North Korea has tried to hack into email accounts of South Korean railway workers in an attempt to attack the transport system’s control system, South Korea’s spy agency said on Tuesday. South Korea has been…
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‘Part of $100 Million Hacked From Bangladesh Bank Recovered’
Bangladesh’s central bank said Monday that part of almost $100 million (roughly Rs. 675 crores) allegedly stolen from a reserve account in the United States last month has been recovered. Suspected Chinese hackers stole the…
Amazon to Start Air Delivery Network With Leasing Deal
Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it had signed a deal to lease 20 Boeing 767 wide body freighter aircraft to handle more of its own deliveries in the United States. The deal comes at a…
Spotify Says It’s Reached 30 Million Subscribers
Leading streaming service Spotify said Monday that it had reached 30 million paying subscribers as the company suggested it would keep expanding to more countries. The milestone was announced by Spotify’s chief executive Daniel Ek…
Number of US Government ‘Cyber Incidents’ Jumps in 2015: White House
The US government was hit by more than 77,000 “cyber incidents” like data thefts or other security breaches in fiscal year 2015, a 10 percent increase over the previous year, according to a White House…
Netflix Is Making It Tougher to Pirate Its TV Shows and Movies
After taking a strong stand against users who utilise proxy services, Netflix is now making it tougher for people to pirate its TV shows and movies. The streaming company has begun sending DMCA notices toGoogle…
India Funding Roundup: An On-Demand Laundry Service, Sports Discovery Platform, and More
Our latest funding roundup compiles investments in Indian startups engaged in on-demand laundry, automotive sales, sports discovery, prescription medicine delivery, and credit score management. OneClickWash Gurgaon-based on-demand laundry service OneClickWash has received an undisclosed sum…
Google Helps Offer Vastly Faster Internet in Cuba
Google is opening a cutting-edge online technology center at the studio of one of Cuba’s most famous artists, offering free Internet at speeds nearly 70 times faster than those now available to the Cuban public.…
Kindle Users: Go Update Your Device Right Now
If your Kindle is collecting dust somewhere, now is the time to brush it off: Older versions of the Amazon e-reader will stop being able to connect to the Internet unless their software is updated…
Google Joins Facebook’s Open Compute Project to Revolutionise Data Centres
Search engine giant Google and the social networking website have teamed up to give Facebook’s “Open Compute Project” a new push that works to change the way data centres are designed and operated across the…