Up to 3 million devices infected by malware-laced Chrome and Edge add-ons
As many as 3 million people have been infected by Chrome and Edge browser extensions that steal personal data and redirect users to ad or phishing sites, a security firm...
Year in review: In 2020, OTT platforms came of age in India
Sweet are the ways of adversity, so goes the old line from the Bard. There were for no dearth of misfortunes in 2020. But it also opened up new vistas...
Why our online harms laws will be good for tech
The UK’s tech industry is booming. It’s three million people strong and contributes a staggering £149bn to our economy every year. Last year it hit new heights attracting £10.1bn of...
SolarWinds hackers have a clever way to bypass multi factor authentication
Getty Images The hackers behind the supply chain attack that compromised public and private organizations have devised a clever way to bypass multi-factor-authentication systems protecting the networks they target. Researchers...
~18,000 organizations downloaded backdoor planted by Cozy Bear hackers
About 18,000 organizations around the world downloaded network management tools that contained a backdoor that spies believed to be backed by the Russian government could use to install additional malware...
Virgin’s bargain fibre broadband deals come with £50 vouchers and low costs
There are plenty of broadband deals out there right now, but if you can get it where you live, one offer seems to sit above the rest right now, offering...
South Africa affected by Google outage
Google is down globally and South Africans are also feeling the effects as major applications freeze. According to Downdetector, services affected include Google, Google Meet, Google Hangouts, and Gmail.YouTube, however, is back...
Looking at the long-term legacy of Covid-19 on enterprise cloud adoption rates
The adoption curve of public cloud was already on an upward trajectory at the start of 2020, but there is no denying that the Covid-19 pandemic has conspired to drastically...
Russian hackers hit US government using widespread supply chain attack
Getty Images Russian hackers have breached networks belonging to the US government and private organizations worldwide in a widespread espionage campaign that uses the global software supply chain to infect...
ShareChat leans on AI to expand regional language user base
ShareChat, the social sharing platform that caters to users across 15 Indian languages, is leaning on artificial intelligence (AI) based solutions to expand its user base among the non- English...