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Investors robbed of $11 mn Bitcoins in four years: Study

Last Updated: Saturday, January 31, 2015, 13:45

Frauds such as online ponzi schemes have skimmed at least $11 million in Bitcoin deposits from unsuspecting cyber customers over the past four years, a study says.

1 billion posts deleted in year-long Internet cleanup in China

Last Updated: Saturday, January 17, 2015, 20:05

Almost one billion pornographic and harmful posts in 2014 have been self-inspected and deleted by Chinese websites in an Internet cleanup operation.

Obama calls for stronger, standardised online data protection

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 11:01

US President Barack Obama has said that he will introduce a new legislation to step up and standardise data protection on the Internet, for guarding the identity and privacy of Americans from commercial interests.

Cyber crimes in India may double in 2015: Study

Last Updated: Sunday, January 4, 2015, 10:39

The number of cyber crimes in India may touch 300,000 in 2015, almost double the level of last year, causing havoc in the financial space, security establishment and social fabric, a study said.

Microsoft sues Indian company for technical support scam

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 09:32

Microsoft`s suit said that 3.3 million Americans fall victim to technical support scams every year and lose $1.5 billion.

Hacker develops way to copy fingerprints using digital camera

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 19:06

A member of Europe's oldest hacker collective, the Chaos Computer Club has claimed to have developed a method to copy fingerprints using a common digital camera.

'Cyber crooks scouting for vulnerabilities in Apple Pay'

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 15:43

Cyber criminals are looking at ways to exploit tech giant Apple's recently-launched digital payment solution Apple Pay, according to top cyber security solutions firm Trend Micro.

India logs 40% annual increase in cyber crime cases

Last Updated: Sunday, December 28, 2014, 09:36

Hacking, publication of obscene contents, credit card and banking frauds among other cyber crimes have registered an annual increase of more than 40 percent in the country in the past two years.

Sony threatens Twitter with legal action over hack

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 17:48

Sony Pictures has threatened Twitter with legal action unless it removes confidential material stolen from the movie company's computers that someone has posted on the social networking site.

Sony hacking an act of vandalism not war: Obama

Last Updated: Sunday, December 21, 2014, 22:45

President Barack Obama Sunday described the Sony hacking case as a costly act of "cyber vandalism", but did not call it an act of war and said the US is mulling whether or not to place North Korea back onto its list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Need to re-look at IT Act to counter cyber crime: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 18:20

Cyber crime has become a challenge and this needs to be addressed by taking a relook at the IT Act and revamping criminal laws, government told the Rajya Sabha Wednesday.

BJP questions AAP`s silence over Arunachal youth`s death

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 20:05

The BJP on Sunday staged a protest at Rajghat against the AAP-led state government, and questioned its "silence" over the death of an Arunachal Pradesh MLA`s son after being allegedly beaten up by some shopkeepers in Lajpat Nagar.