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Topic: hackers

WikiLeaks Assange accused of conspiring with ‘Anonymous’ hackers

According to the US Justice Department, the indictment doesn’t add new charges against Assange but broadens the conspiracy allegations against him.

Pakistani cyber actors compromised 4 Indian Railways computers: Intelligence Bureau letter

A letter sent to the Railways last month said 4 computers in use at different offices have been attacked by malware through a process called spear-phishing.

US probe into Delhi firm unravels hacker service that spied on journalists, advocacy groups

The hackers were usually hired by private investigators and middlemen in Israel, US & Europe, but their ultimate clients were often law firms or corporations.

Small IT firm in Delhi ran one of world’s ‘largest’ hacker-for-hire services: Reuters expose

Based in West Delhi, BellTrox InfoTech Services run by Sumit Gupta is under investigation by US law enforcement authorities. It reportedly spied on judges, politicians and even investors.

Vietnamese hackers targeted key Chinese officials to access coronavirus information

Chinese officials & diplomatic missions have come under repeated attack online from hackers trying to gain access to pandemic information.

Pakistan-linked hackers pose as Indian govt, carry out cyberattacks under Covid-19 cover

This hacker group has targeted Indian diplomats in the past to collect sensitive data like emails, passwords and location data.

Hackers target top WHO officials while they struggle to tackle coronavirus

The WHO’s security team has seen an increasing number of attempted cyber-attacks, some from suspected nation-state hackers, on officials since mid-March.

Iran-linked group govt tried to hack emails of a US presidential campaign, says Microsoft

Microsoft’s announcement comes amid concerns that the 2020 US election faces the same dangers as the Russian hacking and social-media effort in 2016.

WhatsApp hack reveals an uncomfortable truth about encryption

WhatsApp's encryption system was pointless as the Israeli made-spyware had access to messages, camera, microphone and the phone screen.

The WhatsApp hack was possible because cyber warfare is a lawless land

WhatsApp was hacked by a software developed by Israeli firm NSO, which is a small part of the unregulated environment of hackers, developers & sovereign govts.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.