Beware! Your digital life is under threat
It’s a dangerous place out there in the Internet world. Recently, Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel were aghast to find their State…
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FBI chief slams Apple, Google over phone encryption
The FBI director has criticized the decision by Apple Inc to encrypt iPhone 6, other smartphones data along with Google to make it…
How to hide data on smartphones, from iPhones to Samsungs and more
Apple Inc got a lot of attention last week when it released a new privacy policy along with a declaration that police can't get to…
How to set a super tough P@$$w0rd the easy way
With reports suggesting that millions of email accounts, primarily in Russia and including at least 5 million Gmail accounts, have…
Sony says Playstation users’ data safe after recent attack
Sony said hackers had taken down its PlayStation Network without compromising its 53 million users' personal data, while the FBI…
Scientists hack into Gmail with 92 per cent accuracy
Scientists have developed a novel method that allowed them to successfully hack into Gmail with up to 92 per cent accuracy.
A…
Smartphone gyroscopes may allow phone snooping
Your smartphone can be used to eavesdrop on private conversations using the device's internal gyroscopes, scientists warn.…
Gmail, Yahoo make phone number mandatory for new email ids
World's most popular free email providers Gmail and Yahoo have made telephone number mandatory for creation of new email addresses…
Better password security: 7 ways to fortify them
Rarely does a week go by without news of another hacking incident. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that a Russian crime…
Russian hackers steal 1.2B passwords
Russian hackers have stolen 1.2 billion user names and passwords in a series of Internet heists affecting 420,000 websites,…