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.

BBC computer server 'was controlled' by Russian hacker

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 22:40

BBC, the world's largest and oldest broadcaster, reportedly fell victim to a Russian hacker who tried to sell access to the system to other cyber criminals over Christmas.

Quick tips to secure passwords revealed!

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 19:35

With increasing online threat to privacy, it has become very important to secure your important password and information online from hackers. And the secret to it is, it should be easy to remember and hard to guess.

Kate Middleton`s on phone-hacker`s `target` list: Prosecutor

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 01:16

British prosecutors say a private investigator convicted of phone hacking had Kate Middleton`s name on a list of potential targets.

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

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 14:28

Chinese hackers have been reportedly trying to monitor and gain access to the technology used by the US in developing military drones.

Researchers identify Chinese hacking group that attacks `high-value` targets

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 17:29

Researchers from security firm Symantec have reportedly unearthed a hacking group, based in China, which is believed to attack specific ` high-value` targets.

Syria Electronic Army hacks US Marines website

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 09:56

The SEA is a hacker group that claimed responsibility for disrupting the New York Times, social networking website Twitter and others media websites, Xinhua reported.

MTNL website attacked by Pakistani hacker

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 18:29

MTNL's website for Mumbai has been attacked by a suspected Pakistani hacker operating from Australia.

Goa govt to probe terror angle in hacking of websites

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 23:53

Goa government will investigate terror angle, if any, into the hacking of twelve websites of various state departments last weekend.

Pakistani hacker downs 13 Goa government websites

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 18:26

A hacker, allegedly from a Pakistan-based cyber group, has hacked several Goa government websites over the last few days, a government spokesperson said Monday.

Saudi Arabia e-security centre to prevent hacking

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 19:42

Saudi Arabia has set up a national e-security centre to protect the country`s e-system from hackers, a media report said Tuesday.

China`s `state-sponsored` hackers attack US again

Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013, 20:00

Chinese "state-sponsored" hackers have renewed attacks on the US, after a unit of the Chinese army was named in February as the source of many cyber attacks on US companies, a media report said.