Cyber experts fear escalation of attacks

19 May, 2013, 10:29 am IST General

Cybersecurity professionals know a myriad of ways hackers can try to wreak havoc on critical infrastructure or infiltrate corporations to steal or spy... More

Saudi Arabia says hackers sabotage government websites

18 May, 2013, 9:16 am IST General

Several government websites in Saudi Arabia were sabotaged in a series of heavy cyber attacks from abroad in recent days, disabling them briefly... More

Booming "zero-day" trade has Washington cyber experts worried

11 May, 2013, 10:31 am IST General

The proliferation of hacking tools known as zero-day exploits is raising concerns at the highest levels in Washington, even as U.S. agencies and defense... More

Prepaid debit cards: a weak link in bank security

11 May, 2013, 9:43 am IST General 1 Comments

A brazen gang of cyber criminals, who stole $45 million from bank ATMs in 27 countries, exposes an Achilles heel in the global financial industry: prepaid debit cards... More

Reuters editor charged with hacking: I was fired

23 Apr, 2013, 8:23 am IST General

A Reuters deputy social media editor accused of conspiring with hackers to deface a Los Angeles Times story said Monday he was fired... More

Major computer crash in SKorea; hackers suspected

20 Mar, 2013, 2:55 pm IST General

Computers networks at two major South Korean banks and three top TV broadcasters went into shutdown mode en masse Wednesday, paralyzing bank machines... More

Hackers target European governments via Adobe bug

28 Feb, 2013, 8:59 am IST General

Hackers targeted dozens of computer systems at government agencies across Europe in a series of attacks that exploited a recently discovered security flaw in Adobe Systems Inc's software More

Anonymous India hacks IIPM and 16 other URLs

18 Feb, 2013, 5:18 pm IST tech2 News Staff General 1 Comments

Anonymous India, in a recent protest against the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) blockade of 78 URLs that criticised private a MBA institution, More

Broadcasters blame zombie hack on easy passwords

15 Feb, 2013, 10:38 am IST General

Poor password security allowed hackers to broadcast a bogus warning on TV networks that the United States was under attack by zombies, broadcasters said... More

Norton Mobile Security for iOS released with improved user experience

30 Nov, 2012, 4:42 pm IST tech2 News Staff General 2 Comments

Today, Norton by Symantec released the latest version of its flagship mobile offering, Norton Mobile Security. More

From Sudan to cyber, secret war with Iran hots up

07 Nov, 2012, 10:04 am IST General

From a suspected Israeli airstrike in Sudan to cyber warfare in the Gulf and a drone shot down over Israel... More

Anonymous threatens to take down Facebook next week

02 Nov, 2012, 11:14 am IST Ramkumar Iyer Social Networking 6 Comments

If you’re the type who’s always on Facebook, next week might just turn out to be a bummer for you — hacker collective Anonymous is... More

U.S. defense chief calls cyberspace battlefront of the future

20 Oct, 2012, 9:17 am IST Social Networking

Cyberspace is the battlefield of the future, with attackers already going after banks and other financial institutions and developing the ability to ... More

WikiLeaks fundraising stunt draws Anonymous ire

13 Oct, 2012, 9:44 am IST Social Networking

A fundraising campaign by secret-busting website WikiLeaks has drawn the ire of the Anonymous movement, sparking an online spat which ... More

Cybergeddon preview screened, explores cyber risks

22 Sep, 2012, 4:44 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking 2 Comments

We attended the preview screening of Cybergeddon - An Anthony Zuiker movie yesterday. Zuiker, with Norton Symantec has attempted to uncap... More

Microsoft fixing security bug in Internet Explorer

21 Sep, 2012, 10:48 am IST Web services

Microsoft is releasing an update to its Internet Explorer browser to fix a security problem that could expose ... More

Security experts warn of bug in Microsoft's Web browser

18 Sep, 2012, 9:25 am IST Web services 1 Comments

Computer security experts are urging PC users to temporarily stop browsing the Web with Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer, saying a newly identified ... More

42 mn Indians hit by cyber crime in past 12 months: Norton Cybercrime Report

11 Sep, 2012, 5:38 pm IST Ramkumar Iyer Software

More than 42 million Indians were hit by cyber crime in the last 12 months, with a total of $8 billion recorded in direct... More

Cyber attacks grow increasingly "reckless,' U.S. official says

08 Sep, 2012, 9:45 am IST Software 1 Comments

Other nations are increasingly employing cyber attacks without "any sense of restraint," a top U.S. cybersecurity official said on Friday, citing "reckless" ... More

Hundreds more cyber attacks linked to 2009 Google breach

08 Sep, 2012, 9:39 am IST Software 1 Comments

The hacker group that attacked Google Inc in 2009 has launched hundreds of other cyber assaults since then, focusing on U.S. defense companies ... More