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Trump Gave CIA More Power to Orchestrate Covert Cyber Operations Against Rivals: Report

In 2018 Donald Trump gave more power to the CIA to conduct cyber operations targetting several countries China and North Korea

6 hours ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

Ukraine Hacker Arrested for Selling Confidential Government Database for Cryptocurrency

Amid increasing cyberattacks on government agencies, Ukraine cyber police arrested a hacker for selling sensitive information

3 days ago

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Technology

US Did Launch a Cyberattack Against Russia in 2018 After Presidential Election, Confirms Trump

Donald Trump takes the pride that the US launched a cyberattack against Vladimir Putin's Russia in 2018 after knowing the fact about their meddling into the 2016 election

4 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

Joker Android Malware Finds New Trick to Sneak Past Security Wall in Google Play Store

11 apps in question were removed by Google from the Play Store after CheckPoint informed about the malware risk

6 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

FBI Chief Slams China for Espionage Threats Against US, Warns of Chinese Hacking Activities

Among 5,000 active FBI counterintelligence cases in the US, about half are related to China, said Christopher Wray

7 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Technology

Banks' Cyber Risks Rise as COVID-19 Spurs Digital Trends: Moody's

Moody's report says banks are facing a growing risk of cyber-attacks amid coronavirus pandemic as there is a shift to digital banking and remote working

7 days ago

By IANS

Coronavirus

A member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards checks a missile inside an underground depot in an undisclosed location, Iran, in this handout photo released by the official website of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on March 8, 2016

Technology

What Is Kinetic Cyber Attack? Experts Claim Digital Strike By Foreign Force Caused Iran Explosion

Iranian officials claimed that the blast was caused by a gas leak, experts claimed the reason was different

10 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Tech & Trend

Google Removes 25 Android Apps From Play Store That May Have Stolen Your Facebook Login Details

These 25 apps had a total of over 2 million downloads and mostly offered services like wallpaper management, screenshot editor and weather

11 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Facebook

Tech & Trend

'FakeSpy' Returns Targeting US, China, UK, Japan, But Expert Alerts About Pre-Installed Malware Threat

Researchers found preinstalled malware on more than 7.4 million Android devices, when FakeSpy, an old Android malware returned targetting several countries

11 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

This Dangerous Chinese Hackers Group and a Defense Contractor Are Connected, Reveals New Finding

Researchers at a global security firm established a link between APT15 malware and Tianhe Defense Technology, a Chinese defense contractor

13 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

Australia Boosts Cybersecurity Amid Growing Foreign Attacks

The Australian government announced the allocation of $928 million to strengthen their cybersecurity amid suspicion of meddling and espionage by foreign countries

15 days ago

By IANS

Technology

Cybersecurity: Obscure Indian Cyber Firm Spied on Politicians, Investors Worldwide

Aspects of BellTroX's hacking spree aimed at American targets are currently under investigation by U.S. law enforcement

18 days ago

By IBTimes SG Desk

Technology

TikTok Still Snooping Around Your Copied Texts, iOS 14 Security Feature Reveals

Despite promising to stop the app from reading users' pasteboard, TikTok is still reading the copied texts but will stop soon

19 days ago

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Technology

East European Hackers Steal Over $200M from Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Targeting US, Japan

CryptoCore, believed to operate out of Eastern Europe, is now the second group which repeatedly targeted cryptocurrency exchanges during the past few years

21 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

Hackers on Prowl: Cybercriminals Target Indonesia Govt Coronavirus Database, 200 US Police Agencies

Hackers have targeted Indonesia government database on COVID-19 test-takers and 200 police departments, and other law enforcement agencies in the US

24 days ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Technology

Philippine Journalist Sued Again for Cyber-Defamation

The prosecution relied on the fact that a typographical error was corrected in 2014, for alleging the 'republication' of it and avoid the pitfall of retroactivity

26 days ago

By IANS