San Francisco: A hacker who stole close to 620 million user records from 16 websites has struck again, this time breaking into 127 million more records from eight more websites. According to a TechCrunch report late on Thursday, the hacker now has 18 million user records from travel booking site[Read More…]
Tag: Hacking
Millions of Fortnite players vulnerable to hacking: Researchers
New Delhi, Nearly 80 million players of the popular online battle game Fortnite are at increased hacking risk, said researchers from cyber security firm Check Point who discovered vulnerabilities that can give hackers access into user accounts. If exploited, the vulnerability would enable hackers purchase virtual in-game currency using the[Read More…]
Extratorrent.CC is shutting down forever!
In another news, a popular torrent indexing website, ExtraTorrent is closing down permanently. It is to be noted that previously many such torrent websites have been closed down. Although, clone websites to these have replaced them to serve the users. “ExtraTorrent with all mirrors goes offline.We permanently erase all data.[Read More…]
WannaCry: No compromise in ATMs clarifies RBI
Soon after the invasion by ransomware WannaCry which threatened the global security, the Reserve Bank of India has denied that it has asked banks in the country to shut down ATMs despite multiple conflicting reports on the same. The central bank’s spokesperson clarified, “The RBI has not passed any circulars[Read More…]
Ransomware threat: No serious impact in India
On Monday, the Centre said that India is not a victim of the ransomware attack, adding that the government is keeping a very close watch to ensure that these attacks can be addressed in an effective manner. “As far as this cyber issue is concerned, the Government of India is[Read More…]
WhatsApp can be hacked with just one photo
Twitter accounts of UNICEF, Forbes, Reuters and others hacked by Turkish govt supporters
Hundreds of Twitter accounts, including media outlets, celebrities, international aid organisations and political entities, appear to be hacked by a group supporting the Turkish government. The tweets from alleged hackers include a swastika, as well as the hashtags ‘Nazialmanya’ (NaziGermany) and ‘Nazihollanda’ (NaziHolland), which refers to the increasing diplomatic tensions between[Read More…]
Iran Crack Security Team hacks PTI’s official Twitter account
Official Twitter handle of Press Trust of India appeared to have been hacked on Wednesday evening. The news agency has around 1.8 million followers in the verified Twitter account. The Twitter handle was allegedly hacked by ‘Iran Crack Security Team’. And now, @PTI_News hacked… pic.twitter.com/O8a4s8KVKU — Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) February[Read More…]
IIT Madras site hacked, pro-Pakistan message posted on its page
The website of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras has been hacked and pro-Pakistan messages were posted on it that left its students in rude shock. The website apparently was hacked by one ‘Faisal 1337x’. Hackers put the photo of the famed joker from Batman movie “Dark Knight” in the[Read More…]
Internet giant Yahoo sued for gross negligence over massive hacking
Yahoo was sued on Friday by a user who accused it of gross negligence over a massive 2014 hacking in which information was stolen from at least 500 million accounts. The lawsuit was filed in the federal court in San Jose, California, one day after Yahoo disclosed the hacking, unprecedented[Read More…]