India is under threat from cyber criminals: Security firm Kaspersky

India is increasingly on the radar of cybercriminals from countries like China, Russia and the US, who are using advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks to steal data from consumers and enterprises, security software firm Kaspersky said.

APT refers to a format where the attacker gains access to a network/device and stays there undetected for a long period of time. The motive of the attack is to steal data and there is a longer term damage to the organisation/user.

“APT attacks are on the rise globally and those affecting India are also growing. These attacks are originating from China, the US and Russia among other countries. A major chunk of the attacks like Equation, Turla, Darkhotel, Regin, Cloud Atlas infected India as well,” Kaspersky Lab Deputy Director Global Research and Analysis Team Sergey Novikov told reporters here.

He added that while there were three APT announcements in 2012, the number grew to seven in 2013, 11 in 2014 and 10 in the first half of 2015.

“As more and more devices get connected to the Internet/network, the level of sophistication of these attacks is also on the rise,” he said.

Novikov said the line of distinction between state- sponsored cyber attacks and those by criminal gangs is diminishing as similar techniques often get used.

“However, it is difficult to establish whether they are working together,” he added.

Stuxnet is a example of APT attack. The malicious worm is believed to have been jointly built American-Israeli cyber weapon to sabotage Iran’s nuclear programme.

Rainer Bock, Head of Strategic Projects at the company said one could see more complex attacks going ahead, including state-sponsored ones.

“Also, the vectors of attacks will evolve. From attacking devices, cybercriminals are now looking at networks and communication channels like WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G,” he added.

Targets of these attacks are also evolving as newer devices like ATM and PoS machines, smart cities and connected cars are now on the radar, he said.

                                                           HOW TELEVISION WORK

Most people spend hours each day watching programming on their TV set, however, many people might wonder how in fact television works. There are many parts to this process and many technologies that are involved. Following are the most important processes and technologies involved in making television work.

Main Elements of the TV Process

There are many major elements that are required in order for TV to work. They usually include a video source, an audio source, a transmitter, a receiver, a display device, and a sound device.

Video Source

The video source is the image or program. It can be a TV show, news program, live feed or movie. Usually the video source has already been recorded by a camera.

Audio Source

Besides the video source, we also need the audio source. Practically all movies, TV shows and news programs have some sought of audio. Audio source can be in the form of mono, stereo or digitally processed to be later played back with surround sound.

Transmitter

The transmitter is necessary for broadcast television companies that broadcast a free signal to viewers in their area. The transmitter transmits both the video and audio signals over the air waves. Both audio and video signals are electrical in nature and are transformed into radio waves which can then be picked up by receivers (your TV set). A transmitter not only transmits one channels audio or video signal, but in most cases many different channels.

Receiver (TV set)

A receiver is usually integrated in your TV set and this receiver is able to grab radio waves (the transmitted signal) and process these radio waves back to audio and video electric signals that can now be played on your TV set.

Display Device

A display device is usually a TV set, but can also be just a monitor. The display device is able to receive electrical signals (usually sent from the receiver) and turn these electrical signals to a viewable image. Most standard TV sets incorporate a cathode ray tube (CRT), however new display devices can include LCD (liquid crystal display) and Plasma (gas charged display) display devices among others.

Sound Device

While most sound devices are built into your TV set in the form of speakers. Audio signals are obviously needed to match up with the video being shown to the viewer. Many newer TV sets have outputs to send the TV sound to high quality speakers that reproduce sound much better. Since audio signals can include surround sound technology, the TV set is able to send audio signals to the proper speakers located around your room.

Three Major Ways to Receive TV Signals

There are three major ways to receive television broadcasts. They include Broadcast TV, Cable TV and Satellite TV.

Broadcast Television

Broadcast TV is usually defined as TV signals which are transmitted from a terrestrial source, usually a transmission tower. Most broadcast TV signals are free to anyone with a receiver to pick them up. They include traditional TV channels that broadcast standard TV signals on specific radio frequencies.

Television signals are transmitted on a range of radio frequencies (RF) that includes Bands III, IV and V.

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated 6 MHz of bandwidth for each TV channel. Each TV channels is on one of 3 bands ranging from Bands III, IV or V. Here is the breakdown:

Band III	Channels 2 to 6 (54 to 88 MHz)
Band IV	Channels 7 to 13 (174-216 MHz)
Band V	Channels 14 to 83 (470 to 890 MHz)

VHF (Very High Frequencies) are channels that include channels 2 to 13. UHF (Ultra High Frequencies) are channels that usually include channels 14 to 83.

The Reason for using these Bands is that these radio frequencies are great for carrying TV signals (both audio and video signals). These bands provide high quality audio and video with reatively low interference. These radio waves have a long range and can penetrate structures such as walls and building exteriors.

Satellite TV

Satellite TV uses a different form of transmission. Instead of transmitting signals from the ground, satellite TV transmits from satellites orbiting the earth. Satellite signals are usually digital and encoded and compressed. They require special antennas pointing in specific directions to pick up specific satellite signals. These signals must then be decoded or unencrypted and decompressed to view on a TV set. This usually requires special equipment and most satellite TV services operate on a pay per service fee.

Cable TV

Cable TV is another way to receive TV broadcasts. Instead of the TV signals being transmitted through the air, they are collected from a certain point, and sent from the cable company directly to your home via cable. Just like a phone line is laid from the phone company to your home, so is cable TV. There are many types of cables that are used including copper or fiber optic and the signals that the cable company sends to your home usually are encoded and or compressed. Most homes require technology to unscramble and decompress the signal to view the TV signal on their TV set.

TV Technology Elements

There are many parts to a TV set that allow you to view video images and reproduce audio signals; they include the cathode ray tube, the color process, and the TV Antenna.

Cathode Ray Tube

The cathode ray tube generally called a CRT is a vacuum tube. Inside this vacuum tube are electrons that move rapidly from one field to another (negative to positive). These electrons stream from a positive to negative electric field onto a screen that is coated with phosphor. Phosphor glows when these electrons hit the screen creating an image. TV's create images by creating small pixels or dots on the screen. Thousands of glowing dots on a screen in a certain pattern create a picture. These dots are called pixels and the more pixels on the screen, generally the higher the resolution and better the image quality.

Color Process

Within the cathode ray tube is a beam that shoots electrons onto a screen which is coated with Phosphor. While a black and white TV has one beam, color TV's have three beams; red, blue and green. Color TV's also have one screen which you view your image from, but behind this screen is a sheet of phosphor, black and white TV's only have one sheet of phosphor, color TV's have three sheets of phosphor; red, blue and green.

How to Create Color

The color TV creates colors by mixing both the three types of color beams (red beam, blue beam, and green beam) and the three types of color sheets (red sheet, blue sheet and green sheet). If you would like to create the color blue, the blue beam will hit the blue sheet in the back of the TV screen, for red, the red beam hits only the red sheet. To create yellow, both blue and green beams hit both blue and green sheets. White is when all color beams hit all color sheets. Black is when no beams fire at the sheets.

Antenna

An antenna is usually required to pick up and receive TV broadcast signals. TV broadcast signals travel a long range and face many obstacles such as walls and other obstructions. In order to capture a strong TV broadcast signal, an antenna is used. Antennas are usually composed of materials that can capture radio frequencies (usually metal). They are normally planted on the roofs of houses or on top of a structure. They are generally light weight and can be from one foot to 20 feet or more.

Besides external antennas, there are plenty of antennas that are made for indoor use. These are smaller in size and weigh less. They may also include amplifiers to make the TV broadcast signal stronger. All antennas are attached to your receiver which usually is your TV set to give your TV set the best possible signal and ultimately the best picture possible.

    Launching humans to Mars may not require a full tank of gas

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Previous studies have suggested that lunar soil and water ice in certain craters of the moon may be mined and converted to fuel. Assuming that such technologies are established at the time of a mission to Mars, the MIT group has found that taking a detour to the moon to refuel would reduce the mass of a mission upon launch by 68 percent.

The group developed a model to determine the best route to Mars, assuming the availability of resources and fuel-generating infrastructure on the moon. Based on their calculations, they determined the optimal route to Mars, in order to minimize the mass that would have to be launched from Earth -- often a major cost driver in space exploration missions.

They found the most mass-efficient path involves launching a crew from Earth with just enough fuel to get into orbit around Earth. A fuel-producing plant on the surface of the moon would then launch tankers of fuel into space, where they would enter gravitational orbit. The tankers would eventually be picked up by the Mars-bound crew, which would then head to a nearby fueling station to gas up before ultimately heading to Mars.

Olivier de Weck, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics and of engineering systems at MIT, says the plan deviates from NASA's more direct "carry-along" route.

"This is completely against the established common wisdom of how to go to Mars, which is a straight shot to Mars, carry everything with you," de Weck says. "The idea of taking a detour into the lunar system ... it's very unintuitive. But from an optimal network and big-picture view, this could be very affordable in the long term, because you don't have to ship everything from Earth."

The results, which are based on the PhD thesis of Takuto Ishimatsu, now a postdoc at MIT, are published in the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets.

A faraway strategy

In the past, space exploration programs have adopted two main strategies in supplying mission crews with resources: a carry-along approach, where all vehicles and resources travel with the crew at all times -- as on the Apollo missions to the moon -- and a "resupply strategy," in which resources are replenished regularly, such as by spaceflights to the International Space Station.

However, as humans explore beyond Earth's orbit, such strategies may not be sustainable, as de Weck and Ishimatsu write: "As budgets are constrained and destinations are far away from home, a well-planned logistics strategy becomes imperative."

The team proposes that missions to Mars and other distant destinations may benefit from a supply strategy that hinges on "in-situ resource utilization" -- the idea that resources such as fuel, and provisions such as water and oxygen, may be produced and collected along the route of space exploration. Materials produced in space would replace those that would otherwise be transported from Earth.

For example, water ice -- which could potentially be mined and processed into rocket fuel -- has been found on both Mars and the moon.

"There's a pretty high degree of confidence that these resources are available," de Weck says. "Assuming you can extract these resources, what do you do with it? Almost nobody has looked at that question."

Building a network in space

To see whether fuel resources and infrastructure in space would benefit manned missions to Mars, Ishimatsu developed a network flow model to explore various routes to Mars -- ranging from a direct carry-along flight to a series of refueling pit stops along the way. The objective of the model was to minimize the mass that would be launched from Earth, even when including the mass of a fuel-producing plant, and spares that would need to be pre-deployed.

The approach models the movement of cargo and commodities, such as fuel, in a supply chain network in space. Ishimatsu developed a new mathematical model that improves on a conventional model for routing vehicles. He adapted the model for the more complex scenario of long-term missions in space -- taking into account constraints specific to space travel.

The model assumes a future scenario in which fuel can be processed on, and transported from, the moon to rendezvous points in space. Likewise, the model assumes that fuel depots can be located at certain gravitationally bound locations in space, called Lagrange points. Given a mission objective, such as a set of weight restrictions, the model identifies the best route in the supply network, while also satisfying the constraints of basic physics.

Ishimatsu says the research demonstrates the importance of establishing a resource-producing infrastructure in space. He emphasizes that such infrastructure may not be necessary for a first trip to Mars. But a resource network in space would enable humans to make the journey repeatedly in a sustainable way.

"Our ultimate goal is to colonize Mars and to establish a permanent, self-sustainable human presence there," Ishimatsu says. "However, equally importantly, I believe that we need to 'pave a road' in space so that we can travel between planetary bodies in an affordable way."

"The optimization suggests that the moon could play a major role in getting us to Mars repeatedly and sustainably," de Weck adds. "People have hinted at that before, but we think this is the first definitive paper that shows mathematically why that's the right answer."

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Nasa Studying How Zero Gravity Affects the Brain

Nasa-funded researchers are studying brain structures and functions of the astronauts aboard theInternational Space Station (ISS) to understand how brain changes in space and ways to deal with those changes.

Astronauts have experienced problems with balance and perceptual illusions in microgravity. The Nasa-funded study is examining changes in both brain structure and function and determining how long it takes to recover after returning from space. Researchers are using both behavioural assessments and brain imaging.

For the study, astronauts complete timed obstacle courses and tests of their spatial memory, or the ability to mentally picture and manipulate a three-dimensional shape, before and after spaceflight. The spatial memory test is also performed aboard the station, along with sensory motor adaptation tests and computerised exercises requiring them to move and think simultaneously.

Astronauts are tested shortly after arriving aboard the station, mid-way through and near the end of a six-month flight.

Structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain are done pre-flight and post-flight. "We are looking at the volume of different structures in the brain and whether they change in size or shape during spaceflight," said principal investigator Rachael D Seidler, director of the University of Michigan's Neuromotor Behaviour Laboratory.

According to Seidler, both the behavioural assessment and brain imaging are important to help identify the relationship between physical changes in the brain and those in behaviour. "On Earth, your vestibular - or balance - system tells you how our head moves relative to gravity, but in space, the gravity reference is gone," Seidler said.

"That causes these perceptual illusions, as well as difficulty coordinating movement of the eyes and head," said Seidler.

These difficulties could have serious consequences for astronauts, especially when changing between gravitational environments, such as landing on Mars.

In those cases, astronauts will need to be able to perform tasks such as using tools and driving a rover, and they must be capable of escape in a landing emergency. The study results could also show whether astronauts return to "normal" post-flight because the brain changes back, or if the brain instead learns to compensate for the changes that happened in space.

SOURCE: NDTV GADGETS

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Is Google taking a stand against Net Neutrality in India?

According to reports, internet search giant Google has reportedly begun pushing the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), a body that represents Internet and mobile companies in India, from taking a stance that opposes Zero Rating, in its submission to the Department of Telecom’s report on Net Neutrality.

Zero Rating plans allow Internet companies (who have a lot of money to throw around) to grant access to their apps and services or websites absolutely free of charge, by making a deal with telecom providers.

A Medianama report now reveals that Vineeta Dixit from Google’s public policy and government relations team had written to IAMAI for removal of any mention of ‘Zero Rating’ from its submission to the Department of Telecom. The news site has got its hands on the copies of the emails written.

The email dated 14 August reportedly reads, “We would like to register strong protest against this formulation and would request you to remove this (Zero Rating) from the submission.”

It should be noted that amidst the entire net neutrality conundrum, Google hasn’t been in favour of; or, opposed net neutrality in India. It has been tight lipped so far. However, a report by The Economic Times points out that Google plans to roll out its own Zero Rated service in India.

In the past couple of months, a lot has been said and written about net neutrality in India. It was Airtel who created quite a stir with its new Airtel Zero marketing platform. However, massive outrage forced its partner Flipkart to walk out of Airtel Zero. Soon companies like Cleartrip and NDTV walked out of Facebook’s Internet.org, a platform which lets users access only those sites which have struck a deal with Facebook and Reliance communications – which was Facebook’s Indian telecom partner for Internet.org.

After months of debate on the fundamental principle of the Internet – freedom –the Department of Telecom panel led by A K Bhargava has submitted its report on Net Neutrality and made it public.

Throughout the report, the panel has emphasised on the user’s right to Net Neutrality. The recommendations of the report have been (paraphrased) here for your better understanding.

Yesterday was the last day for submitting your suggestions on the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) draft report on the issue of Net Neutrality, after the deadline was extended by five days. Unlike the older method where you had to send an email to TRAI, the new way to register your responses was through MyGov.in.

The received responses will be considered by the government to take a decision on the net neutrality issue along with TRAI’s suggestions following the consultation process.

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Windows 10 updates can disable your pirated games

Torrentors beware, WIndows 10 can apparently disable your pirated games and software. According to Microsoft's new End User License Agreement (EULA) Windows has the caoability to render any pirated software on your system useless

Section 7b of the EULA states, Microsoft Services may "automatically check your version of the software and download software updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized hardware peripheral devices. You may also be required to update the software to continue using the Services." That basically means that with every update, which you can't turn off by the way, Microsoft can disable your pirated software.

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How to unlock password protected PC-delete admin password?

How to unlock password protected PC-delete admin password?

What will you do if you forgot your Computer Admin password ? You can reset Admin password by many ways, This time we are going to tell you another Trick to reset admin password. Resetting an admin password is so easy by this trick just that you need to do some exercise How? First of all remove your Hard disk Connect it to any other Working PC Go to c:\Windows\System32\config Find SAM & SAM.log files and Delete them Now Put your Hard disk to your PC and access as admin by empty password.

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Don't want your phone to blow up? Follow this pieces of Expert Advise....

Now a days many reports are coming that overheating can cause screen cracked because due to overheating battery got swollen which causes crack in screen. So we are here to bring you the advise how to stay protected from all this

1. Stay away from low-quality batteries.One of the potential issues pointed out with the Samsung Galaxy S4 that caught fire in Texas was that the phone’s battery was swapped for an aftermarket model. The smartphone batteries can be a bad idea because, in terms of quality and care in construction, “they do not follow the same standards as original manufacturers.”

When replacing your phone’s battery, you’ll probably want to skip the cheapest option on eBay or Amazon and instead seek out the same one with which your Samsung, HTC, or LG phone came (from what is often referred to as the “OEM,” or original equipment manufacturer).

2. Keep your phone in a well-ventilated place while charging.The second no-no with the Texas case: The charging phone was under a pillow.

“Do not cover a charging phone with a pillow.”

For obvious reasons, this isn’t good for the goal of keeping your phone from overheating. A rule of thumb would be to place a charging phone in an area away from insulating fabrics or other heat-emitting electronics (maybe not on top of a cable box, for example).

3. If you get your phone wet, have it checked by a professional.We all know it’s possible to bring a soggy smartphone back to a working condition, despite your rescue attempts, corrosion or short circuiting can still occur inside the phone, undetectable to the naked eye. These conditions could lead to dangerous overheating of the device.

4. Don’t overuse your phone while it’s charging.Juicing up draws a great amount of heat to your phone, making it plenty hotter than it is during normal use. Because of this, our iFix experts say that hardware-heavy activities like graphic-intensive games, WiFi tethering, or even searching for service in a low-signal area — processes that will also warm your phone up — shouldn’t be done while your device is plugged in.

Overusing the phone while charging “can create additional stress on the device and the charger,”.

A good rule of thumb: If you are Crushing some Candy while your phone is charging, and you feel the back get toasty, put the thing down. And not under your pillow, either. 

5. If your phone takes a nasty drop, don’t just dust it off and move on.Similar to the “wet phone” scenario, you shouldn’t just assume that your phone is A-OK because it still powers on after an unfriendly meeting with the concrete.

Some possible problems caused by a nasty drop: a small crack in an internal component, a damaged or split battery, or exposed internals via a cracked display.

Having your phone taken apart by a specialist after it’s suffered some trauma is going to be the best way to go. And as smartphone screen repair by third-party services gets cheaper and cheaper, the option is now both safe and budget-friendly.

Oh, and also, you won’t be constantly made fun of by your friends.

6. If you notice any overheating or sudden battery drain, you may have a problem.
Phone owners are contacting its service and complaining that phones “suddenly start overheating. No water damage. No dropping.”

In the recent case of a year-old iPhone 4s, the phone suddenly began heating up and losing “a couple percent [charge] every minute.”

Since the phone was not covered under AppleCare, the team assessed the possible problems and eventually decided to resolder parts of the phone’s main chip board and install a new battery.

“So far it works just fine. We don’t quite know what the problem was, maybe a micro-crack on the board or chip, a loose connection, or a defective battery,”.

Much the way you want a good mechanic for your car, it’s not a bad idea to have a good phone repair shop in your Rolodex for when problems like the above surface. No one is fond of the thought of forking over hard-earned money for “smartphone maintenance.” But the alternative may be too hot to handle.

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Microsoft Windows 10 arriving, Check how to

reserve it....

Windows 10 will be available July 29 2015 in 190 markets globally as a free upgrade to customers running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.  The news about the Windows 10 release date was revealed on the official Windows blog by Terry Myerson. Here's everything you need to know about the Windows 10.

Here are the tips to reserve Windows 10:

Reserving your copy of Windows 10 is simple, just follow these steps to get it done. First though, you need to install the latest Windows updates on your PC.

1. On Windows 8, you can do this by pressing Windows key+C > Settings > Change PC Settings.
2. Now click Update and recovery on the left pane. Hit the download or install button to update your PC.
3. On Windows 7, you can do this by clicking on the Start button, type update in the search box and click Windows Update.
4. In the left pane, click Check for updates. Now select all updates and click Install updates.

After the updates are installed, the Get Windows 10 app should be installed on your computer. This app lets you reserve your copy of Windows 10. Here's how.

1. Click the Windows icon on the system tray.
2. Click Reserve your free upgrade.
3. Enter your email address to receive confirmation of your reservation.
4. Now you'll see a message that says your upgrade has been reserved. There's aCancel reservation button on the bottom left here. You can click that if you wish to cancel your reservation.

In order to upgrade to Windows 10, users will have to download a 3 GB file. The rest of the slides show Windows 10's ease of use, its Start menu, and how it can be seamlessly used on touchscreen-enabled devices or by attaching a keyboard and mouse to the device. 

The personal digital assistant app called Cortana and the all-new Microsoft Edge Internet browser will come integrated with the Windows 10 OS.

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Google Maps to Get New Offline Search, Turn-by-Turn Navigation Features

Google, besides announcing a slew of OS updates and features alongside Android Mat the Google I/O 2015 keynote event, also said it would soon be bringing offline search to its Google Maps app. The app will also feature complete voice-based turn-by-turn navigation while in offline mode. Both features will be made available sometime later this year.

The new offline features announced for Google Maps are aimed mainly for "emerging markets" where mobile Internet coverage is spotty, and data charges expensive, as navigation via GPS is independent of mobile networks. In the past, Google had introduced offline rerouting during navigation, which would reroute users even if they lose their Internet connection while navigating. Now, the entire process of navigation can be done when offline. The offline features are also useful for those users who are travelling to less-connected spots. The features will also come handy for those who are searching for directions when travelling in underground metros or via flight.

The offline search feature would enable users to search for places and points of interest, with results including autocomplete suggestions as well as reviews, contact numbers, opening hours and other information. The Google I/O 2015 keynote event saw the feature being demoed on a handset on Airplane mode and it seemed to work seamlessly.

Google launched its offline maps feature in 2012. The feature at that time allowed users to avail offline functionality in over 150 countries and save up to six large metro areas. The search giant last week rolled out native Maps app for Android Wear devices, alongside translucent status bar and other features.

Finally, Google at I/O 2015 also announced updates for its Google Places API for iOS, bringing it on par with Android with such new features as adding a place picker, current device location, detailed place information, search autocomplete, the ability to add places to Google's Places database, and more.

SOURCE: NDTV GADGET GURU

Antarctica region once thought stable suddenly 'thawing fast'

A group of scientists have observed a sudden increase of ice loss in a previously stable region of Antarctica.

A group of scientists have observed a sudden increase of ice loss in a previously stable region of Antarctica.

Using measurements of the elevation of the Antarctic ice sheet made by a suite of satellites, the team from the University of Bristol, UK found that the Southern Antarctic Peninsula showed no signs of change up to 2009. Around 2009, multiple glaciers along a vast coastal expanse, measuring some 750km in length, suddenly started to shed ice into the ocean at a nearly constant rate of 60 cubic km, or about 55 trillion litres of water, each year.

This makes the region the second largest contributor to sea level rise in Antarctica and the ice loss shows no sign of waning.

Team leader Bert Wouters said that to date, the glaciers added roughly 300 cubic km of water to the ocean, which is the equivalent of the volume of nearly 350,000 Empire State Buildings combined. By analysing roughly 5 years of the data, the researchers found that the ice surface of some of the glaciers is currently going down by as much as 4m each year.

The ice loss in the region is so large that it causes small changes in the gravity field of the Earth, which can be detected by another satellite mission, the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE).

SOURCE: DNA INDIA

Gaana.com hacked, details of over 10 million users exposed

Later, Satyan Gajwani, the CEO of Times Internet, which runs Gaana.com, offered a business deal to the hacker for fixing loopholes in the IT system of company.

A hacker claiming to be from Pakistan hacked the website of music streaming services Gaana.com and posted details of its over 10 million users on his Facebook page.

Later, Satyan , the CEO of Times Internet, which runs Gaana.com, offered a business deal to the hacker for fixing loopholes in the IT system of company. The hacker, whose name was given as Mak Man and mentioned that he lives in Lahore, Pakistan, said: "I here by confirm that no financial information was accessed during the hack of Gaana.com.... Database was so huge that I didn't even bother looking ... and no information was dumped and stored locally ... not even a single row."

He said that the hack was "just a POC (proof of concept) to highlight the issue which was grabbing the details directly from their DBMS (Database management systems) and I repeat again information was not stored locally." In his reply on the hacker's Facebook page, Gajwani said: "First of all, I'd like to apologize personally if you had shared these reports and we didn't respond earlier.

Totally unacceptable by us, and I'm looking into it." A Times Internet spokesperson confirmed Gajwani's comment. However, there was no reply to email queries in this regard. Gajwani in his reply on hacker's Facebook page further said that he thought that the intention of the hacker was not to expose personal information about Gaana users but to highlight the vulnerability and offered a deal to the hacker.

"And finally, if possible, I'd appreciate if we could hire you as a consultant to help us find any more vulnerabilities across our network, so that we can keep our products as secure as possible. If you're interested, message me directly, as I'd be very grateful for your advice," Gajwani said. In the evening, Gaana.com displayed 'Site is down due to server maintenance.'

SOURCE: DNA INDIA