What is the price of your stolen identity on the online black market?

Credit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:00:04 +0000

If you thought there is only a black market for stolen mobile phones, drugs, pirated software, etc., then you could be wrong. There is a black market that exists on the Internet and its most lucrative commodity is your personally identifiable information (PII – sensitive information that can be used…

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8 tips to avoid a spyware attack

Credit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:30:45 +0000

Spyware refers to software that spy on your Internet browsing activities, record keystrokes, and collect almost any type of data including your personal information such as credit/debit card or banking details, login IDs and passwords. In this post, we share 8 tips to avoid a spyware attack and keep your…

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Do not fall for the WhatsApp message about Jio Prime Offer. It’s a hoax!

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:49:02 +0000

A message about a Jio Prime offer is circulating among WhatsApp users. Do not fall for it because it’s a hoax. Last evening, I received this message from one of my contacts. Looks like a genuine message, doesn’t it? But, it is nothing but a hoax. How do we know?…

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Chinese, Russian hackers counting on Apache Struts vulnerabilities – a report by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Sameer Patil| Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:32:57 +0000

Apache Struts is an open-source CMS based on MVC framework for developing Java EE Web Applications. Apache Struts has been widely used by many Fortune 100 companies and government agencies over the years for developing web applications. But, websites built using a CMS constantly need to upgrade the CMS versions in their web application servers, because vulnerabilities…

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A massive security flaw discovered in Skype. Fix not coming anytime soon.

Credit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:10:30 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs has recently learned about a serious vulnerability in Skype’s update installer – that’s the bad news. The worse news is, Microsoft is not going to patch the vulnerability anytime soon as this would require the updater to go through a ‘large code revision’. What is this…

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Scam Alert! Beware of online surveys promising free iPhone X

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:44:52 +0000

Ever came across an online survey that promised you a handsome prize? I did. And here’s what happened. While I was going about my daily work on the Internet, I came across the below page.   As you can see, I received a congratulatory message for being a loyal Google…

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5 things you must know about the Uber data breach if you are worried about it

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:03:55 +0000

Uber_data_breachFor any business, suffering a data breach is bad. But, not informing its customers about the breach is downright worse. And Uber, a global transportation app company, has made itself into a glaring example of the above statement. Last Tuesday (21.11.2017), Uber Technologies revealed that hackers were able to compromise…

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Uber Data Breach! Should you be worried?

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:03:55 +0000

For any business, suffering a data breach is bad. But, not informing its customers about the breach is downright worse. And Uber, a global transportation app company, has made itself into a glaring example of the above statement. Last Tuesday (21.11.2017), Uber Technologies revealed that hackers were able to compromise…

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