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Security researchers have discovered that the Smominru malware infected 90,000 machines worldwide during the month of August, with an infection rate of up to 4,700 computers per day. In its post-infection phase, it steals victim credentials, installs a Trojan module and a cryptominer and propagates inside the network, according to researchers from Guardicore, a data centre and cloud security...

In a fillip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission, Google Maps now lists over 57,000 public toilets in over 2,300 cities across the country, the company announced on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, fulfilling a key aspiration of the Father of the Nation. More than 2.5 lakh users are already searching for public toilets every month across Google Search and...

Washington, Sept 30: iPhone users who have not upgraded to a new version of the operating system for long -- there is one more reason to do so. If WhatsApp is currently active on your iOS 8 device, you will be able to use it only until February 1, 2020, according to an update from the instant messaging platform. “WhatsApp for iPhone requires iOS 9 or later. On iOS 8, you can no longer create new...

Mumbai, Sept 30: The Indian rupee opened on a cautious note and fell 7 paise to 70.63 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday tracking weak opening in domestic equities and foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said increasing demand for the US dollar vis-a-vis other currencies overseas and rising crude oil prices weighed on the domestic unit. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee...

Chennai, Sept 27: The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said the precise location of India's moon lander Vikram on the lunar highlands is yet to be determined. "Vikram had a hard landing and the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands has yet to be determined," NASA said in a statement issued on Thursday. It was dusk when the landing area...

New Delhi, Sept 26: The government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) denied reports on Wednesday that the regulator is closing down at least nine commercial banks soon. "There are mischievous rumours on social media about RBI closing some banks," said Finance Secretary Rajeev Kumar. He said, "There is no question of closing any public sector bank, which are articles of faith. Rather the government...

Madikeri, Sept 24: Two people were arrested by the forest department officials for hunting wild boar in Somwarpet taluk on Tuesday. The alleged arrested have been identified as Ganesh and Subramani. According to the forest officials, they were arrested while trying to escape with the boar.

United Nations, Sept 24:Leaders from government, business, and civil society on Monday announced potentially far-reaching steps to confront climate change at the United Nations Secretary General's Climate Action Summit here on Monday. As carbon pollution, temperatures, and climate destruction continue to rise, and public backlash mounts, the Summit offered a turning point from inertia into...

Bengaluru, Sept 23: A 35-year-old died in a road accident near Sambhram College hear today. The driver of the truck which allegedly killed the man, identified as Lal Bahadur, fled the spot after deserting the vehicle when the public tried to catch him. Bahzadur was working in an apartment as a security guard.

Bengaluru, Sept 22: To encourage research on Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics, Facebook has selected six projects from India that will focus on three key areas - governance, cultural diversity, and operationalising ethics. The winners declared on Friday, included the top two submissions in each category. Facebook announced the Ethics in AI research awards in June with a regional focus of India...