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As many as 1,328 cases (Rs 6 crore) related to ATM/Debit Cards, and 18 cases (Rs 1 crore) involving internet banking were reported during the period.

Warning! POS machines stealing credit, debit card data

The malware steals card details, specifically magnetic strip data so likely more targeted in countries where chip and...

12 Feb 2018 12:16 PM IST

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.

8 Feb 2018 2:34 PM IST

The porn website was allowed to do business in Russia only after the requirement for users to specify their age proof.

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...

1 Feb 2018 3:21 PM IST

This collaborative analysis suggested an evolution of IoT botnets, from a nearly exclusive use case of launching DDoS attacks to more sophisticated activities such as ransomware distribution and crypto-mining. (Photo: Pixabay)

Importance of information sharing in battle against cyber threats

Layered analysis of cyber data, including DNS queries, leads to stronger protection against DDoS, malware, and botnet...

30 April 2018 2:41 PM IST

Kaspersky Labs findings indicate that the attackers behind the malware seek out vulnerable routers for compromise and distribute the malware through a simple yet very effective trick of hijacking the DNS settings of those infected routers.

New Roaming Mantis malware affecting smartphones in Asia: Report

The Roaming Mantis malware checks if the device is rooted and requests permission to be notified of any activity...

19 April 2018 2:37 PM IST

Kaspersky, which research firm Gartner ranks as one of the worlds top cyber security vendors for consumers, said in a statement that it would submit the source code of its software and future product updates for review by a broad cross-section of computer security experts and government officials.

Kaspersky Lab detects malware attacking smartphones in Asia

Between February and April 2018, researchers detected the malware in over 150 user networks.

18 April 2018 3:33 PM IST

YARA rules are particularly useful when tracking advanced threat actors and operations involving fileless malware, or legitimate tools, or those where malicious code is adapted to individual campaigns or even victims.

Kaspersky Lab's threat hunting tool goes into open source domain

KLara can run a fast, distributed series of YARA searches, involving multiple rules and multiple sample collections.

3 April 2018 1:54 PM IST

Some of the infected apps include Learn to Draw Clothing , an app teaching people how to draw and design clothing; Modification Trail , an app showing images of trail bike modification ideas; Gymnastics Training Tutorial , an app letting people find healthy ideas for gymnastic moves.

Beware: Some apps on Google Play infected with Windows malware

The infected APK files do not pose any threat to Android devices, as these embedded Windows .exe files can only run on...

31 July 2018 1:32 PM IST

The report reveals that the infected apps have been downloaded more than 500,000 times.

Your Android smartphone could be scretly taking screenshots: Report

Researchers have discovered several Android apps on the PlayStore to secretly transmit data to third-party services.

5 July 2018 5:00 PM IST

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M.S Dhoni becomes the riskiest celebrity to search for online

This study reveals which celebrities generate the most dangerous search results that could expose consumers to malicious...

22 Oct 2019 1:17 PM IST

Kaspersky Labs findings indicate that the attackers behind the malware seek out vulnerable routers for compromise and distribute the malware through a simple yet very effective trick of hijacking the DNS settings of those infected routers.

Malicious apps Play Store reach 300 collective installs

ESET researcher Lukas Stefanko shared an analysis showing 172 harmful apps on the Play Store that had over 335 million...

2 Oct 2019 6:16 PM IST

These apps averaged six dangerous permission requests each. (Photo: Pixabay)

Immediately uninstall these six 'dangerous' Android apps with 1.66...

VPNpro has exposed six free and popular antivirus apps which results in users putting themselves and their precious data...

9 Nov 2019 1:42 PM IST