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Mumbai Man Says Hackers Planted Microchip In His Body, Court Seeks Probe
- Tuesday January 16, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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Comedian Tanmay Bhat, Other YouTubers Claim Accounts Hacked. Details Here
- Monday June 5, 2023
- India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
In 2020, Twitter handles of several prominent persons in the US were targeted by hackers.
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Crypto Scammers Hack OpenAI CTO’s Twitter Account, Promote Fake Airdrop: Details
- Friday June 2, 2023
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Manas Mitul
The Twitter account of OpenAI CTO Mira Murati was reportedly hacked by crypto scammers, who promoted a fake crypto airdrop via this verified account. As of now, neither OpenAI nor Murati have addressed the incident on any public platform.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Personal Website Data Allegedly Leaked on the Dark Web: Report
- Saturday October 17, 2020
- Jagmeet Singh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website data has allegedly been leaked on the dark Web. The leaked data is said to include a “substantial amount” of personally identifiable information of lakhs of people. This includes name, email addresses, and mobile numbers, according to a report.
- www.gadgets360.com
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PM Modi’s Website’s Twitter Account Briefly Hacked to Ask for Cryptocurrency
- Tuesday December 8, 2020
- Gopal Sathe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website’s Twitter account was compromised, and tweets posted asking for people to donate cryptocurrency. This was quickly discovered and the tweets taken down. PM Modi's personal Twitter account, which has 65 million followers, was not affected.
- www.gadgets360.com
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PM Modi's Website Account Hacked, Twitter "Actively Investigating"
- Thursday September 3, 2020
- India News | Reported by Mir Rafae, Edited by Shylaja Varma
The Twitter account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website and mobile app was hacked early this morning, the social media giant has confirmed. Twitter said that it has taken "steps to secure the compromised account" and is "actively investigating" the situation.
- www.ndtv.com
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Twitter Being Probed by US FTC Over Ad Targeting Practices
- Tuesday August 4, 2020
- Reuters
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing Twitter for alleged violations of a law that prevents the social network from using personal data provided for security purposes to target ads, the company disclosed on Monday.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Nintendo Says 300,000 Accounts Breached After Hack
- Wednesday June 10, 2020
- Agence France-Presse
Nintendo has admitted that hackers have breached 300,000 accounts since early April, gaining access to personal information such as birthdays and email addresses but not credit-card details.
- www.gadgets360.com
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500,000 Hacked Zoom Accounts Being Sold on Dark Web: Report
- Tuesday April 14, 2020
- Vineet Washington
Zoom is a video conferencing app that has seen a huge growth ever since people started working from home to stop the spread of coronavirus.
- www.gadgets360.com
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7 Arrested In Maharashtra For Conspiracy To Hack Into Tata Son's Account
- Friday March 6, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Seven persons have been arrested by the Palghar police in Maharashtra for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to hack into corporate giant Tata Sons' bank account and steal Rs 200 crore.
- www.ndtv.com
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Saudi Arabia Involved in Hacking of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' Phone, UN Report Tipped to Say
- Wednesday January 22, 2020
- Reuters
Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia had hacked Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos' phone and both the kingdom and the United States should investigate, a person familiar with the matter said.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Zynga Hack in September Exposed 173 Million User Accounts: Report
- Friday December 20, 2019
- Harpreet Singh
In September, Zynga suffered a major security breach involving around 173 million user accounts. Personal information such as usernames, passwords, and email addresses was stolen.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Actor's WhatsApp Account Hacked, Lewd Calls Made To Friends
- Wednesday November 6, 2019
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
An actor has complained to Mumbai Police that an unidentified person allegedly hacked his WhatsApp account and made obscene video calls from it to his friends and colleagues, a police official said on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ex-Yahoo Worker Pleads Guilty On Hacking Account For Nudes
- Wednesday October 2, 2019
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
A former Yahoo software engineer has pleaded guilty to hacking personal accounts of thousands of Yahoo users searching for their sexual images and videos.
- www.ndtv.com
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No, Zaira Wasim's Account Was Not Hacked. 'Kindly Refrain From Believing Otherwise'
- Monday July 1, 2019
- Entertainment | Edited by Nilanjana Basu
"This to clarify that none of my social media accounts were or are hacked and are being handled by me personally," tweeted Zaira Wasim
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Mumbai Man Says Hackers Planted Microchip In His Body, Court Seeks Probe
- Tuesday January 16, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Comedian Tanmay Bhat, Other YouTubers Claim Accounts Hacked. Details Here
- Monday June 5, 2023
- India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
In 2020, Twitter handles of several prominent persons in the US were targeted by hackers.
- www.ndtv.com
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Crypto Scammers Hack OpenAI CTO’s Twitter Account, Promote Fake Airdrop: Details
- Friday June 2, 2023
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Manas Mitul
The Twitter account of OpenAI CTO Mira Murati was reportedly hacked by crypto scammers, who promoted a fake crypto airdrop via this verified account. As of now, neither OpenAI nor Murati have addressed the incident on any public platform.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Personal Website Data Allegedly Leaked on the Dark Web: Report
- Saturday October 17, 2020
- Jagmeet Singh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website data has allegedly been leaked on the dark Web. The leaked data is said to include a “substantial amount” of personally identifiable information of lakhs of people. This includes name, email addresses, and mobile numbers, according to a report.
- www.gadgets360.com
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PM Modi’s Website’s Twitter Account Briefly Hacked to Ask for Cryptocurrency
- Tuesday December 8, 2020
- Gopal Sathe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website’s Twitter account was compromised, and tweets posted asking for people to donate cryptocurrency. This was quickly discovered and the tweets taken down. PM Modi's personal Twitter account, which has 65 million followers, was not affected.
- www.gadgets360.com
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PM Modi's Website Account Hacked, Twitter "Actively Investigating"
- Thursday September 3, 2020
- India News | Reported by Mir Rafae, Edited by Shylaja Varma
The Twitter account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website and mobile app was hacked early this morning, the social media giant has confirmed. Twitter said that it has taken "steps to secure the compromised account" and is "actively investigating" the situation.
- www.ndtv.com
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Twitter Being Probed by US FTC Over Ad Targeting Practices
- Tuesday August 4, 2020
- Reuters
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing Twitter for alleged violations of a law that prevents the social network from using personal data provided for security purposes to target ads, the company disclosed on Monday.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Nintendo Says 300,000 Accounts Breached After Hack
- Wednesday June 10, 2020
- Agence France-Presse
Nintendo has admitted that hackers have breached 300,000 accounts since early April, gaining access to personal information such as birthdays and email addresses but not credit-card details.
- www.gadgets360.com
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500,000 Hacked Zoom Accounts Being Sold on Dark Web: Report
- Tuesday April 14, 2020
- Vineet Washington
Zoom is a video conferencing app that has seen a huge growth ever since people started working from home to stop the spread of coronavirus.
- www.gadgets360.com
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7 Arrested In Maharashtra For Conspiracy To Hack Into Tata Son's Account
- Friday March 6, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Seven persons have been arrested by the Palghar police in Maharashtra for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to hack into corporate giant Tata Sons' bank account and steal Rs 200 crore.
- www.ndtv.com
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Saudi Arabia Involved in Hacking of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' Phone, UN Report Tipped to Say
- Wednesday January 22, 2020
- Reuters
Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia had hacked Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos' phone and both the kingdom and the United States should investigate, a person familiar with the matter said.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Zynga Hack in September Exposed 173 Million User Accounts: Report
- Friday December 20, 2019
- Harpreet Singh
In September, Zynga suffered a major security breach involving around 173 million user accounts. Personal information such as usernames, passwords, and email addresses was stolen.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Actor's WhatsApp Account Hacked, Lewd Calls Made To Friends
- Wednesday November 6, 2019
- Mumbai News | Press Trust of India
An actor has complained to Mumbai Police that an unidentified person allegedly hacked his WhatsApp account and made obscene video calls from it to his friends and colleagues, a police official said on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ex-Yahoo Worker Pleads Guilty On Hacking Account For Nudes
- Wednesday October 2, 2019
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
A former Yahoo software engineer has pleaded guilty to hacking personal accounts of thousands of Yahoo users searching for their sexual images and videos.
- www.ndtv.com
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No, Zaira Wasim's Account Was Not Hacked. 'Kindly Refrain From Believing Otherwise'
- Monday July 1, 2019
- Entertainment | Edited by Nilanjana Basu
"This to clarify that none of my social media accounts were or are hacked and are being handled by me personally," tweeted Zaira Wasim
- www.ndtv.com/entertainment