Cyber Security
Budget 2021: What IT wants from FM Nirmala Sitharaman - a Cyber Security Policy like Income Tax, GST
Fri, Jan 22, 2021
Budget 2021 Expectations: While the union budget is just ten days away, cyber security and audit companies have demanded from the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to announce proper Cyber Security Law like Income Tax or Goods and Services Tax (GST).
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Facebook, WhatsApp, Netflix among top 5 services being used for phishing attacks: Check full list
Thu, Oct 29, 2020
There are several web services that employees of small and medium businesses most frequently access while working. These include YouTube, Facebook, Google services and WhatsApp, with some of these applications being the most exploited by malefactors as a springboard for phishing, researchers at Kaspersky have found.
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CRPF with IIT-Delhi, DRDO to create pool of 500 high-tech experts for handling ‘unprecedented situations’
Sat, Oct 17, 2020
Facing emerging challenges in conflict-torn and insurgency hit Jammu & Kashmir as well as Maoist-affected states, the CRPF has planned to create a pool of high technology experts "from among its officers" to update their skills in handling unprecedented situations.
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Alert! This Android malware can steal banking, other confidential data of users, warns CERT-In
Fri, Jul 31, 2020
The advisory from the agency read that the malware can extract credentials and credit card information from over 300 apps such as email, e-commerce apps, social media apps, besides banking and financial apps.
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Beware! Google has removed these 29 apps for injecting adware – Check FULL LIST and uninstall them now
Wed, Jul 29, 2020
Search engine giant Google has removed as many as 29 apps from the Play Store that were found filled with adware. These Android apps had over 3.5 million downloads on the Play Store.
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Work from home safety tips: 5 ways to keep your data safe from cyber threats
Tue, Jul 28, 2020
Work from home appeared to be a temporary solution but has become the new way of living in the COVID-19 hit world. Most employees continue to work from home, even as operations are slowly returning to normal.
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Watching this content on your mobile? Your financial credits can be stolen; here is how to stay safe
Fri, Jul 24, 2020
Streaming platforms saw a sudden increase in number of users as a nationwide lockdown was imposed by the Indian government due to Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, attempts are being made by fraudsters to target these platforms and steal financial data of users.
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Alert! New malware can steal passwords, card data from 337 apps including YONO Lite SBI
Fri, Jul 17, 2020
Internet users once again find themselves in a tough spot as a new malware has been discovered which can steal data and card details from their smartphones. What’s worrying is that the malware allegedly has the ability to target around 337 apps which includes YONO Lite by SBI, Netflix, Uber, among others.
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Twitter hack: Celebs not the only ones hit, 367 users lose Rs 90 lakh in 2 hours – Use THESE SAFE practices
Thu, Jul 16, 2020
If you think it was only the celebrities that were hit during the Twitter hack last night, you are wrong. As the micro-blogging website went through the worst-ever cyber attack on any social media platforms on Thursday, at least 367 users transferred around $1,20,000 (over Rs 90 lakh) to hackers in Bitcoins.
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Alert! Thousands of inactive domains being used to redirect users to unwanted URLs, make money
Tue, Jul 14, 2020
Thousands of inactive domains have been identified by a cyber security firm that are being used to redirect users to unwanted URLs in a bid to make money. According to researchers at Kaspersky, many of these second-stage pages were detected as malicious.
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Money scam! Man cheated of Rs 58,000 in cyber fraud; this is how it happened
Tue, Jul 07, 2020
What if your boss or senior messages you on Facebook and asks for money telling you that his wife is in hospital and seriously ill? Chances are that you might transfer the said amount as early as possible considering the seriousness of the situation
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Alert! Government’s security agency warns about over 100 malicious Google Chrome extensions
Wed, Jul 01, 2020
Internet users need to be extra careful while downloading extensions for Google Chrome as a statement from government’s security agency has revealed that over 100 malicious links have been removed by the platform after they were found collecting "sensitive" user data.
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Online Shoppers Beware! New way of stealing credit card payment information discovered; here is how to stay safe
Wed, Jun 24, 2020
Researchers at Kaspersky have said that attackers can collect users’ card details by registering for Google Analytics accounts and injecting these accounts’ tracking code into the websites’ source code. About two dozen online stores worldwide were compromised using this method.
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Bank customers alert! Sharp rise noted in attempts to steal your money; do this to stay safe
Mon, May 25, 2020
There has been a sharp rise in the volume of malicious software aimed at stealing credentials and money from users’ bank accounts, researchers at Kaspersky have noted. The cyber security firm says that in Q1 2020, 42,115 files of this type of malware were found. This is more than two and a half times higher than in Q4 2019.
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