Google sent 12,000 warnings to users about state-backed attackers during July-September

This included between 100 and 500 warnings to users in India during the period.

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· Nov 28, 2019 · 12:57 pm

What happened when the Kudankulam nuclear plant was hacked – and what real danger did it pose?

Despite what social media posts suggested, the attack wasn’t on life-threatening critical infrastructures. But it should be a wake-up call to plug all holes.

Kartik Palani

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Prashant Anantharaman

· Nov 20, 2019 · 06:30 am

WhatsApp confirms new threat for some Android and iOS users from malicious video files

An Indian government agency rated the severity level of the vulnerability as ‘high’.

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· Nov 17, 2019 · 07:24 pm

Kudankulam cyber attack: Russian diplomat says New Delhi has assured Moscow that plant is secure

Indian officials also said that measures have been put in place to prevent such incidents from repeating.

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· Nov 13, 2019 · 08:55 am

Kudankulam cyber attack: North Korean hackers stole technology data, analysts tell The Quint

IssueMaker Labs said the attack was not intended to cause destruction, but only to extort confidential data and do reconnaissance.

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· Nov 07, 2019 · 11:19 am

Kudankulam plant cyber attack: DMK chief calls for an inquiry, asks officials to explain breach

DMK President MK Stalin said the episode revealed the lack of adequate safety measures at the nuclear power plant.

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· Oct 31, 2019 · 08:11 am

There was malware in computer at Kudankulam plant, confirms Nuclear Power Corporation

This came a day after NPCIL rejected reports that its Russian-built reactors in Tamil Nadu had suffered a cyber attack.

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· Oct 30, 2019 · 07:56 pm

Shashi Tharoor asks government to explain alleged cyber attack at Kudankulam nuclear plant

Officials at the power plant, however, denied the claim, which was made by a Twitter user.

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· Oct 29, 2019 · 03:31 pm

Instagram influencers’ data leaked online, traced to Mumbai-based marketing firm

The photo-sharing app said it was looking into the breach of a database containing more than 49 million records.

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· May 21, 2019 · 06:23 pm

WhatsApp discovers spyware that targets phones through its voice call function

The company asked users to upgrade to the latest version of the app after discovering the malware.

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· May 14, 2019 · 03:18 pm

Quantum computing could be a cyber security threat in the future

Major advances in computing technology could break most modern encryption – but not for a few years.

Dorothy Denning, The Conversation

· Dec 29, 2018 · 11:30 pm

United Kingdom fines Uber £3,85,000 over 2016 data breach that affected millions of customers

The cyber attack had led to the theft of names, email addresses and cellphone numbers of 5.7 crore riders around the world.

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· Nov 27, 2018 · 06:26 pm