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Yu was accused of conspiring with other Chinese individuals to use malware to hack into the computer networks of companies in the US and elsewhere. (Photo: Pixabay)

At 146 million, malware detections targeting Indian enterprises surge...

Manufacturing, BFSI, Education, Healthcare, IT/ITES, and Government highlighted as the most at-risk industries in the...

11 Jan 2020 5:39 PM IST

In January and February 2020 the most prominent Coronavirus-themed campaign targeted Japan.

Beware of the other virus the spread of Coronavirus-themed Malware

Right after the attention around the Coronavirus, cyber criminals started using the interest to spread their malicious...

19 Feb 2020 8:19 AM IST

It is recommended that you update your VPN, network infrastructure devices, and devices being used to remotely access work environments with the latest software patches and security configurations.

Home computers increasingly targeted by hackers: Use VPNs, take safety...

Change passwords of your home Wi-Fi router to strong and unique ones on every account and device and use two-factor...

27 March 2020 7:06 PM IST

Get Aarogya Setu from Google, Apple app stores only, Pakistan collecting data via fake links: Police

Get Aarogya Setu from Google, Apple app stores only, Pakistan...

Some people have been receiving malicious links via WhatsApp and SMS, the police said in its cyber security alert

6 May 2020 6:11 PM IST

When the malware is launched on the victims device, it hides its icon from app drawer and then masquerades itself as a fake Google update to request accessibility service privileges. (Photo | Flickr - www.thoughtcatalog.com)

Android malware BlackRock' prowling cyberspace to steal your financial...

BlackRock malware targets 337 applications including brand name apps for social, communication, networking and dating...

30 July 2020 4:15 PM IST

Drive-by download attacks involve downloading malicious code onto an unsuspecting users computer when they visit a website or fill up a form.

Cyber attacks on India rise, here's what you can do to keep your data...

India sees second highest drive-by download attacks in Asia Pacific region in 2019, says Microsoft

29 July 2020 6:09 PM IST

While there has been a 24% drop in malware attacks worldwide, such attacks specific to IoT have risen by 50%. Also, phishing attempts have gone up by 7 per cent, capitalising on the pandemic.

Use of Microsoft Office files to perpetrate cyber crime rises by 176...

SonicWall Capture Labs publishes findings from intelligence data gathered from 1.1 million sensors in 215 countries and...

27 July 2020 6:26 PM IST

Apple has the toughest barriers for malware to get on its ecosystem. A process called notarisation whereby apps are scanned for security issues through its Gatekeeper software prevents malicious code from running. And yet Shlayer malware got through.

Whoa! Apple's vaunted security system let malware through

The malicious software was disguised as an Adobe Flash Installer, a report by TechCrunch said.

31 Aug 2020 10:19 PM IST

The kind and the scale of these cyber weapons was such that even the CIA lost control of majority of its hacking arsenal which includes state of the art malware, viruses, Trojans and weaponised zero day exploits which can be worth millions of dollars each in dark web.

Chinese-speaking APT actor caught spying on pharmaceutical...

The infamous PlugX malware has been detected in pharmaceutical organisations in Vietnam, aimed at stealing precious...

15 March 2018 1:54 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.

Remote access nightmare: backdoors up by 40%+ in 2018

Kaspersky Lab's detection technologies handled 346,000 new malicious files every day in 2018.

11 Dec 2018 4:10 PM IST

The attack range has now been extended, supporting 27 languages in all, including Polish, German, Hindi, Arabic, Bulgarian and Russian.

Roaming Mantis goes global, adds crypto-mining

Roaming Mantis is designed mainly to steal user information and to provide attackers with full control over the...

30 May 2018 12:11 PM IST

The spyware is spread through web pages mimicking leading mobile network operators. Skygofree is a sophisticated, multi-stage spyware that gives attackers full remote control of an infected device.

Preparing for the Next Mobile Attack

Prevention driven approach to mobile security can help organisations achieve the right balance of protection, mobility...

2 March 2018 11:58 AM IST