A crime that takes place online is a cyber crime. Those who commit such crimes are called cyber criminals. Cyber criminals often commit cyber crimes by attacking computer networks or devices. According
Another day, another global malware attack made possible by a Microsoft security hole. Once again, attackers used hacking tools developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), which were stolen and subsequently
Each year thousands of Internet users become victims of a cyber crime that leaves them out of pocket. Research from Kaspersky Lab reveals that over half (52% ) of Internet users who’ve
As Yahoo’s embattled email service suffers through a slew of bad news, some users are finding it hard to leave. The company says it disabled its automatic email forwarding system at the
Hackers claim to have personal details of more than 37 million cheating spouses on dating website Ashley Madison and have threatened to release nude photos and sexual fantasies of the site’s clients
In a major security breach, the website of the Indian space agency’s commercial arm Antrix Corporation has been hacked, a senior official admitted on Sunday. “Home page of our commercial division (Antrix)
The chief of the US federal hiring office resigned on Friday after massive computer hacks at the agency that put the personal data of more than 22 million Americans at risk, including
A hacker shut down four New Jersey Internet gambling sites for half an hour last week and threatened more cyber-attacks over the holiday weekend unless a ransom was paid using the online
U.S. intelligence chief James Clapper said on Thursday that China was the top suspect in the massive hacking of a U.S. government agency that compromised the personnel records of millions of Americans.
Pakistani rights campaigners have urged Islamabad to take action to protect the privacy of its citizens after leaked top-secret documents appeared to show British intelligence had gained access to almost all the
Sony Pictures Entertainment objected to the online release by WikiLeaks Sony Corp’s Sony Pictures Entertainment objected to the online release by WikiLeaks on Thursday of a searchable database of more than 30,000
Hackers, most likely from China, have been spying on governments and businesses in Southeast Asia and India uninterrupted for a decade, researchers at Internet security company FireEye Inc said. In a report