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College pals from China are among most prolific hackers in the world ever, FBI says

According to the US, the duo worked to further the goals of China’s Ministry of State Security, stealing foreign military secrets and targeting opponents of China.

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.

On Camera

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.