Valentine Day- an important event on the cyber criminals’ calendar

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!“Love on Valentine day can not only leave you with a broken heart but broken/infected computer also”, jokingly said Mr. Neeraj Aarora, a cyber law expert. It has now become customary, to send emails, e-cards and messages via internet to [...]

Searched Engine allegedly hacked by Iranian Hackers

The most popular Web search engine in China, Baidu.com, was attacked by a group of hacktivists identifying themselves as the Iranian Cyber Army. The hackers hijacked the domain’s DNS records and pointed it to a server under their control. Baidu is a Chinese search engine established in 2000. According to the Alexa traffic ranking, the [...]

The CITIBANK hacking traced via traffic on ISPs previously used by the Russian Gang

Though the CITIBANK and FBI are in denial mode, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) suggests that the FBI is supposedly looking into a computer-security breach targeting Citigroup Inc. that resulted into tens of millions of dollars being siphoned from the customers account. A Russian Business Network (RBN), a notorious gang behind several hacking incidents is [...]

Mobile without valid IMEI Number are a threat to National Security

Mobile phones have grown to be indispensable to our life. It has done wonders to stay us connected 24×7. India is being recognized as the fastest growing mobile phone market in the world. However, the same mobile phones may also sometime pose a threat to national security. It is estimated that there are around 30 [...]

Ghaziabad Changing Room Incident Shines Spotlight On Video Voyeurism

The arrest of famous store room owner at Ghaziabad for allegedly planting secret camera to make clippings of the female customer while using the trial room has shown adverse impact upon our concept of privacy. The peeping cameras are becoming technologically advanced, tiny and easily available at cheaper prices. They can be planted secretly with [...]