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Topic: Phishing

Move over, Jamtara. Most fake customer care numbers registered in Bengal, says cyber firm study

Study by Bengaluru-based cybersecurity firm CloudSEK analyses 20,000 fake customer care numbers. Report, released Friday, says Delhi and Uttar Pradesh tied for second spot.

Hackers sending govt officials phishing mails for T-20 World Cup bets, claims cybersecurity firm

Sectrio, cybersecurity division of telecom analytics firm Subex, said it has found at least 20 emails targetting seniors in govt, manufacturing, oil & gas, healthcare & utility sectors.

‘Sabka Number Ayega’—Netflix’s Jamtara Season 2 will make you wary of sharing OTP

It's Season 2 of Jamtara. Both the conmen and the conned have learnt their lessons from the past.

Indian children rank best in coping with online risks, finds survey

UK-based cybersecurity firm says India has 30% stronger online safety education programs than the global average.

Hacked, phished, bamboozled — how cyber criminals conned 4 former Karnataka DGPs

Former Karnataka DGP Shankar Mahadev Bidari is the latest to be targeted, with hackers allegedly attacking his email ID & reaching his contacts with requests for financial aid.

Unknown nation-state hackers targeting vaccine cold chain in phishing scam, IBM finds

Covid phishing emails are one of the most prolific scams in recent memory. Since late-Jan, attackers have duped recipients into opening emails with subject lines related to the virus.

Hackers phoned Twitter employees to carry out one of the platform’s biggest security breaches

Twitter said hackers targeted employees using a phone spear phishing attack. They misled workers and exploited human vulnerabilities to obtain credentials and access 130 accounts.

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.

79% of Indian firms say cyber security among top 5 business risks: KPMG report

Malware is the most common type of cyber-attack, with 73% of the firms considering it a menace followed by phishing (43%).

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How Modi’s call for self-reliance is different from Nehru’s

In his speech, Modi spoke about energy, critical minerals, electronics, defence and fertilisers. That is a more strategic approach than Nehru’s across-the-board one.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?