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Common criminals now corona criminals: Fraudsters go online, preying on Europes virus fears

Common criminals now corona criminals: Fraudsters go online, preying...

Police around the world seized 34,000 counterfeit surgical masks in one major operation targeting so-called "corona...

28 March 2020 4:55 PM IST

Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall said in an email to customers Thursday that the company was banning terms such as coronavirus, COVID and vaccine from the companys domain availability search tool.

Phishing in coronavirus webspace: GoDaddy, NameCheap restrict COVID-19...

Recently the US ordered a site removed after it claimed to sell COVID-19 vaccine, whereas no such vaccine exists yet

27 March 2020 9:02 PM 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

$Google said, \We have seen new activity from hack-for-hire firms, many based in India, that have been creating Gmail accounts spoofing the WHO\. \The accounts have largely targeted business leaders in financial services, consulting, and healthcare corporations within numerous countries including the US, Slovenia, Canada, India, Bahrain, Cyprus, and the UK,\ Google said in a recent blogpost.$ Technology

Google detects coronavirus-themed phishing attacks by firms in India...

The sites typically feature fake login pages that prompt potential victims to give up their Google account credentials...

31 May 2020 7:11 PM IST

India was actually one of the countries least affected by phishing and malware among those that Microsoft tracks, the company said.

Indians were the target of 9,100 coronavirus cyber attacks in the past...

About 19 million such attacks were detected in the whole of Asia during the same period of February 2 to May 2.

12 May 2020 10:38 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

Just hours before Wednesdays hack of Twitter handles, the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform called for the appointment of a national cybersecurity czar. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

Twitter hack brings up concerns about social media manipulation ahead...

Tweets may increase misperception and sow confusion during crises, creating escalation incentives for an adversary,...

17 July 2020 7:36 PM IST

State banks reported 5,743 cases of fraud in the period, most of which had taken place over the last several years.

People's carelessness blamed for card theft

Around 33% of Indian consumers store their bank account, credit, debit card, ATM passwords, Aadhaar details in email,...

6 Sept 2021 2:28 AM IST

As Walmart, AT&T and Disney join stalwarts such as Netflix in streaming video and creating original shows, a reality sets in: Not all will survive. (Photo: AP)

Beware, Netflix users. Another phishing scam is targeting you

Scammers can use fake emails to pose as authentic company in order to steal personal data of the users such as account...

28 Dec 2018 2:42 PM IST

That attack was launched on Nov. 12 and targeted a server near Rome which handles certified email accounts for the public administration. (Photo: Pixabay)

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.

1 Dec 2018 10:25 AM IST

The hackers, who worked for a Russian state-sponsored group known as Dragonfly or Energetic Bear, claimed hundreds of victims in 2017. (Photo: Pixabay)

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

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

27 Aug 2018 5:41 PM IST

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...

9 Aug 2017 12:12 PM IST