data
- Hyderabad
Cyberabad police bust gang involved in stealing data of 16.8 cr people
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police on Thursday claimed to have busted a gang that was allegedly involved in stealing and selling confidential personal data of 16.8 crore citizens in the country, and sensitive…
- Technology
Up to 300% spike in YouTube videos with malware to steal key users’ data
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers on Monday said they have discovered a massive 200-300 per cent spike in YouTube videos containing links to malware that can steal sensitive financial data from the computers.…
- Technology
1 Indian mobile user now consuming 19.5GB data on average a month
New Delhi: Average data consumption per user in India reached 19.5GB per user a month in 2022, which is equivalent to 6,600 songs, a report showed on Thursday. Mobile data traffic in…
- Technology
T-Mobile hacked again, 37 mn customers’ data exposed
San Francisco: US telecommunication provider T-Mobile has been hit again in a data breach, this time involving 37 million customers. This is the eighth time T-Mobile has been hacked since 2018. The…
- Business
Software company CircleCi says hackers stole customers’ data
San Francisco: Software company CircleCi, whose products are popular with developers and software engineers, has confirmed that some customers’ data were stolen in a data breach last month. Although the employee’s access…
- Business
Hackers exploiting ChatGPT to write malicious codes to steal your data
New Delhi: Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven ChatGPT, that gives human-like answers to questions, is also being used by cyber criminals to develop malicious tools that can steal your data, a report has warned.…
- India
SBI, ICICI Bank & HDFC Bank continue to be systematically important banks: RBI
New Delhi: The State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank continue to be identified as “Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs)”, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). SIBs are…
- World
WHO asks China to regularly share data on COVID-19 situation
United Nations: The World Health Organization has again urged China to regularly share specific and real-time data on the COVID-19 situation in the country, amid a surge in coronavirus cases after Beijing…
- India
Risk of data tampering in Assam’s NRC updation process: CAG report
Guwahati: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India have flagged the “risk of data tampering” in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam, due to “improper” software development related to data capture…
- Technology
Data of 6 lakh Indians sold on ‘bot’ markets for nearly Rs 490 each
New Delhi: As data-harvesting malware or bots flourish, data of at least 6 lakh Indians have been stolen and sold on bot markets and the average price for the digital identity of…
- Business
India more conscious than ever about its data usage: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the country is now more conscious of the fact that where and who processes its data. Speaking at the 7th Global…
- Business
Toyota admits 300,000 customers’ data was leaked for 5 years
Tokyo: Automaker Toyota has revealed that personal information of nearly 300,000 customers may have been exposed since July 2017. In a statement, the car maker said that e-mail addresses and customer management…
- India
Industrial production slips to 18-month low, contracts 0.8 pc in August: Govt data
New Delhi: India’s industrial production slipped to an 18-month low, contracting by 0.8 per cent in August, mainly due to a decline in output of the manufacturing and mining sectors, according to…
- Technology
Meta settles lawsuits with 2 firms engaged in scraping its data
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has settled a lawsuit for “significant sum” against two companies that were engaged in data scraping operations on its platforms. Israel-based BrandTotal and US-incorporated Unimania, agreed to…
- Technology
New Data Protection Bill to augment efficient usage of data by industry: Centre
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday said that the new draft of the data protection bill is being prepared to augment efficient usage of data since it would largely be used by…
