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WazirX, Government Officials Meet Amid Probe Into Rs 2,000 Crore Crypto Hack: Report
Cryptocurrency exchange WazirX, which suffered a massive Rs 2,000 crore (about $234 million) cyber theft in July, is now facing scrutiny from top government agencies in the country.
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Mumbai Man Says Hackers Planted Microchip In His Body, Court Seeks Probe
A magistrate court in Mumbai directed police to probe the complaint of a man who claimed some unknown persons had hacked his social media accounts by placing a microchip in his body.
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Delhi Advocate Loses Rs. 50 Lakh in SIM Swap Scam: What Happened and How to Be Safe
The latest to be a victim of the phone hacking fraud is an advocate in North Delhi who lost money from her bank account after having three missed calls from unknown numbers. The cyber unit of the Delhi police claims that the victim did not answer the phone or share an OTP.
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Decentralised Apps' Safety Touted by Former Twitter India Head After Recent YouTube Channel Hacks
Manish Maheshwari, former head of Twitter India has iterated the need for people to give decentralised apps (dApps) a fair chance after recent reports of YouTube account hacks targeting attacks. In conversation with Gadgets 360, Maheshwari points out that unlike traditional Web2 platforms where data is stored centrally, Web3 platforms via blockcha...
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Comedian Tanmay Bhat, Other YouTubers Claim Accounts Hacked. Details Here
In 2020, Twitter handles of several prominent persons in the US were targeted by hackers.
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Crypto Scammers Hack News24 Twitter Account, Promote Fake Ripple Airdrop
The Twitter account of News24 was compromised by crypto hackers during the early hours of Tuesday, March 21. The channel has not put out any official word regarding the incident in the public domain, hence, there is no clarity so far if the channel has brought the issue under the notice of investigative authorities.
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Meta Took Down 2.29 Crore Posts on Facebook, Instagram in November; Many Users Complained of Hacked Accounts
Meta said in a report released on Thursday that it had taken down more than 2.29 crore pieces of content created by Indian users on Facebook and Instagram in November. The company said it removed over 1.95 crore pieces of content on Facebook and 33.9 lakh pieces of content on Instagram.
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Data of 6 Lakh Indians Stolen, Sold on Bot Markets So Far; Around 50 Lakh Users Affected Globally, Study Shows
Around 6 lakh people in India had their data stolen and sold on bot networks, according to a study by NordVPN. The service found that 50 lakh users were affected globally, making India the worst country affected. Meanwhile, the study found stolen logins including those from Google, Microsoft and Facebook accounts on three major bot markets.
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2 UP Government Employees Among 5 Arrested For Cheating Bank Of Rs 146 Crore
During investigations, it was found that the server of Cooperative Bank in Hazratganj, Lucknow was hacked, and the money transferred to different accounts in ICICI and HDFC banks.
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Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's Twitter Account Briefly Hacked: Details
The Twitter account of Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji was hacked on Sunday, and hackers reportedly posted tweets promoting cryptocurrencies after changing the profile photo for the account. As per the report, the minister, who has over 2 lakh followers, was able to regain access to his account later on Sunday after the microblogging service ...
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Account Hacked, Says Cafe Chain Chaayos After 'Liking' Anti-Muslim Tweets
Chaayos founder Nitin Saluja said the company's Twitter account "was hacked for about half hour and a few offensive tweets were liked in that time".
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UGC India’s Official Twitter Handle Hacked, Account Restored
UGC in an official Tweet informed, "The official account of UGC has been restored." UGC's official Twitter account has over 2,96,000 followers
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Over 600 Social Media Accounts of the Government Hacked Since 2017: Anurag Thakur
Over 600 social media accounts of the central government were hacked in the last five years, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha.
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Over 600 Government Social Media Accounts Hacked Since 2017: Centre
Over 600 social media accounts of the central government were hacked in the last five years, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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National Disaster Response Force Twitter Handle Hacked, Fully Restored Later
The official Twitter handle of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was hacked late Saturday and fully restored by Sunday evening, officials said.
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WazirX, Government Officials Meet Amid Probe Into Rs 2,000 Crore Crypto Hack: Report
Cryptocurrency exchange WazirX, which suffered a massive Rs 2,000 crore (about $234 million) cyber theft in July, is now facing scrutiny from top government agencies in the country.
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Mumbai Man Says Hackers Planted Microchip In His Body, Court Seeks Probe
A magistrate court in Mumbai directed police to probe the complaint of a man who claimed some unknown persons had hacked his social media accounts by placing a microchip in his body.
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Delhi Advocate Loses Rs. 50 Lakh in SIM Swap Scam: What Happened and How to Be Safe
The latest to be a victim of the phone hacking fraud is an advocate in North Delhi who lost money from her bank account after having three missed calls from unknown numbers. The cyber unit of the Delhi police claims that the victim did not answer the phone or share an OTP.
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Decentralised Apps' Safety Touted by Former Twitter India Head After Recent YouTube Channel Hacks
Manish Maheshwari, former head of Twitter India has iterated the need for people to give decentralised apps (dApps) a fair chance after recent reports of YouTube account hacks targeting attacks. In conversation with Gadgets 360, Maheshwari points out that unlike traditional Web2 platforms where data is stored centrally, Web3 platforms via blockcha...
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Comedian Tanmay Bhat, Other YouTubers Claim Accounts Hacked. Details Here
In 2020, Twitter handles of several prominent persons in the US were targeted by hackers.
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Crypto Scammers Hack News24 Twitter Account, Promote Fake Ripple Airdrop
The Twitter account of News24 was compromised by crypto hackers during the early hours of Tuesday, March 21. The channel has not put out any official word regarding the incident in the public domain, hence, there is no clarity so far if the channel has brought the issue under the notice of investigative authorities.
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Meta Took Down 2.29 Crore Posts on Facebook, Instagram in November; Many Users Complained of Hacked Accounts
Meta said in a report released on Thursday that it had taken down more than 2.29 crore pieces of content created by Indian users on Facebook and Instagram in November. The company said it removed over 1.95 crore pieces of content on Facebook and 33.9 lakh pieces of content on Instagram.
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Data of 6 Lakh Indians Stolen, Sold on Bot Markets So Far; Around 50 Lakh Users Affected Globally, Study Shows
Around 6 lakh people in India had their data stolen and sold on bot networks, according to a study by NordVPN. The service found that 50 lakh users were affected globally, making India the worst country affected. Meanwhile, the study found stolen logins including those from Google, Microsoft and Facebook accounts on three major bot markets.
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2 UP Government Employees Among 5 Arrested For Cheating Bank Of Rs 146 Crore
During investigations, it was found that the server of Cooperative Bank in Hazratganj, Lucknow was hacked, and the money transferred to different accounts in ICICI and HDFC banks.
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Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's Twitter Account Briefly Hacked: Details
The Twitter account of Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji was hacked on Sunday, and hackers reportedly posted tweets promoting cryptocurrencies after changing the profile photo for the account. As per the report, the minister, who has over 2 lakh followers, was able to regain access to his account later on Sunday after the microblogging service ...
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Account Hacked, Says Cafe Chain Chaayos After 'Liking' Anti-Muslim Tweets
Chaayos founder Nitin Saluja said the company's Twitter account "was hacked for about half hour and a few offensive tweets were liked in that time".
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UGC India’s Official Twitter Handle Hacked, Account Restored
UGC in an official Tweet informed, "The official account of UGC has been restored." UGC's official Twitter account has over 2,96,000 followers
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Over 600 Social Media Accounts of the Government Hacked Since 2017: Anurag Thakur
Over 600 social media accounts of the central government were hacked in the last five years, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha.
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Over 600 Government Social Media Accounts Hacked Since 2017: Centre
Over 600 social media accounts of the central government were hacked in the last five years, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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National Disaster Response Force Twitter Handle Hacked, Fully Restored Later
The official Twitter handle of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was hacked late Saturday and fully restored by Sunday evening, officials said.
