Chinese hackers cracked US federal govt. website on first day of shutdown

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 11:30

Chinese hackers reportedly exploited the Federal Election Commission`s website on the first day of US government shutdown.

Australia police, central bank websites hacked

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 15:36

The websites of the Australian Federal Police and the Reserve Bank of Australia have been the victims of an apparent cyber attack, with reports on Thursday blaming Indonesian hackers.

Microsoft releases emergency fix for Office bug

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 19:52

Microsoft has reportedly released an emergency fix after hackers exploited an undetected bug in its Office software to infect the PCs of its users with spammed Word documents.

Anonymous calls for Internet blackout on April 22 to protest CISPA

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 17:04

Anonymous has called for an Internet protest on Monday, April 22, to protest the "illogical and terrorizing bill", reports The Huffington Post.

Pakistan hackers deface AIADMK websites

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 13:59

Pakistan based hackers seem to be targeting websites connected to ruling AIADMK party in Tamil Nadu by hacking two sites - aiadmkallindia.org and jayatv.tv.

Syrian hackers claim Obama Facebook, Twitter accounts

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 09:23

A Twitter spokesman said in a tweet that "The @BarackObama Twitter account was not compromised; their link shortener was."

Quick Heal detects virus that demands a USD 300 ransom

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 19:45

Ramsomware, a kind of malicious software, is designed to block access to a computer until a certain sum of money is paid. Generally, it targets individuals.

UK set to employ computer hackers for cyber defence force

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 20:32

Britain plans to recruit convicted computer hackers to a newly set up cyber defence force if they pass security vetting, the head of the unit said on Tuesday.

`Ethical` Pak hackers attack Google Malaysia

Last Updated: Saturday, October 12, 2013, 11:01

A team of ` ethical` Pakistani hackers have reportedly attacked Google`s Malaysian domain, and made the site inaccessible to users for a day.

Microsoft awards hacker $100,000 for exposing bugs

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 17:50

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it is paying a well-known hacking expert more than USD 100,000 for finding security holes in its software, one of the largest such bounties awarded to date by a high-tech company.

Chinese hackers went into overdrive to steal US drone technology: Report

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 18:27

Manager of threat intelligence at FireEye, Darien Kindlund, who monitored the espionage, said that the Chinese campaign is the largest to be solely focused on drone technology.