Over 100 websites, which facilitated organised illegal investments and task-based part time job frauds, were blocked following a recommendation of the Union Home Ministry.

The integration of technology in India is happening at a rapid pace in the fields of automation, big data, blockchain, distributed architecture, Internet of Things (IoT) among other sectors. On this Independence Day, we revisit the country’s recent milestones in the fields of health tech, space tech, edtech, fintech, and other tech sectors.

EU will publish a proposal on Wednesday that will be the legal foundation on which the ECB could launch a digital euro. The project has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it even exists. Critics question the need for a digital euro and banks warn of major risks.

AI is traditionally centralized, routines gobble up all data everywhere, and make decisions for a small group of human designers — or in dystopian science fiction versions — the natural limit of no humans. Crypto is radically decentralized. All actionable information is held by dispersed individuals in private keys. No one controls the system.

FIFA World Cup 2022 is being used by cybercriminals to lure football fans in the name of the ongoing football world cup, according to IT security intelligence firm CloudSEK. Several Telegram channels were found selling Hayya cards (FIFA entry permits) priced between $50 (roughly Rs. 4,300) to $150 (roughly Rs. 12,300), as per the security firm, while hacking technique…

The Twitter account of Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji was hacked on Sunday, and hackers reportedly posted tweets promoting cryptocurrencies after changing the profile photo for the account. As per the report, the minister, who has over 2 lakh followers, was able to regain access to his account later on Sunday after the microblogging service sent him a password …

The Narcotics Control Bureau has decided to hire experts and companies dealing with financial data analysis and forensic audit to help it probe complex drug crimes that involve use of the dark web, cryptocurrencies, and deals concealed through multi-layered transactions.