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Imgur Data Breach Sees Email Addresses, Passwords of 1.7 Million User Accounts Leaked

HIGHLIGHTS Imgur was informed of the breach last week The breach occured back in 2014 It announced the breach within a day of disclosure Image sharing website Imgur has revealed that it had suffered a data breach in 2014, one that was only revealed to it last week by

Online Retail Is Threatened by Offline, Not the Other Way Around: Biyani

Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani Monday said the burgeoning online retail sector in India has a threat from physical retail models like Big Bazaar and Easyday, owing to low business share and high cost of business of the former. Biyani said although the next trend is digitisation, but physical and

Davina McCall breaks internet with saucy naked bath snap

The former Big Brother presenter has developed a penchant for showing some skin as of late. Now, the Davina McCall Instagram account is flooded with sexy snaps of the brunette beauty. The mum-of-threes’s latest snap was perhaps a little more intimate than those that came before, as she invited her followers

Asia-Pacific leads in adoption of Internet of Things, artificial intelligence: Survey

Companies in the Asia-Pacific region are ahead in the adoption of disruptive technologies such as Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, says a recent global survey of chief information officers (CIOs)by by Gartner, Inc. The survey covers CIOs worldwide, including 537 across 17 countries in Asia/Pacific (113 of

Terence Corcoran: Big Tech ‘trust busters’ are coming to ruin your internet fun

Consumers of the world, unite! You have everything to lose, including lower prices, faster service, instant information, economic freedom, more products and the knowledge that the world is increasingly at your beck and iPhone call. All this is potentially at risk if the latest Big Government movements

Jio Latest Recharge Offer: At Rs. 149, You Can Get Unlimited Internet For 28 Days

Jio’s latest offer: unlimited internet access in Rs. 149 for 28 days HIGHLIGHTS Jio’s Rs. 149 recharge pack comes with 2 GBs of 4G speed data for 28 days Earlier, Rs. 149 recharge plan did not offer unlimited mobile data After 2GB, consumers can continue to use

THE REAPER IOT BOTNET HAS ALREADY INFECTED A MILLION NETWORKS

THE MIRAI BOTNET, a collection of hijacked gadgets whose cyberattack made much of the internet inaccessible in parts of the US and beyond a year ago, previewed a dreary future of zombie connected-device armies run amuck. But in some ways, Mirai was relatively simple—especially compared to a new botnet that’s

Researchers warn of new botnet that could take down the internet

Security group Check Point Research claims to have discovered a rapidly growing and evolving botnet which they believe could eventually take down the internet. This botnet consists of millions of internet connected devices, better known as the Internet of Things. They have compared its strength to the now infamous Mirai botnet, but believe

Reliance Jio reduces internet speeds by half after reaching ‘daily limit’ in new Dhan Dhana Dhan plans

In another revision of tariff plans, Mukesh Ambani backed telecom operator Reliance Jio tweaked its Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer last week. The revised offers came into effect from Diwali – October 19. Along with price changes to the previous Dhan Dhana Dhan offers Jio also revised

Amazon Diwali Sale Dates Announced; Discounts on Mobile Phones, TVs, Laptops, and More

HIGHLIGHTS Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale clashes with Flipkart’s Big Diwali Sale SBI credit, debit card users will receive 10 percent additional cashback Mobiles will see discounts of up to 40 percent, Amazon said Amazon will host the next Great Indian Festival sale for Diwali from October 14 to October 17, the