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Cyber insurance helps cover losses caused by hacking & virus attacks

Cyber insurance gives additional coverage for IT consultants, counselling services, ATM robbery, counterfeit card liability, etc.

3 min read16 May 2022
Technology

Microsoft most imitated brand name by hackers in September quarter

Finding was made by researchers at cybersecurity firm Check PointThe use of Microsoft’s brand name can be attributed to the fact that Microsoft products are widely used across enterprises and vast majority of employees using them have been working from home since the virus outbreak

1 min read19 Oct 2020
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Here’s how to protect yourself from upcoming cyberattacks

Exercise caution when opening email attachments even if the attachment is expected and the sender appears to be known.Don't open attachments in unsolicited emails, even if they come from people in your contact list.

2 min read24 Jun 2020
Technology

Govt warns about phishing attack. What you should do to stay safe

The agency released an advisory on its website which contains simple steps that one can follow to avoid being a victim of a phishing attack

1 min read21 Jun 2020
News

Paytm claims telecom firms not preventing phishing; HC seeks Centre, Trai response

One97 Communications Ltd, which runs Paytm, claims that millions of its customers have been defrauded by phishing activities and the failure of telcos to prevent the same has caused financial and reputational loss to it

2 min read2 Jun 2020
Money

Consumers more cautious about covid-19 frauds, but it might not be enough

A McAfee report showed that thousands of covid-19-themed spam emails and websites had been discovered, which were scamming victims seeking to purchase medical supplies.

4 min read28 May 2020
Technology

Indian co-operative banks targeted with phishing emails carrying trojans

Researchers at Seqrite found that the attachment in the phishing emails used document file extensions such as xlsx or pdf to appear harmlessPhishing emails exploiting interest in covid-19 and sent in the name of WHO, UN and CDC have been in circulation since the outbreaks started

1 min read18 May 2020
News

Phishing attacks in name of Aarogya Setu app increasing

Attackers also impersonating tools linked to the World Health Organisation and popular video-conferencing platforms like Zoom to steal sensitive dataThreat actors taking advantage of pandemic situation to trick the users to give up their sensitive information by taking advantage of the interest associated with coronavirus activities, news, and information

2 min read16 May 2020
Money

McAfee report shows spike in covid-19 related malware and financial fraud

Users should treat their mobile phones and financial applications with the same amount of security as their bank accounts.When downloading online payments and banking apps, do it directly from official websites and avoid clicking on links received via e-mails or messages.

2 min read12 May 2020
Technology

Google removed 2.7 billion bad ads globally in 2019

Google said it has improved technology and resources to fight phishing and "trick-to-click" adsSince the pandemic, Google said, it has witnessed a surge in fraudulent ads for in-demand products such as face masks

1 min read4 May 2020
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