Elon Musk claims he was doxxed. But what exactly is that?   When Twitter abruptly suspended the accounts of several journalists with no explanation, the platform’s owner Elon Musk hinted at the possible reason: They allegedly doxxed him. “You dox, you get suspended. End of story. That’s it,” he said on a Twitter Space audio discussion late Thursday, referring to ...

Govt extends deadline for public comments on draft digital personal data protection bill till Jan 2   The Ministry of Electronics and IT has extended the last date for receiving public comments on the draft digital personal data protection bill till January 2, 2023, an official notice said. The earlier deadline for people to give comments on the draft bill ...

Taiwan investigating China’s TikTok over cybersecurity concerns   Taiwan investigating China’s TikTok over cyber security concerns Taiwan is investigating Douyin International, the Chinese twin of hugely popular TikTok, for allegedly illegally expanding social media business in the island nation, reported Voice of America (VOA). On Monday, December 19, 2022, the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan confirmed in a ...

U.S targeted adversary cyber infrastructure to safeguard midterm vote   Washington: The U.S. military’s Cyber Command hunted down foreign adversaries overseas ahead of this year’s mid-term elections, taking down their infrastructure before they could strike, the head of U.S. Cyber Command said. U.S. Army General Paul Nakasone said the cyber effort to secure the vote began before the Nov. 8 ...

Sumeet Khokhani joins Reliance Industries as VP Cybersecurity Cybersecurity expert Sumeet Khokhani has joined Reliance Industries as Vice President – IRM & Cybersecurity. Before joining Reliance, Khokhani was the General Manager and Chief Information Security Officer at Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Khokhani comes with more than 18 years of diverse professional experience, with significant exposure in the pharmaceutical, government, finance, eCommerce ...

Number of cyber attacks steadily rising, 12.67 lakh during Nov 2022 New Delhi: The number of cyber attacks in India has recorded a steady growth over the past few years, and the total number as reported to and tracked by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) in the current year stands at 12,67,564 (till November), the Parliament was told ...

Breaking: Bangalore Water Supply Board, Khadi India data leaked on hacker forum As AIIMS hobbled back to resume regular operations after 19 days of service impact, two more government entities allegedly suffered data breaches in separate incidents. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has found a different type of leak to deal with. According to findings by cybersecurity ...

5 servers of AIIMS were affected, about 1.3 TB of data encrypted in cyberattack: MoS IT Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday said as per the analysis of cyber security watchdog CERT-In and other stakeholders, five servers of AIIMS were affected by a recent cyberattack that led to the encryption of approximately 1.3 terabytes of data. The minister of state ...

Meta takes down CyberRoot Risk Advisory’s 40 accounts, 900 Chinese A/Cs Social media giant Meta has taken down over 40 accounts operated by an Indian firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory, allegedly involved in hacking-for-hire services, the online giant said in a report. Meta also took down a network of about 900 fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook operated from China by ...

Delhi Police Special Cell with FBI busts overseas tech support scam in transcontinental raids   The myth of impunity for cyber cons for overseas tech support scams was busted in transcontinental raids in North America and Asia by IFSO, Special Cell, Delhi Police in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a Canadian Law Enforcement Agency. Federal Bureau of ...