Representative image The Justice Department said Wednesday that a group of hackers associated with China’s main intelligence service had infiltrated more than 100 companies and organizations around the world to steal intelligence, hijack their networks and extort their victims. The U.S. government presented the allegations in a set of three indictments unsealed Wednesday that showed […]
China-backed hackers broke into 100 firms and agencies, US says
Representative image The Justice Department said Wednesday that a group of hackers associated with China’s main intelligence service had infiltrated more than 100 companies and organizations around the world to steal intelligence, hijack their networks and extort their victims. The U.S. government presented the allegations in a set of three indictments unsealed Wednesday that showed […]
2,500 social media propaganda accounts on government radar
Representative image The Centre is monitoring over 2,500 social media accounts which allegedly spread Chinese propaganda and disinformation on the Sino-Indian faceoff in eastern Ladakh, ET has learnt. The accounts active mainly on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have been traced to Pakistan, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Russia and China, according to official sources. Document ET […]
2,500 social media propaganda accounts on government radar
Representative image The Centre is monitoring over 2,500 social media accounts which allegedly spread Chinese propaganda and disinformation on the Sino-Indian faceoff in eastern Ladakh, ET has learnt. The accounts active mainly on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have been traced to Pakistan, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Russia and China, according to official sources. Document ET […]
Net pioneer Vint Cerf warns of digital info dark age
Internet pioneer Vint Cerf has warned of a digital dark age as information being created online right now may not be readable by machines and software programs of the future. Computer and data scientists globally have worried that all data – this century’s digital history — is at risk of never being recoverable. The vice […]
Net pioneer Vint Cerf warns of digital info dark age
Internet pioneer Vint Cerf has warned of a digital dark age as information being created online right now may not be readable by machines and software programs of the future. Computer and data scientists globally have worried that all data – this century’s digital history — is at risk of never being recoverable. The vice […]
Ecommerce sellers struggle to get inventory up for festivals
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Sellers on e-commerce platforms – many new and some existing ones – are likely to face a funds crunch in stocking up for the upcoming festive season due to a squeeze in working capital loans to small businesses. These small and medium-sized merchants are finding it tough to break out of the […]
Ecommerce sellers struggle to get inventory up for festivals
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Sellers on e-commerce platforms – many new and some existing ones – are likely to face a funds crunch in stocking up for the upcoming festive season due to a squeeze in working capital loans to small businesses. These small and medium-sized merchants are finding it tough to break out of the […]
Social media users troll WhiteHat Jr ads for overexposure
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Over the past month, a section of social media users has been busy trolling WhiteHat Jr — the education technology startup that was recently acquired by Byju’s in a $300 million all-cash deal — for bombarding users with advertisements across TV and digital platforms. The constant exposure to advertisements by WhiteHat Jr, […]
Facebook does not profit from hate speech: India MD
Facebook India MD Ajit Mohan said Facebook doesn’t profit from hate speech of any kind. Speaking publicly for the first time after the recent controversy around not banning influential people posting hate messages on its platform, Mohan told TOI: “It’s not good for us, not for people on the platform. There is no constituency that […]