The PIL said that vulnerability in the Android applications...
Category:
Technology
Latest
Govt to probe e-scooter maker Ola Electric over service, product standards
Following a review of Ola's responses, the agency asked BIS to...
NBSL launches NPS contributions via payments app
NPCI BHIM Services (NBSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of National...
Star Health confirms data breach, Hacker ‘selling 57.5 lakh insurance premium records for $150K
“We acknowledge that we were the victim of a targeted malicious cyberattack, resulting in unauthorized and illegal access to certain data. We make it absolutely clear that our operations remain unaffected, and all services continue without disruption,'' Star Health...
Internet subscribers in India reach 969.6 million, average revenue per user grows
The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,199.28 million to 1,205.64 million in the April-June quarter, registering a growth of 0.53 per cent over the previous quarter, said TRAI New Delhi: The total number of Internet subscribers in India...
TikTok sued by 13 US states and DC, accused of of harming younger users
TikTok said on Tuesday that it strongly disagreed with the claims, “many of which we believe to be inaccurate and misleading,” and that it was disappointed the states chose to sue “rather than work with us on constructive solutions to industrywide challenges” TikTok...
Cyber Risks: Frequency of large claims (>€1mn) up 14%, severity increase 17% in H1 2024
Worldwide, the average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high in 2024 of $4.9mn. In comparison, the average data breach costs in Japan, South Korea, ASEAN, and India are $4.19mn, $3.62mn, $3.23mn, and $2.35mn respectively, according to IBM's Cost of a Data...
No digital labour platform perfect to ensure gig workers’ welfare in India: Report
The report by Bengaluru-based Fairwork India, spearheaded by the Centre for IT and Public Policy (CITAPP), International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B), in association with Oxford University, assessed the 11 platform against five principles:...
NSE Clearing warns investors, clearing members against fake communication
These fake circulars and letters, featuring the unauthorized use of NSE Clearing's logo and letterhead, have been circulating, asking individual investors to make payments concerning their allegedly frozen investment accounts New Delhi: NSE Clearing Ltd, an arm of...
The dark side of technology: AI-driven cyberattacks call for upgraded security measures
In September 2024, insurer firm Star Health experienced a significant breach that exposed the sensitive health information of its clients on Telegram chatbots. "Cyber criminals today are not operating manually; they are using AI to automate attacks. They are using...
Data privacy is a major concern for insurance industry: LIC CEO
(LtoR) Siddhartha Mohanty, CEO and MD, Life Insurance Corporation and Satyajit Tripathi, Member (Distribution), IRDAI at an event organised by Pune based National Insurance Academy in Mumbai IRDAI’s methods for monitoring companies and intermediaries have evolved,...
Cyberattack cripples entire IT system of U’khand
Nikita Khandelwal, director, ITDA Information Technology Development Agency, said, "During scanning on October 2, it was found that the machine has been affected by malware, so as a precaution we have shut down our data centre, due to which all applications have been...
DoT combats Cyber-frauds: Central system to stop spoofed calls to be commissioned shortly
This system is being deployed in two phases: first, at the TSP level, to prevent calls spoofed with phone numbers of their own subscribers; and second, at a central level, to stop calls spoofed with the numbers of subscribers from other TSPs New Delhi: The Department...