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11 Apr 2024

DNA Exclusive: Why Class 10th, 12th Students Are On Cybercriminals Radar

Cybercriminals have devised various fraudulent methods that we cannot even imagine. And now, we will caution you against one such cyber fraud.

03 Mar 2024

Online Scam: Elderly Man Ends Up Losing 3 Lakhs In Fake Electricity Bill Scam

The police said they got two more complaints about the same phone number, showing that there's a group working together.

08 Feb 2024

Nearly 2 In 5 Web Users In India Faced Cyberattack Last Year: Report

The report also revealed that cyberattacks via browsers and social engineering are the most prevalent methods of web infection.

online shopping

01 Nov 2021

Diwali 2021: Beware! Here’s how to be safe from online shopping fraud

With the Covid-19 outbreak still present, many individuals are hesitant to shop in public settings such as malls. The problem is that fraudsters have realised that relatively few individuals care to verify the website from which they are purchasing or paying money. Many consumers are frequently duped by offers from bogus websites and wind up paying substantial quantities of money to hackers.

22 Oct 2021

Beware! India cracks down hard on cybercriminals

Both India and the United States have joined forces to monitor the Internet and ensure that innocent people are not harmed by cybercrime. Awareness drive on cybercrime launched by Goa police. Children, young adults, and teachers have been targeted by the Cyber Crime Cell. Zantye College, Nirmala Institute, and Royal School were among the colleges and schools visited by a team.

Ransomware attacks

20 Jun 2021

Suffered a ransomware attack? You may in turn save tax

Deductibility is a piece of a bigger quandary stemming from the rise in ransomware attacks, in which cybercriminals scramble computer data and demand payment for unlocking the files. The government doesn't want payments that fund criminal gangs and could encourage more attacks. A ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline last month led to gas shortages in parts of the United States.

Facebook Messenger

20 Apr 2021

Alert! Facebook Messenger users hit by scammers in over 80 countries

The cyber intelligence company has found out that almost 1,000 fake Facebook accounts are distributing links to an allegedly updated version of Facebook Messenger. And Messenger users who followed the link would then be redirected to a fake Facebook Messenger website with a login form, through which cybercriminals harvested users` credentials. Scammers used official Facebook logos and shortened link names that resembled the real ones.

Cybersecurity Tech Accord

18 Apr 2018

34 global tech firms sign key accord against cyber attacks

The 34 companies include Cisco, HP, Nokia, Oracle, VMware, Dell, CA Technologies, Symantec, Bitdefender, F-Secure, RSA and Trend Micro, among others.

22 Feb 2018

Cybercrimes cause losses of $600 billion a year to global economy, says report

Cybercrime losses are greater in richer countries; however, the countries with the greatest losses are mid-tier nations.

28 Jul 2017

'Big hunt' for Russian hackers, but no obvious election link

Through their lawyers, several defendants have suggested their arrests were linked to the election turmoil.

ransomware attack WannaCry

17 May 2017

Not just "WannaCrypt,'' a cryptocurrency attack is generating digital cash fast

According to the researchers, the "Adylkuzz" attack is still growing.

16 May 2017

Indian-origin Google researcher links ransomware attack to North Korea

As the world struggles to identify the cybercriminals behind the global ransowmware attack that hit 150 countries over the weekend, Neel Mehta, an Indian-origin security researcher working with Google, has claimed on Twitter that the hackers may have links to North Korea.

27 Jan 2017

Internet users lose USD 476 on average per cyber attack: Study

Internet users lost about USD 476 or Rs 32,400 on an average to cyber attacks, a study by security software firm Kaspersky Lab said on Friday.

05 Jul 2016

Chinese malware threat looms large over Android smartphones in India

07 Dec 2015

'Cybercriminals using fake LinkedIn accounts to scam users'

Cybercriminals are using fake LinkedIn profiles to map out the networks of business professionals to scrape contact information and later use these to send spear-phishing emails, security solutions firm Symantec today said.

09 Nov 2014

Manual hijack of accounts leads to severe fin loss: Google

Google said these "needle-in-a-haystack" attacks are very challenging and represent an ongoing threat to Internet users.

06 Nov 2014

New malware can infect iPhones via Mac computers

A newly discovered family of malware has the capacity to infect iPhones via Apple computers, posing a security threat to devices that have been largely resistant to cybercriminals, researchers said.

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