Malware: News
15 May 2018
Microsoft WordNew malware can steal information from Chrome, Firefox browsers
Researchers have discovered a new malware called Vega Stealer which can harvest/steal saved information from Chrome and Firefox browsers, and also mine files from targeted computers.
16 Mar 2018
GoogleIn 2017, Google removed 3.2 billion ads, 700k mobile apps
According to Google's latest annual "bad ads" report, the company's ads team removed 3.2 billion "bad ads" in 2017. Notably, this is an increase of 88 percent from 2016, when Google removed 1.7 billion "bad ads."
09 Mar 2018
Lok SabhaOver 22,000 Indian websites hacked during April 2017-January 2018
According to Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and IT KJ Alphons, a total of 22,207 Indian websites were hacked between April 2017 and January 2018.
23 Feb 2018
IndiaIndia 7th most targeted country for Web Application Attacks: Report
According to a research titled "State of the Internet/Security Report" for Q4, 2017 by Akamai Technologies Inc., India ranked 7th among the most targeted countries for Web Application Attacks (WAA).
22 Feb 2018
South KoreaNorth Korea's shadowy hacking group 'Reaper' is a global threat
According to reports, North Korea's sophisticated hackers group 'Reaper' is growing into a global threat as it aims to target international aerospace, defense and health care, among various other industry verticals.
14 Feb 2018
Android60 million Android users hit by cryptocurrency miner malware
A malvertising campaign is targeting Android users and forcing their smartphones to mine Monero or XMR cryptocurrencies for as long as it can keep them active on shady websites.
06 Feb 2018
WhatsAppGoogle removes fake version of WhatsApp from Play Store
Google has removed a fraudulent version of WhatsApp from its Play Store which was downloaded by millions of people.
04 Feb 2018
AndroidDangerous Android apps you need to uninstall right now
Stepping up its efforts to make Play Store a safe app store, Google took down over 700,000 dangerous apps last year.
02 Feb 2018
IndiaGovernment's Cyber Swachhta Project reduces malware infections by 51%
According to the government, there has been a 51% decline in malware infections in the country since last year.
31 Jan 2018
AndroidGoogle removed 700,000 apps, kicked-out 100,000 developers
Stepping up its fight against bad apps and malicious developers, Google has removed over 700,000 Android apps from Play Store and also took down as many as 100,000 developers last year.
20 Jan 2018
Security40,000 users affected by credit card security breach: OnePlus
Smartphone maker OnePlus has confirmed that the recent credit card security breach on its official website has affected up to 40,000 customers.
17 Jan 2018
AndroidKaspersky identifies advanced virus that can 'steal' WhatsApp messages
Anti-virus software maker Kaspersky Lab has identified what it claims to be the most powerful malware ever seen.
16 Jan 2018
CryptocurrencyHacker steals Rs. 2.5 crore worth of cryptocurrency Stellar Lumen
About $400,000 (Rs. 2.5 crore) worth of the cryptocurrency Stellar Lumen has been stolen.
13 Jan 2018
AndroidGoogle deletes 60 kids apps, after they showed pornographic content
Google had to delete roughly 60 apps from its Play store after Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point discovered a type of malware dubbed "AdultSwine" which could display pornographic content and other malicious pop-ups on an Android user's smartphone screen.
13 Jan 2018
IndiaThese 12 banking apps are at risk
Last week, Quick Heal detected an Android Trojan stealing banking credentials from customers, following which several banks have issued advisories and warnings to customers about the risks.
07 Jan 2018
PaytmA week into 2018, and four cyber-attacks have already happened
It's been a week into 2018, and already the internet is flooded with reports of major cybersecurity breaches.
05 Jan 2018
IndiaThis Android malware has affected almost all Indian banking apps!
In India, banking apps are increasingly being used for carrying out Internet-enabled transactions conveniently. Almost every bank has a mobile app. But it looks like net banking isn't really safe in an era of increasing cybercrime.
19 Dec 2017
North KoreaUS blames North Korea for devastating WannaCry cyber-attack
The US claims that North Korea was directly responsible for the WannaCry malware that hit over 300,000 computers across 150 countries earlier this year.
19 Sep 2017
TechnologyCCleaner software infected, 2.27 million people have been affected
Several of us use Avast-owned CCleaner on phones and PCs to optimize performance.
03 Sep 2017
IndiaAfter WannaCry, government issues alert against dangerous Locky Ransomware
Government of India has issued an alert against Locky Ransomware, a high-intensity virus that can lock your computers and demand ransom for unlocking them.
31 Aug 2017
ZDNet711 million email accounts susceptible to malignant spambot
One of the biggest spamming operations of its kind, involving 711.5 million email addresses, has been discovered by a malware researcher.
28 Aug 2017
IndiaIndia, Pakistan targeted by a "state-sponsored" cyber attack: Symantec
At a time when India is embroiled in conflicts with Pakistan, security firm Symantec discovered a cyber-attack against India and Pakistan that is likely "state-sponsored".
09 Aug 2017
HBOHBO hacks: There is more to this story
It's the premonition of things that will become more commonplace.
04 Aug 2017
Las VegasResearcher who stopped WannaCry malware arrested by FBI
In May, British cyber-security researcher Marcus Hutchins rose to prominence for stalling the WannaCry cyber-attack which affected millions of computers nationwide.
29 Jul 2017
GoogleRansomware Business "highly profitable"; victims pay over $25mn in ransoms
The recent wave of ransomware threats across the world has escalated into a global crisis.
28 Jul 2017
KarnatakaMalware: 2,000 modems affected, BSNL urges customers to change password
BSNL has urged its broadband subscribers to change the default password in the wake of a malware attack on its system earlier this week.
22 Jul 2017
AndroidAndroid users beware! This malware records your calls and videos
A terrifying new ransomware is attacking Android smartphones that can secretly record users' activities, including calls, messages, audios, videos, etc.
19 Jun 2017
IndiaWannaCry Attack: Corporate Affairs Ministry's portal was hacked
India was one of the 150 countries, whose computer systems and networks were affected by the infamous WannaCry ransomware cyberattack that took place last month.
15 Jun 2017
North KoreaUS blames North Korea for cyberattacks, more attacks imminent
The US government in an unprecedented move has now issued a red flag against the North Korean government blaming the country for a series of cyberattacks that go way back to 2009.
13 Jun 2017
IndiaIndian firms are still not taking cyberattacks more seriously
Indian enterprises have rapidly adapted technology but at the same time, they have failed to properly safeguard themselves from attacks of a digital nature as much as they have taken measures when it comes to physical attacks on their establishments.
04 Jun 2017
GoogleAll the tech-y things you might have missed this week
This week in technology was spent mostly on malware; we started off with "Judy" infecting 3.65 crore users in Google Play Store and ended with the news of Fireball turning 2.5 crore Indian computers into zombies.
03 Jun 2017
AndroidGoogle ups rewards of its bug bounty program to $200,000
In 2015, Google launched a bug bounty program, promising prizes of upto $38,000 for exposing bugs in Android. It was then limited to the Nexus 6 phone and Nexus 9 tablet, the only devices which run Google's stock-version Android.
03 Jun 2017
IndiaNew Chinese 'Fireball' malware infects 2.5 crore computers in India
Check Point security discovered Fireball -a Chinese malware- that has infected over 25 crore computers, turning them into zombies.
29 May 2017
Android'Judy' Malware infects more than 36.5 million Android users
A new malware called "Judy" has made its way to the Google Play Store and has infected between 8.5-36.5 million users, says research firm Checkpoint.
19 May 2017
GoogleCyber-terrorism, the birth of a modern day warfare
The modern world is caught between two extreme ends of terrorism.
19 May 2017
TechnologyWannaCry is asking for money, this malware is mining it
Just when the world is waking up to the onslaught of WannaCry and its capacity for chaos, there is news surfacing of another global attack, which proves that we are still grasping straws when it comes to protecting ourselves from cybercrimes.
18 May 2017
TechnologyWannaCry, not the first and certainly not the last
WannaCry is currently raising eyebrows, as governments are slowly waking up to the threat that can be posed by pestilent bits of software and to the extent of their capability to wreak havoc.
