The rising menace of botnet malware
Malware or malicious computer code has been around in some form or other for over 40 years, but the use of malware to take control of a group of computers that are then organized into something called...
View ArticleSberbank created a phishing website for flowers delivery
The biggest Russian bank "Sberbank" created a phishing web site for ordering flower delivery to demonstrate how mobile device infection working when visiting a fake website created by cyber...
View ArticleUS critical infrastructure on risk
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a warning last week about ongoing cyber attacks targeting critical national infrastructure, saying some networks and at least one power generator...
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Reaper botnet leverages millions of IoT devices
Just in time for Halloween, a growing hacked device botnet named “Reaper” could put the internet in the dark.“Botnets” consist of vast networks of thousands and even millions of computers that have...
View ArticleGuarding against North Korean Hacking attacks seems strenuous task
Cyber attacks against western countries from North Korea are seemingly impossible to stop. The cyber danger is far more severe than previously thought. Through its hacking attempts on western countries...
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Bad Rabbit Ransomware hits Ukraine and Russia
A number of State Institutions of Ukraine and Russia were attacked on Tuesday, October 24, by a new ransomware Bad Rabbit.The Russian News Agency, the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure, the...
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India among the target nations for cyber attack: CERT
A new cyber threat targeting Internet-connected devices is spreading rapidly and could enable hackers to identify vulnerabilities and access users’ data or use their devices for criminal activities.The...
View ArticleKaspersky Lab: Deleted NSA's hacking code
Russia-based antivirus software company Kaspersky Lab said that a security mistake by US National Security Agency's contractor led to leaking confidential hacking tools to the cybersecurity firm.The...
View ArticleDoubleLocker Ransomware Locks Android devices
A ransomware dubbed as DoubleLocker has infected Android devices by changing the security PIN of the device and encrypting all the data stored.Researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have discovered...
View ArticlePune organizes event to increase awareness about cybersecurity
The City Police of Pune has organised “Cy-Fi Karandak 2017,” cyber-security gala events of one-act plays in order to increase the awareness against increasing cyber crimes around the city. This...
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Third-party swipes Dell’s web address for a month
A third-party took over the web address used by recovery software on Dell PCs for a month last summer after a contractor apparently failed to update it. The web address was used by Dell to help...
View ArticleThe Tesla Model X Hacked by Chinese Researchers
Researchers from a China-based security firm, Tencent Keen Security Lab has managed to hack into a Tesla car, Model X.Last year, the same group of researchers had hack Tesla's Model S cars, in which...
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The new Silence Trojan on the loose
In September 2017, Kaspersky Lab’s GReAT investigation team found a new trojan that was deployed to aid cyber-heists of banks in Russia, Armenia, and Malaysia. Experts named the new trojan Silence.The...
View ArticleRussian hackers stole 60.5 million rubles using malware
According to the Ministry of International Affairs of Russian Federation, two natives of the Sverdlovsk region stole more than 60.5 million rubles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (center of Kamchatka...
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WordPress site admins urged to update immediately
Millions of websites running WordPress are being strongly urged to update to the latest version of the popular content management system as soon as possible to prevent website takeovers after a serious...
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Critical Tor flaw leaks real IP address, users urged to update
The dark web is no longer just a marketplace for illicit drugs, weapons, and other nefarious material. Mainstream media and social networks, from The New York Times to Facebook, are also using it to...
View ArticleBeware of Fake WhatsApp on Google Play Store
Downloading WhatsApp? Beware! A fake malicious version of WhatsApp was found on Google Play Store as “Update WhatsApp Messenger” which has been developed by a fake company ‘WhatsApp Inc*’. When IANS...
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India among top seven countries at high ransomware risk: Sophos
India is among the top seven countries that are highly vulnerable to ransomware circulation as cyber attacks on Windows, Android, Linux and MacOS systems have increased this year globally, a new report...
View ArticleFacebook, Twitter and Google flooded with Russia-Linked ads
United States Lawmakers had released a trove of ads on Facebook which were linked to a Russian rubles to disrupt the 20016 American Presidential election.The day after the revelation by the lawmakers,...
View ArticleRussians tried to hack Ukrainian Artillery Control Program
Ukrainian media reports that Russian hacker group Fancy Bear tried to hacked into the artillery control program of the Armed Forces of Ukraine(AFU), through attacking e-mail of the officer Yaroslav...
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