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Tactics include email distributed from “spoofed” corporate branded email addresses, emails written in native languages; and the addition of attached documents marked as “protected.”

McAfee advanced threat research warns of 2018 winter games cyberattacks

McAfee anticipates Winter Games related phishing campaigns.

08 Feb 2018 9:33 PM

The bot was first spotted by researchers at Bitdefender Labs on 10 January before it disappeared for a few days. (Representative Photo: Pixabay)

New botnet infects 20,000 devices, uses P2P communication

Dubbed Hide N' Seek, it can also carry out data exfiltration, code execution and interference with a device's operation.

08 Feb 2018 2:34 PM

In many cases, porn ransomware utilises scareware tactics: it locks the device screen and shows a message stating that illegal content (usually child porn) has been detected on the device, and the device has therefore been locked. (Representational Image)

Porn-themed malware hit 25 per cent of victims in 2017

25.4 per cent of mobile malware victims were attacked by malicious programs using adult content to lure them in installing malware.

01 Feb 2018 3:21 PM

We have adopted a certain ignorant behavior towards the safety concern for digital payment, and this behavior of ours has costed us in several ways which we are not even aware of.

How safe your money is in the era of cyber frauds?

The entire world is connected through a web of the internet, from our social media accounts to our finance, everything is done by internet.

18 Jan 2018 8:14 AM

Google is pushing notifications to affected phones to suggest removing the infected apps, if installed.

AdultSwine malware attacks children’s app with pornographic content

The ‘AdultSwine’ malware has attacked at least 60 children-friendly apps on Google Play.

17 Jan 2018 2:29 PM

The study of 7,993 full-time employees which asked about policies and responsibilities for corporate IT security also revealed that 24 per cent of employees believe there are no established policies in their organizations at all.

Only 12 per cent of employees are fully aware of their organisation’s IT security policies

Just one-tenth of employed respondents are fully aware of the IT security policies and rules set in the organizations they work for.

14 Jan 2018 11:39 AM

Attribution is extremely tricky in the world of cybersecurity, where hackers routinely use misdirection and red herrings to fool their adversaries. But Tend Micro, which has followed Fancy Bear for years, said there could be no doubt.

Cybersecurity firm: US senate in Russian hackers' crosshairs

Trend Micro based its report on the discovery of a clutch of suspicious-looking websites looking like the US Senate's internal email system.

13 Jan 2018 4:56 PM

Deep linking in Android is a way to identify a specific piece of content or functionality inside an app. It is much like a web URL, but for applications.

Android malware steals UBER credentials and covers up the heist using Deep Links

Norton has discovered a new malware that steals financial credentials by having deep links to the UBER app.

08 Jan 2018 3:56 PM

Spectre and Meltdown are new and troubling vulnerabilities, but it’s important to remember that there are many different types of threats that Google (and other cloud providers) protect against every single day. (Representational Image)

Google explains in-detail about Meltdown and Spectre

Most of the companies have fixed the bugs with security patches.

06 Jan 2018 3:47 PM

Macs and iOS devices are vulnerable to Spectre attacks through code that can run in web browsers. (Representative Photo)

Apple to issue fix for iPhones, Macs at risk from 'Spectre' chip flaw

The most recent OS updates for Mac computers, Apple TVs, iPhones and iPads protect users against 'Meltdown' and don't slow down the devices.

05 Jan 2018 8:02 AM

The defect affects the so-called kernel memory on Intel x86 processor chips manufactured over the past decade.

Security flaws put virtually all phones, computers at risk

The flaws can allow hackers to gain access to sensitive information such as passwords and user IDs.

04 Jan 2018 8:02 AM

Researchers discovered that scanning tools such as NMap and Shodan can quickly spot those exposed speakers.

Bose speakers found vulnerable to remote hacking

Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered how were Sonos and Bose’s internet-connected speakers remotely hacked.

30 Dec 2017 4:58 PM

Using machine learning algorithms and a combination of information gathered from six different sensors found in smartphones, researchers succeeded in unlocking Android smartphones.

Pay attention! your smartphone sensors can reveal your PIN to hackers

Instruments in smartphones such as the gyroscope and proximity sensors represent a potential security vulnerability, researchers reveal.

29 Dec 2017 6:36 PM

Elf Bowling was shared massively amongst the computer-using crowd through email in the late 90’s.

Fake news destroyed this fun Christmas game in the late 90's

NVision Design’s Elf Bowling was a viral game in 1999 but was brought down by fake news.

28 Dec 2017 7:05 PM

The software was developed with the Freedom of Press Foundation and the Guardian Project. (Representative Image)

Snowden unveils phone app, Haven, to spy on spies

Snowden says it’s an open-source tool designed for human rights activists and other people at risk.

25 Dec 2017 8:00 AM

The Loapi Trojan is being spread through advertising campaigns under the guise of antivirus solutions or apps for adults. (representational image)

New mobile Trojan mines cryptocurrency, performs DDos attacks

Loapi has a complex modular architecture that allows it to perform almost limitless actions on a compromised device.

21 Dec 2017 12:03 PM

Mirai took advantage of poor security protocols in IoT devices around the world.

Mirai botnet came into existence to gain 'advantage in Minecraft'

A US court ruled out Minecraft as the major reason for the Mirai botnet’s existence.

17 Dec 2017 4:52 PM

The survey report shows that with an increased trend of attacks, the top management of organisations is now beginning to understand the need for cyber intelligence.

Cybersecurity is one of top five business risks: Survey

81 per cent of the organisations have cybersecurity budgets of less than 10 per cent of total planned budgets.

15 Dec 2017 10:13 PM

In a guilty plea before US District Judge Michael Shipp in Trenton federal court in New Jersey, Paras accepted of violating the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act. (Photo: File/ Representational)

Indian-American charged with fraud for multiple hacks, pleads guilty

Between November 2014 and September 2016, Paras executed a series of attacks on the networks of Rutgers University.

14 Dec 2017 10:57 AM

Organisations spent over $450 billion globally last year to shore up cyber defences, a figure which is expected to reach $2 trillion by 2019.

Top five cyber security trends to look out for next year

While security technologies have grown so have the tactics, techniques, and procedures cyber attackers use to penetrate your defences.

13 Dec 2017 9:22 PM

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