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Noida cyber cell gives tips on preventing WannaCry attack: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 01:18 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
The attackers targeted a weakness found in older versions of Microsoft Windows.
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Microsoft says WannaCry ransomware must be a wake-up call for governments: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 12:55 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
Computer security experts said the current attack could have been much worse but for the quick action of a young researcher in Britain who discovered a vulnerability in the ransomware itself, known as WanaCryptor 2.0. It has, however, retweeted a blog post by Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer at Microsoft, who directs much of the blame toward the USA government, arguing that it should have alerted the $524 billion tech titan about the problem.
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Will Aadhaar leaks be used as an excuse to shut out scrutiny of welfare schemes?: by Anumeha Yadav — published May 20, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Aadhaar data of all 23 crore beneficiaries of Direct Benefit Transfer schemes could be publicly available, says a report by Centre for Internet and Society.
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Aadhaar assurances fail to assuage privacy concerns: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
While Aadhaar may be secure from external attacks, a failsafe system hasn’t been developed to protect it from Edward Snowden-style leakages and hacks.
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UIDAI goes after org that disclosed government departments were releasing Aadhaar data: by Nikhil Pahwa — published May 20, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 10:46 AM — filed under: UIDAI, Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
If there was ever a case of shoot the messenger, it is this.
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Hacker steals 17 million Zomato users’ data, briefly puts it on dark web: by Prasad Krishna — published May 20, 2017 — filed under: Cyber Security, Hacking, Internet Governance, Privacy
Records of 17 million users were stolen from online restaurant search platform Zomato, the company said in a blog post on Thursday.
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Debate over #Aadhaar Turns Nasty as Critics Accuse Supporters of Online Trolling: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — last modified Jun 07, 2017 01:09 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Internet Freedom Foundation’s Kiran Jonnalagadda has alleged that iSPIRT and its co-founder Sharad Sharma set up fake Twitter profiles to harass, intimidate Aadhaar critics.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Experts stress on need for enhanced security: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — last modified May 20, 2017 06:13 AM — filed under: Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Privacy
With more and more people falling prey to phishing scams, experts believe that lack of adequate security features in online payment systems will only increase the number of such cases in the coming days. While admitting that the rise in such crimes would be hard to stop or control, cyber security consultants also blame the lack of preparedness before taking the digital economy route as a cause for such problems.
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Aadhaar data leak: Take precautions while sharing info on websites, MEITy tells all depts: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
‘Publishing identity info is in clear contravention of the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016’
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Taking Cognisance of the Deeply Flawed System That Is Aadhaar: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2017 — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
Aadhaar and its many connotations have grown to be among the most burning issues on the Indian fore today, that every citizen aware of their rights should be taking note of.
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