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Ultrasonic waves do not make a sound, but they can still activate Siri on your cellphone and have it make calls, take images or read the contents of a text to a stranger - without the phone owner’s knowledge, suggests a new research.

Hackers can use ultrasonic waves to activate Siri, Google to make calls, take images

Feb 28, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service

Instead of blocking hackers, the researchers have created a new cybersecurity defence approach, which involves setting traps for hackers. The method, called DEEP-Dig (DEcEPtion DIGging), ushers intruders into a decoy site so the computer can learn from hackers’ tactics. The information is then used to train the computer to recognise and stop future attacks.

Why block them when you can fool them? New tool sets traps for hackers

Feb 27, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service

San Francisco-based bug bounty platform HackerOne released its 2020 Hacker Report.

Hackers surpassed $82 million in bug bounties: Report

Feb 25, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service

7 in 10 organisations saw hacking attempts via IoT

Feb 22, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service

A hacker named “EvanConnect” has developed a device which helps users break into any luxury car that uses a wireless key fob system.

Carjacking made easy: Hacker creates device that can unlock any luxury car

Feb 15, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service

When Iranian-born German academic Erfan Kasraie received an email from The Wall Street Journal requesting an interview, he sensed something was amiss. The phony request was in reality an attempt to break into Kasraie’s email account. The incident is part of a wider effort to impersonate journalists in hacking attempts that three cybersecurity firms said they have tied to the Iranian government, which rejected the claim.

Iran-linked hackers posed as journalists in email scam

Feb 05, 2020
by Reuters

Google Maps traffic flow can be hacked using a simple trick (Representative image)

This user ‘hacked’ Google Maps traffic flow in an entire area with 99 smartphones

Feb 03, 2020
by HT Correspondent

It all began with a dinner and an exchange of numbers. In less than a month after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Suadi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman met for dinner, Bezos received a video on WhatsApp.

Jeff Bezos phone hacking scandal timeline: Here’s what happened and when

Jan 28, 2020
by HT Correspondent

Jeff Bezos’ phone hacking story began from a dinner he had with the Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman in the Spring of 2018.

What we know about the alleged Jeff Bezos phone hack so far

Jan 23, 2020
by HT Correspondent

India is likely to get more affected by cyber security related incidents compared to Singapore and Australia.

India is likely to get more affected by hacking in APAC region

Jan 21, 2020
by Indo Asian News Service