US army is training a crack unit "to seal off and snatch back Pakistani nuclear weapons in the event that militants, possibly from inside the country's ... Read more...
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Tourists pack Taj Mahal, jam roads to Agra
January 1st, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 1 (IANS) Thousands of tourists, domestic and foreign, flooded Agra on the last day of 2009, causing hours-long traffic holdups that stretched to the next city. In the past week, ... Read more...
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Scientists writing foolproof computer security code
December 30th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) We often see websites asking us to key in wavy letters into a box to prevent computer robots from hacking into servers and databases. But these codes, which ... Read more...
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Investigations underway to discover truth behind Habib’s travel to Medina
December 27th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Dec.27 (ANI): Senior officials of Rajasthan Police have confirmed that investigations are on to ascertain all facts in the case of an Indian who travelled as a stowaway in a flight ... Read more...
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Secret Service report details 91 White House breaches
December 8th, 2009 - 11:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Dec 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An internal Secret Service report has come out which has revealed that since 1980, there have a record 91 security breaches. So the last months ... Read more...
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Secret Service counts 91 White House security breaches
December 7th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Long before a pair of gatecrashers penetrated the White House state dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Secret Service had counted 91 instances of security breaches ... Read more...
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White House tightens security to avoid ‘gatecrashing’ during holiday season
December 4th, 2009 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 4 (ANI): Following last week's embarrassing gate-crashing incident at President Obama's first state dinner, the White House is set to host 50,000 guests at 17 holiday parties and 11 ... Read more...
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iPhone Software Update 3.0.1: To Fix SMS Flaw
August 1st, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by GD
Here is the latest update from the Apple camp regarding the fate of the security loopholes that had been detected in the latest iPhone ranges. The initial announcements by the company had ... Read more...
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Bombs easily sneaked past government guards at high security US buildings: Report
July 9th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): An investigative arm of the US Congress has revealed that bomb parts were sneaked past guards and assembled inside several US government buildings by undercover agents.The Government ... Read more...
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‘Britain to use national identity cards to check illegal workers’
May 11th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, May 11 (IANS) Britain is set to eliminate the problem of illegal workers during the current decade through implementation of its ongoing project on issuing national identity cards to protect ... Read more...
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Twitterati should be aware of worms, warns experts
May 3rd, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Social networking site Twitter suffers security breaches, an expert has warned.According to Graham Cluley of antivirus firm Sophos, the microblogging site is prone to viruses created in the ... Read more...
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Serial-gatecrasher hired to secure Oscars!
February 22nd, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 22 (ANI): A professional gatecrasher, who sneaked into last years Oscars, has been hired to secure this years ceremony to fill in any security cracks.Scott Weiss will keep fellow ... Read more...
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25 most dangerous software coding errors that help cyber criminals revealed
January 14th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 14 (ANI): The US National Security Agency along with 30 organisations have put together a list of the 25 most dangerous coding mistakes in the world.
The list contains errors, ... Read more...
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Railway board approves enhanced security measures at stations
October 23rd, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Railway Board has approved the installation of enhanced security devices at railway stations considered to be "sensitive" and vulnerable to security breaches, parliament was informed Thursday."The ... Read more...
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E-passport launched, president gets one (Lead)
June 25th, 2008 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The government Wednesday launched electronic passports, with President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vice President Hamid Ansari becoming the first ones to receive the secure ... Read more...
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India launches e-passports, president gets it first (Lead)
June 25th, 2008 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) India Wednesday became the first major developing country to launch electronic passports that will act as a shield against fraudulent misuse and spur easier travel to other ... Read more...
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