Laser can hack driverless cars

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 17:07

A laser pointer kit that costs less than 40 pounds can be used to hack self-driving cars and render them immobile, a security researcher has claimed.

Cyber hacking: US plans sanctions against China

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 22:43

The US is planning to impose "a package of unprecedented sanctions" on Chinese individuals and organisations involved in cyber-economic espionage and series of attacks on American networks to steal sensitive business and trade secrets, a media report said here Monday.

US busts hacking/insider trading ring

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 03:03

An international team of computer hackers and stock traders was charged with pocketing more than $100 million in illicit profits based on stolen market-moving financial information, US officials announced Tuesday.

New hacks strike at heart of mobile innovations

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 17:25

As fierce competition leads to rapid innovation in the smartphone market, hackers have pounced on cracks in defenses of developments on devices at the heart of modern lifestyles, experts say.

Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4 mn vehicles after Jeep hacked

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015, 23:05

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles issued a safety recall for 1.4 million US cars and trucks Friday after hackers demonstrated that they could remotely control their systems while they are in operation.

Smartwatches open new hacking risk: Study

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 21:59

The surging market for smartwatches opens up new ground for hackers, according to researchers who found vulnerabilities in all the devices they tested.

Wipro holds hackathon for its smart techies

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015, 21:09

Wipro Ltd held a brain-storming two-month-long internal virtual hackathon for its techies to develop mobile and web-based applications (apps), the global software major said on Thursday.

US lawmaker blames China for cyber attack against US government

Last Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2015, 23:19

"It was not done to steal credit card information," he added. "It qualifies as espionage, and it raises all sorts of issues that we need to deal with."

Lufthansa says some frequent flyer accounts hacked

Last Updated: Friday, April 10, 2015, 22:20

Lufthansa said hackers had managed to break into the accounts of some of its frequent flyers and use their miles to make purchases, just two weeks after British Airways suffered a similar attack.

Amazon's Twitch says its site may have been hacked

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 09:00

Amazon Inc`s Twitch unit said on Monday there may have been unauthorized access to some of its user account information, according to the live streaming gaming network`s official blog.

'CIA sought to hack Apple iPhones from earliest days'

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 19:31

CIA researchers have worked for nearly a decade to break the security protecting Apple phones and tablets, investigative news site The Intercept reported on Tuesday, citing documents obtained from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Lenovo website breached, hacker group Lizard Squad claims responsibility

Last Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2015, 09:39

China`s Lenovo Group Ltd website was hacked, the company said on Wednesday, days after the U.S. government advised Lenovo customers to remove a pre-installed virus-like software, "Superfish", on laptops that makes the devices more vulnerable to attacks.