4 in 10 smartphones are vulnerable to cyber attacks. Here's how to protect your deviceLike personal computers, phones can be compromised by malware.
04 May, 2022, 06.34 PM IST
How to know if your phone is hacked? And what can you do?Last year, cyber security company Kaspersky detected nearly 3.5 million malicious attacks on mobile phone users.
30 Apr, 2022, 12.54 PM IST
Android malware 'BlackRock' prowling in cyber space, may steal banking data: AdvisoryThe "noteworthy feature" of this malware is that its target list contains 337 applications including banking and financial applications, an...
30 Jul, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
Mobile banking malware that hides in MS Word, Adobe flash apps may affect Android smartphonesIt has been observed that a new Android mobile malware named EventBot is spreading.
15 May, 2020, 08.34 AM IST
Beware of this un-installable Android virusThis malware is seemingly impacting 14,846 types of phones consisting of 3,658 brands. Over 1,44,199 devices are impacted in India alone.
25 Sep, 2015, 02.13 PM IST
How Google is trying to fix the bug that can crash 95% of Android phones with a single text messageThe bug called Stagefright and was discovered by Zimperium zLabs, lives in the media libraries Android uses to read common file formats suc...
06 Aug, 2015, 12.42 PM IST
Virus posing as 'The Interview' movie link hits cyberspaceThe United States of America (USA) had directly accused Pyongyang for orchestrating this cyber attack on Sony Pictures, a claim denied by N...
20 Feb, 2015, 04.04 PM IST
Anti-virus software vendors tie up with telecom playersThese companies are now looking to bundle their products with smartphone software or push a subscription-based model through telecom compan...
16 Dec, 2014, 06.00 AM IST
Password, SMS stealing virus hits Android phonesThe deadly virus has been identified as 'AndroidSmssend' and it can acquire as many as four aliases to hoodwink the user and perpetrate its...
09 Dec, 2014, 03.36 PM IST
Apple’s Tim Cook just ripped Android to shredsThey had bought an Android phone, by mistake, and then sought a better experience.
06 Jun, 2014, 12.41 PM IST
Android phone users warned against virus activity on AdobeRThe Adobe Reader software is used for reading and editing tasks on PDF files while the SD card is used to store pictures and video files on...
28 Apr, 2014, 09.03 PM IST
'Dendroid' virus threatening Android phones in IndiaThe virus of the deadly 'Trojan' family, once activated, could change the command and control server of a user's personal Android phone and...
26 Mar, 2014, 02.45 PM IST
Android's Jelly Bean, Kit Kat under cyber threat: CERT-InA "critical flaw" has been detected in the virtual private network offered by Android operating systems in the Indian cyberspace leading to...
02 Mar, 2014, 11.17 AM IST
Cyber security alerts that Android phones using Bing under threatThe CERT-In is the nodal agency to combat hacking, phishing and to fortify security-related defences of the Indian internet domain.
18 Feb, 2014, 02.20 PM IST
Email, SMS stealing Android virus prowling in Indian cyberspaceA potentially damaging virus, which steals SMSes and personal details of an Android-enabled gadget-user, has been detected in Indian cybers...
18 Sep, 2013, 07.27 PM IST
Mobile phone viruses to increase in 2013Mobile security firm Trend Micro said in a release that threats to smartphones, particularly those running on Android, are now similar to t...
29 Jan, 2013, 06.13 PM IST
India under grip of cyber attacks: Quick Heal TechnologiesIndia is under the grip of cyber attacks and there is an obvious peak in the growth of malware and their modifications on mobile devices, a...
03 Jan, 2013, 08.42 PM IST