phishing
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, mobile and computers
Use of Microsoft Office files to perpetrate cyber crime rises by 176 pc
SonicWall Capture Labs publishes findings from intelligence data gathered from 1.1 million sensors in 215 countries and territories.
Twitter hack brings up concerns about social media manipulation ahead of US election
Tweets may increase misperception and sow confusion during crises, creating escalation incentives for an adversary, experts say.
Google detects coronavirus-themed phishing attacks by firms in India posing as WHO, banks
The sites typically feature fake login pages that prompt potential victims to give up their Google account credentials and phone numbers
Indians were the target of 9,100 coronavirus cyber attacks in the past three months, says Microsoft
About 19 million such attacks were detected in the whole of Asia during the same period of February 2 to May 2.
Common criminals now corona criminals: Fraudsters go online, preying on Europe's virus fears
Police around the world seized 34,000 counterfeit surgical masks in one major operation targeting so-called "corona criminals" this month
Phishing in coronavirus webspace: GoDaddy, NameCheap restrict COVID-19 websites to prevent cyberfraud
Recently the US ordered a site removed after it claimed to sell COVID-19 vaccine, whereas no such vaccine exists yet
Home computers increasingly targeted by hackers: Use VPNs, take safety measures
Change passwords of your home Wi-Fi router to strong and unique ones on every account and device and use two-factor authentication
Beware: Attackers find new ways to avoid detection when compromising email accounts
Hackers monitor, track activity to learn and then launch phishing attacks.
Facebook is most imitated brand for phishing attempts
Check Point’s researchers highlight Yahoo! as most imitated brand for email-based phishing.