In a reported case of murder for gain, two night watchmen were hacked to death inside Nachadai Thavirtharuliyaswamy temple at Devadanam near Rajapalayam on Monday (November 10, 2025) night. The deceased were identified as Petchimuthu, 55, and Sankarapandian, 60. The crime came to light when the temple, administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments … Read more
A 35-year-old welder was hacked to death by a gang at Kandaneri village near Pallikonda toll plaza in Vellore on Chennai – Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as S. Devathiran, a native of Reddiyur village in Vellore. He was working as a welder at construction sites in the area. … Read more
Police personnel deployed in front of the Tirunelveli district court complex on Friday, where a person was hacked to death by unidentified persons | Photo Credit: A. Shaikmohideen A man was hacked to death by an armed gang near the Tirunelveli district court complex on Friday (December 20, 2024). Sources said the deceased Mayandi was … Read more
Blood testing partnership Synnovis has warned that its hacked blood transfusion services may not be fully functioning again until the autumn. Its systems fell victim to ransomware hackers and the pathology partnership says it has rebuilt many of the 60 which were affected. The hackers made systems unusable unless a payment was received and caused … Read more
A view of the National Testing Agency website. The National Testing Agency (NTA) website and all its other web portals are fully secure, and reports that these have been compromised and hacked are wrong and misleading, officials said on June 23. The clarification comes amid a raging row over alleged irregularities in competitive exams, including … Read more
New Delhi: Ascension, one of the healthcare giants in the US, has revealed that in May 2024, it was hit by a ransomware attack, which impacted its electronic health records system, phones, and scheduling systems. While some non-emergent procedures and appointments were delayed, emergency services were diverted to avoid backlogs. How hackers got hold of … Read more
A screenshot of the All India Trinamool Congress Twitter account on February 28 morning. The official Twitter account of the All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) appears to be hacked as of February 28 morning. The name of the account reflected “Yuga Labs” and its display picture was changed to the company’s logo. Yuga Labs is … Read more