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'Boss Scam' alert: Cybercriminals hijack executives' WhatsApp accounts to trick staff into transferring moneyA new cyber fraud, the 'Boss Scam,' is targeting top executives, according to the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre. Criminals are sen...
FIFA World Cup fever fuels cyber scamsCybercriminals are exploiting the FIFA World Cup, creating thousands of fake ticket portals, merchandise stores, and streaming sites to sca...
PNG gas scam: Man clicked on bill link & kept losing money until Rs 31 lakh was drained; 21 others fell for the same fraudFake gas bill update scam: A cyber fraud has targeted 22 individuals in Thane, Maharashtra. Victims received fake gas bill update messages,...
Google blocked the first known AI-powered attack on 2FA accounts; here is how hackers tried to break in, know how to stay safeForeign hackers attempted a novel AI-powered cyberattack targeting two-factor authentication using a zero-day exploit. Google's Threat Inte...
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
Not OTP or links, but hackers now use WhatsApp images for fraud; Check details hereA new WhatsApp image scam is targeting smartphone users. Hackers are hiding malware inside image files. Opening these images can lead to da...
India tops list of global malware attacks: Zscaler reportAccording to a Zscaler report, India is now the global leader in mobile malware attacks, with 28% of incidents. The country has seen a sign...
Fake wedding cards emptying bank accountsCyberattacks in India are increasing by the day with criminals coming up with new modus operandi. In 2023, Indians lost Rs 120.30 crore to ...
WhatsApp fake wedding scam can steal all your money with one message - How it works and how to stay safeCybercriminals are exploiting the trend of digital wedding invitations on WhatsApp to scam unsuspecting users. The scam involves sending fa...
How WhatsApp's new security feature 'Device Verification' protects your account from malwareThe Device Verification requires no action or additional steps from users to protect their account.
Facebook can pursue malware lawsuit against NSO Group: US CourtFacebook had in October 2019 sued NSO Group for an injunction and damages, accusing it of accessing WhatsApp servers without permission to ...
Govt officials world over among 1.4K WhatsApp users targeted in 2019: WhatsApp CEOWill Cathcart said that he saw parallels between the attack against WhatsApp users in 2019, which is now the subject of a lawsuit brought b...
Government may spare Google from its phishing probeThe government is nevertheless planning to issue a notice to Google asking why it had not informed the authorities about the attack. It wil...
Malware attack on users: CERT-In alerted three days before WhatsApp pingedIn Sept 2019, WhatsApp told CERT-In of attempts to target 121 Indians & around 20 may have been impacted.
Tibetans too under spyware radarActivists say Whatsapp has been exposed to snooping by surveillance firms based out of China. Tenzin Dalha, a research fellow at the Tibet ...
WhatsApp responds to government; says it informed in September Indian users were impacted of malwareWhatsApp's response to the government on Friday comes amid allegations that it had withheld information about Indian citizens being among t...
Pegasus: A spyware that leaves no traceThe Israeli technology firm that developed Pegasus reveals the extent to which the spyware can collect data.