Trai Chairman R S Sharma Friday said cost of activation of a new mobile connection can virtually come down to zero if electronic KYC of Aadhaar is implemented as authentication will be done digitally. He…
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Chinese Casino Junket Operator Returns Part of Funds Stolen in Bangladesh Heist
A Chinese casino junket operator on Thursday returned $4.63 million of the $81 million that hackers stole from the Bangladesh central bank’s account in the US Federal Reserve Bank and laundered in Manila’s casinos, officials…
India to Capture 20 Percent of IoT Market: Nasscom
India aims to capture 20 per cent market share in Internet of Things (IoT), an emerging sector which would be worth $300 billion (roughly Rs. 19,94,758 crores) by 2020, a top Nasscom official said Saturday.…
Bangladesh Bank Hack: Missing Cyber Crime Expert Found
A Bangladeshi cyber crime expert who went missing while he was assisting a police investigation into an attempted $951 million (roughly Rs. 6,363 crores) electronic theft from the central bank’s computers, returned home early on…
US to Charge Iranian Hackers for Cyber Attacks Against Banks: Sources
The Obama administration is expected to blame Iranian hackers as soon as Thursday for a coordinated campaign of cyber attacks in 2012 and 2013 on several US banks and a New York dam, sources familiar…
Digital India Is a $1 Trillion Business Opportunity: Ravi Shankar Prasad
The government’s Digital India initiative is a $1 trillion (roughly Rs. 66,33,544 crores) business opportunity across IT and IT-enabled services, telecom and electronics manufacturing, Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Mumbai on Wednesday. “Nearly…
Apple, Google Routinely Asked to Help Government Access Devices: ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday said it had identified 63 cases across the US in which the federal government asked for a court order compelling Apple Inc or Google to help access devices…
Gujarat Passes Bill to Impose Tax on E-Commerce Transactions
With an aim to provide a level playing field for traders and retailers in the state, Gujarat government Wednesday passed a bill to levy entry tax on goods purchased through e-commerce portals. The Gujarat Tax…
Security Vulnerabilities Found in US Visa Database: Report
Cyber-security experts have found vulnerabilities in a US State Department system that could have allowed hackers to alter visa applications or steal data from the more than half-billion records on file, ABC News reported, citing…
Reddit Deletes Surveillance ‘Warrant Canary’ in Transparency Report
Social networking forum reddit on Thursday removed a section from its site used to tacitly inform users it had never received a certain type of US government surveillance request, suggesting the platform is now being…