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The improved scanner, launched at the end of 2019, increased daily detection coverage of Office documents.

Google says deep learning helped Gmail detect malicious documents

Gmail's existing machine learning models help block more than 99.9 per cent of threats from reaching inboxes.

29 Feb 2020 7:31 AM

When enabled, only those calls will ring which are from numbers in Contacts, Mail, and Messages.

Apple iOS 13 uses Siri to silence pesky spam calls

Apple has added a new setting in the Phone app that uses Siri intelligence to prevent spam callers from bothering you.

08 Jun 2019 10:51 AM

Under the proposed rules, the agency won't require carriers to provide such services or mandate that the tools offered are free.

Help coming on blocking scam calls for robocall-plagued US, a hope raiser for others

Many robocalls are not scam calls, though, but calls from debt collectors and telemarketers selling insurance, cruises and the like.

16 May 2019 12:53 PM

Email Fraud Protection now available as part of Symantec’s Email Security Solution and Integrated Cyber Defense Platform.

Symantec announces solution to stop business email compromise attacks

Symantec announced Email Fraud Protection, an automated solution to block fraudulent emails.

16 Feb 2019 12:01 PM

The document had Brexit in its file name but contained only garbled text used to trick users into activating a macro command to load malicious content.

Russian hackers use Brexit in phishing email, experts warn

The phishing email began when British government agreed on a draft of its agreement to leave the European Union.

01 Dec 2018 10:25 AM

It is the latest addition to Google's continued efforts at combating false advertising arising out of its platform.

Google takes steps to curb tech support scam ads

The search giant noted in its blog that there has been a rise in misleading ad experiences from third-party tech support providers.

03 Sep 2018 2:17 PM

The IT sector was the second hardest hit, with 13.83 of attacks targeting tech companies, which is 12.28 percentage points more in comparison with the previous quarter, according to Kaspersky Lab’s ‘Spam and phishing in Q2 2018’ report.

Over one third of all phishing attacks target financial sector in Q2 2018

Over 107 million attempts to visit phishing pages were prevented, of which 35.7 per cent were related to financial services.

27 Aug 2018 5:41 PM

The attacker may also state that he has hijkacked your PC with a spyware that has already taken into account all your family and friends’ details and will inform them about your dirty activities online.

“I know you watch porn! Pay me to keep quiet” — Did you get this email too?

The email demands to cough up a certain amount (usually $200 to $500, or even more) to keep quiet on the matter.

16 Jun 2018 2:56 PM

Last year, Google had reportedly conducted 250+ webmaster meetups and office hours around the world reaching more than 2,20,000 website owners.

Last year, Google had reportedly detected and removed 80 per cent of the hacked sites

Google's Global Search Outreach Lead, Juan Felipe Rincon has recently described the company's effort on stopping search spam.

09 Jun 2018 7:12 PM

In order to pass spam filters, the spammers used forged email headers to make them look as they came from users via a Canadian telecommunications company called Telus.

Gmail users getting spam emails from themselves: Report

Google admits that they are aware of the scam and are fixing it.

23 Apr 2018 9:59 AM

The average amount of spam in 2017 decreased to 56.63 per cent, which is 1.68 percentage points less than in 2016. (Representative Photo)

FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin among 2017’s main spam and phishing topics

The report mentions that criminals have been following a global agenda, using hot topics such as FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin to fool and steal.

17 Feb 2018 2:19 PM

If users mark certain messages as spam, but they have not been seen by the spam detection system, WhatsApp will look at how this can automatically be marked as spam in the future.

WhatsApp reportedly monitoring spam

The amount of messages that a user sends per minute is monitored continuously.

16 Jan 2018 8:43 PM

On a weekly basis approximately 82 million spam texts or SMS are received by Indian users, out of which 24 million are automatically blocked.

Truecaller’s new update for ios 11 will filter out junk SMS from iMessage

The new feature will filter out SMS and MMS spam from iMessage and send them directly to a junk tab.

26 Sep 2017 8:17 PM

The email message is a fake and ends up taking you to a website where the scamster makes you see ads and makes money by your visits.

New scam: Email from ‘Facebook’ claims ‘your messages will be deleted’

A new method adopted by scamsters is an email from ‘Facebook’ which forces unsuspecting victims to click on the link in the message.

09 Aug 2017 12:12 PM

In Spain a large number of companies had been attacked by cyber criminals who infected computers with malicious software known as "ransomware."

Portugal Telecom says hit by cyber attack, no impact on services

Portugal Telecom is taking all measures necessary, together with national authorities, to resolve the situation

13 May 2017 8:32 AM

The information gets processed, important information such as social security numbers, tax forms, driving license numbers, names, addresses, payment card details and a lot more such information sells for as little as $50 (approx Rs 3,500). Prices sometimes also drop below $15 if sold in bulk.

Beware: Online tax filing scams steal your refunds too

Hackers are expected to see a fair amount of profits with fraudulent filing returns.

12 Apr 2017 12:59 PM

The US remained the biggest source of spam (12.08 per cent), with second place taken by Vietnam (10.32 per cent), and India in third (10.15 per cent)

2016: a year of ransomware in spam

The volume of spam emails in 2016 increased to 58.31 per cent of overall email traffic, a rise of 3.03 per cent on 2015.

22 Feb 2017 2:31 PM

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