Security

15 Feb 2021
Researchers at the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) have identified loopholes in Clubhouse's data security protocol, which could potentially allow the Chinese government to access user data.

04 Oct 2020
Popular gay dating app Grindr is drawing flak for a rather careless vulnerability in its service, an issue that risked the privacy and security of millions of people using the platform.

30 Sep 2020
Amid growing cases of cyber-attacks and data breaches, Edureka, a renowned Bengaluru-based online learning platform, has been caught exposing personal user information.

25 Sep 2020
Instagram has fixed a major flaw in its application.

23 Sep 2020
Luxottica, the Italian parent of popular eye-wear brands like Ray-Ban and Oakley, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack.

21 Sep 2020
Often, security experts recommend two-factor authentication (2FA) as a way to add an extra layer of security to your online accounts and services such as Facebook and Instagram.

12 Sep 2020
Zoom has had plenty of security issues, but among all of them, Zoom-bombing has been a persistent one.

31 Aug 2020
Slack, one of the biggest players in the remote collaboration space, has fixed a major flaw in its service.

26 Aug 2020
Chinese smartphone maker TECNO, known for taking on the likes of budget players in emerging markets, has landed in a major controversy.

23 Aug 2020
A major security flaw has been flagged in Googe Drive, an issue that could easily be used by a hacker to trick you into downloading malware or ransomware.

21 Aug 2020
Gmail has been having a really bad time lately.

30 Jul 2020
Even after all the promises, video conferencing giant Zoom keeps running into security issues.

23 Jul 2020
Last week's massive Twitter hack left more than 100 high-profile accounts, including those of business magnates like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk, compromised.

21 Jul 2020
Fast chargers are a boon for people who prefer to power up their phones/laptops in quick and short charging sessions.

20 Jul 2020
In a major shocker, seven virtual private network (VPN) providers, all hailing from Hong Kong, have been caught leaking private data of their users.

19 Jul 2020
The Government of India has issued a notice to Twitter to get more details around how it became the target of a massive coordinated hack three days ago.

17 Jul 2020
Zoom video conferencing service has had plenty of trouble in keeping its platform safe from uninvited hackers and so-called 'Zoom-bombers'.

05 Jul 2020
A few days back, we reported the case of Chinese video app TikTok snooping on the clipboard of iPhones.

05 Jul 2020
A few days ago, the US declared Chinese giants Huawei and ZTE "national security threats" and barred its telcos from buying network equipment from them.

19 Jun 2020
In a worrisome development, the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, has revealed that all levels of the government as well as its private sector, including businesses providing essential services, are facing sophisticated state-sponsored cyber attacks.

15 Jun 2020
If you are planning on discussing private matters with someone, better start with keeping all the windows and doors shut.

14 Jun 2020
Microsoft is having a hard time getting a grip on Windows 10 issues.

09 Jun 2020
Japanese auto giant Honda Motor Company has been hit by a major cyber attack.

08 Jun 2020
As the world races to deploy contact-tracing apps to warn and isolate close contacts of COVID-19 positive individuals, Singapore is taking a completely different - and potentially concerning - route.

07 Jun 2020
Your WhatsApp-linked number, maybe even name and email address, could be leaking through Google Search.

05 Jun 2020
In a major shocker, more than 13,500 Vivo smartphones have been seized with the same International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number.

01 Jun 2020
Personal and financial data of more than 7 million users of BHIM, a government-backed peer-to-peer UPI payments app, has been leaked publicly.

01 Jun 2020
Bhavuk Jain, a techie hailing from Delhi, has bagged $100,000 (Rs. 75.50 lakh) bug bounty from Apple.

27 May 2020
In a bid to enable a hands-free shopping experience, Google is working to add a new capability into Assistant, a feature that verifies your voice to authorize a purchase.

23 May 2020
A few days back, a Google Home Hub owner reported a mysterious (and creepy) case of seeing footage from the Nest security camera of a stranger.

21 May 2020
A few days back, Google had announced the plan to update its browser Chrome with features like grouping tabs by topic and blocking resource-hungry ads.

17 May 2020
Edison Mail, the popular app that lets you manage multiple email services from a single place, has run into a major privacy issue - a bug compromising personal email accounts of many of its users.

11 May 2020
A major security flaw has been flagged in Intel's Thunderbolt port.

10 May 2020
This week, some notable developments were made in the world of technology, particularly in the consumer tech category.

08 May 2020
Like most of the world, South Africa is also under lockdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease.

07 May 2020
Unacademy, one of the biggest online learning platforms in India, has suffered a massive data breach.

06 May 2020
A few hours ago, a French cybersecurity expert and hacker under the alias "Elliot Alderson" claimed that Aarogya Setu, the official contact-tracing app of the Government of India, carries a security issue.

01 May 2020
In a major shocker, two critical vulnerabilities have been flagged in Google's all-new Chrome 81 browser.

27 Apr 2020
In a major shocker, researchers at CyberArk, a US-based cybersecurity firm, have flagged a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Teams, the work communication service that goes against Slack.

27 Apr 2020
From Kaspersky to Quick Heal, all antivirus programs take out malicious programs well before they compromise the whole PC.