The WazirX hacker, who stole over $230 million (roughly Rs. 1,900 crore) from a multi-signature wallet, managed to access the digital signatures required to process the transaction to facilitate the hack attack. But what are these digital signatures? Unlike the text scribble we generally identify a signature to be, digital signatures are virtual signing algorithms….
Since Friday, organizations have been struggling to get their operations up and running after a software update by security vendor CrowdStrike set off an epidemic of “blue screens of death” globally, commonly known as the screen of death for Windows users. On Monday, global technology advisory firm Gartner released a research note outlining short-term, intermediate,…
Lava Yuva Star 4G was launched in India on Tuesday. The handset comes with an octa-core Unisoc chipset paired with up to 4GB RAM. It is equipped with a 13-megapixel dual rear camera unit backed by AI features. The phone packs a 5,000mAh battery, runs on Android 14 Go Edition OS and is claimed to…
Malicious actors on the internet know the meaning of service. In a report released Tuesday on digital threats for the first half of 2024, a global AI cybersecurity company found that many of the prevalent threats deployed during the period heavily used malware-as-a-service (MaaS) tools. The report by Darktrace, based on analysis of data across…
Amazon Great Freedom Festival Sale kicked off at midnight for Prime users and is now accessible to all. It brings big discounts on a vast range of appliances, ranging from gadgets like smartphones, tablets, laptops and wearables, to home appliances such as air conditioners, washing machines and refrigerators. The sale will continue through August 11,…
The growing use of artificial intelligence in the workplace is fueling a rapid increase in data consumption, challenging the corporate ability to safeguard sensitive data. A report released in May from data security firm Cyberhaven, titled “The Cubicle Culprits,” sheds light on AI adoption trends and their correlation to heightened risk. Cyberhaven’s analysis drew on…
Binance, touted as the largest crypto exchange in the world, has been issued a notice in India, demanding a Goods and Services Tax (GST) payment of Rs. 772 crore (roughly $92 million). The Ahmedabad zonal unit of India’s Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) is the authority that has issued this notice to the multi-national…
Last week, I took part in a radio show on AI electric cars of the future. It was based on an article from the BBC’s TopGear, which used to be my favorite car program, but they changed hosts, so I rarely watch it now. It got me thinking about how fast things are moving and…
Ubisoft has revealed the post-launch content roadmap and Season Pass details for Star Wars Outlaws, its action-adventure title that releases later this month. The open-world game will get two story-focussed expansions, with the first of them arriving later this year and the second in 2025. All Season Pass holders will also get access to a…
One of the largest ransomware payouts that’s become public was reported Tuesday by cloud security firm Zscaler. The US$75 million payment made to the Dark Angels ransomware group was discovered by Zscaler’s security research arm ThreatLabz earlier this year, according to the company’s annual ransomware report, which covers a period from April 2023 to April…