The Times of India' brings you 'Hack of the Day' - a new weekday series of quick, practical solutions to everyday hassles.

Getting hacked once is scary enough. But getting hacked again after changing carriers, replacing cards and trying to recover your accounts can make it feel like the criminals are always one step ahead ...

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts ...

Perhaps the most bizarre moment in Prince Harry’s hacking case for me, as I sat being questioned by the increasingly desperate barrister in front of me, was when the barrister appeared to suggest I ...

Google has replaced Android's 1,800-guess lockscreen limit with a 20-attempt hard cap. Here is how the new rate limiter works ...

Google’s Android 17 update will significantly tighten lock-screen security by limiting failed PIN attempts to just 20. After ...

Outgoing Rep. Don Bacon urges US officials to stop using the encrypted messaging app after 'Russia hacked my Signal.' However, this is more a case of human error than an app vulnerability.

Your smartphone knows more about you than almost anyone in your life. It holds your bank account details, your email, your location history, your photos, your ...

Passkeys, multi-factor authentication, direct verification and faster reporting remain the clearest consumer defences against online fraud in 2026. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data released on June ...

There’s a road near my house that has a few twists and turns. On any given day I’m driving up or down it, often on the phone ...

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting WhatsApp users with fake APK files and fraudulent links sent in the name of banks, electricity companies, and government departments. These files can give ...

Millions of older iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches with A12 and A13 chips are vulnerable to a permanent hardware flaw called ‘usbliter8’ that cannot be fixed by software updates, posing physical ...