Hackers have found a new way into gmail – Here’s how!
- 02-Mar-2025
Cyber criminals have launched a large-scale phishing attack, putting nearly two billion Gmail account holders at risk. By sending fraudulent web pages designed to mimic legitimate login screens, hackers are tricking unsuspecting users into handing over their credentials. This alarming threat has raised concerns about the security of the world’s most widely used free email […]
PTA unveils Cyber Security strategy
- 13-Dec-2023
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday unveiled its Cyber Security strategy for Pakistan’s telecom sector, a comprehensive and ambitious plan set to span from 2023 to 2028. This strategy is a significant step in the implementation of the National Cyber Security Policy – 2021 and marks a monumental stride towards bolstering digital security […]
Google deposits around $250,000 in security expert’s account
- 19-Sep-2022
Search engine Google announced it deposited around $250,000 into the bank account of a cyber security professional by mistake. Watch ARY News live on live.arynews.tv According to a foreign news agency, Sam Curry – a security engineer at Yuga Labs – tweeted that the tech giant deposited $249,999 without a valid reason. The self-termed hacker stated that […]
Pakistani power installations may be in crosshairs of cyber attacks, says NEPRA head
- 19-Feb-2021
With repeated cyber-attacks and virtual incursions, our power generation and power distribution can be dented, said NEPRA chairman
Japan’s cyber-security minister says he ‘never used computer’
- 16-Nov-2018
TOKYO: A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive. Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, is the deputy chief of the government’s cyber security strategy office and also the minister in charge of […]
Russian cyber security firm Group IB to open global HQ in Singapore: CEO
- 12-Nov-2018
MOSCOW: Russian cyber security company Group IB is to open a global headquarters in Singapore this year or in early next as part of international expansion plans, Chief Executive Ilya Sachkov said. Sachkov, 32, is a co-founder of the Moscow-based company which was set up in 2003 and focuses on investigating high-tech crimes and online […]
Vietnam release cyber security draft for global technology companies
- 03-Nov-2018
HANOI: Vietnam on Friday released a long-awaited draft decree on guidelines to implement a cyber security law that global technology companies and rights groups have said could undermine development and stifle innovation. The draft required firms providing a range of services, including email or social media, to set up offices in Vietnam if they collect […]
FA to increase World Cup cyber security over hacking concerns
- 12-Sep-2017
LONDON: The English Football Association will increase cyber security for the 2018 World Cup in Russia after hacking attacks by a group suspected of links to a Russian spy agency, media reports said. The FA has written a letter to soccer’s governing body FIFA expressing its concerns about sensitive information such as injuries, strategies and […]
Microsoft to continue to invest over $1 billion a year on cyber security
- 26-Jan-2017
TEL AVIV: US software firm Microsoft Corp will continue to invest over $1 billion annually on cyber security research and development in the coming years, a senior executive said. This amount does not include acquisitions Microsoft may make in the sector, Bharat Shah, Microsoft vice president of security, told Reuters on the sidelines of the firm’s BlueHat […]
Intel to spin off cybersecurity unit McAfee
- 08-Sep-2016
WASHINGTON: US tech giant Intel announced plans Wednesday to spin off its cybersecurity operations as an independent company under the name McAfee.