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Covid-related fake news, online scams and ransomware dominate 2020According to a report by digital security and products firm Avast, the raging coronavirus pandemic was used by cybercriminals to spread sca...- Cyfirma says India has faced higher threats from state-sponsored attackers in H1Singapore-based cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA in its India Threat Landscape Report 2020 has said that due to increased digital adoption in Ind...
- US authorities warn of 'imminent' cybercrime threat to hospitalsAn advisory released by the FBI and two other government agencies said they had "credible information" that hackers were targeting the heal...
- Kerala records highest number of cybercrimes during lockdownThe report analyses various cyberattacks within India during the pandemic and reveals that threat actors targeted the States with COVID-19-...
- Nearly half of consumers worried about frauds in digital transactions: StudyEfforts to encourage contactless digital payments over cash as a hygiene measure are resonating with consumers - one-third (32 per cent) ha...
- Digital empathy crucial for CISOs in post-Covid-19 world: MicrosoftDigital empathy involves assuming that employees have the absolute best intent, and building systems that are easy to use, says Ann Johnson...
- 9,100 coronavirus-themed cyberattacks witnessed in India between Feb 2-May 2: MicrosoftJohnson said these attacks are targeting vulnerable places like healthcare organisations, state and local government, and critical infrastr...
- 'Fearware' in the times of Covid-19 pandemicThere are more than 3,000 new web sites related to Covid-19 with several hundred of them being fake, either with dangerous content or incor...
- Phishing, malware traps, charity solicitations: Google warns public of Covid-related cyberattacks, heath care workers at riskHackers are capitalising on Covid-19 misery.
- Sextortion, blackmail & porn scams on the rise in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak; why you shouldn't be scaredThese emails are scams, and are just a pack of lies to frighten you into sending money.
- BSE cautions market intermediaries against cyber attacks amid COVID-19 outbreakThis has resulted in unprecedented increase in dependency on digital means by many folds and resulting in many operations that may possibly...
- As people work from home, cases of cyber attacks riseAs people work from home during the lockdown, cases of cyberattacks, hacking and even ransomware have been on the rise.
- To hack or not to hack: The black-hat hacker’s ethical dilemma during a contagionMany black-hat hackers aren’t happy with those spreading malware capitalising on the coronavirus pandemic. In a Russian-speaking undergroun...
- Coronavirus online scams: How to protect your data and deviceRiding on the rise in online search about Coronavirus, e-mails and websites are being used to steal your data. The theft of information tak...
- Hackers are using Covid-19 disruption to infiltrate corporate networksDue to increased hacker activity, phishing attempts have gone up by three times, and the work from home infrastructure is also under attack.
- Hackers using coronavirus malware to steal data: Cyber copsEven as Maharashtra grapples with rising COVID-19 cases, cyber fraudsters have devised a malware called "coronavirus map" to steal confiden...
- Cyber crooks lurk in dark as bank staff work from homeCybersecurity experts warn that the ongoing situation has made cybercriminals more active as they are increasingly targeting both the bank ...
- Government cautions people about fraudsters in name of COVID-19"Beware of fraudsters circulating malwares in the name of coronavirus. Such apps/links, if opened, may steal confidential data from your ph...
- Stay clear of coronavirus-themed Android app: It infects mobile devicesMalware writers are misusing the coronavirus scare to propagate their malicious creations.
- Coronavirus giving way to a new kind of virus. This one can affect your techCybersecurity firm Kaspersky has discovered malicious files disguised as multimedia documents related to coronavirus.
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