Monday, August 25, 2014

New Auto Fares :: Mumbaiites Need To Know

Yes! The Auto fares have been hiked and this change has been approved by the Bombay High Court (source: DNA). The change is already in effect from August 20, 2014 and the autos have 45 days to make the legitimate changes to their meter.



Be Cautious

  • The new total should not be too big. The new rates will should give you a change of only about Rs. 5-10. If you see more, there is a chance you are being taken for a toss.
  • Not all autos have changed the meters yet and might still demand a charge as per the new card rate (around 10% more). SIMPLY SAY NO! As per the law you will pay only what the meter says.

Friday, August 8, 2014

Hold Security's Sales Stunt with Russian Gangsters?

Cyber Crime at Large
Cyber Crime @Large
Are you safe? Probably! But is your data safe? Probably not! Hold Security has discovered 500 Million unique usernames and passwords which were stolen by a Russian gang and are probably being misused right now. According to the official statement, the details were extracted from the websites using a network of compromised computers known as a botnet.

Your bank account details, Passwords, social security details, PAN details... might not be safe! 
So I ask again... ARE YOU SAFE?

This can very well be a sales stunt by Hold Security, specially after the company has been courteous enough to let people know if they have been victims of this scheme - at a nominal charge of $120. Going by this, Graham Cluley has done some further digging and found that this news was perfectly timed with the security conferences going on in Las Vegas.