Silence like a cancer grows
Credit to Author: Nikolay Pankov| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 15:14:20 +0000
Silence: A new APT attack on financial institutions
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Mobile payments are on the rise, but are they safe?
Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:18:31 +0000
Several non-banking institutions have entered the market offering payment services and this has only boosted the consumer’s readiness to adopt digital payments; particularly, mobile payments. The following statistics easily paint the picture of the exponential growth of digital transactions in the country. Cashless payments in October 2016 increased 22% when…
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Read MoreBeware of the WhatsApp spam message that begins with ‘Have you seen this?’
Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:00:59 +0000
A few days back I received a message from one of my contacts on WhatsApp. The message read, “OMG!! Have you seen this? link” As you may have noticed, the message does not say much but has a link bearing the name of a popular online store. I didn’t click…
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Read More419 scammer offers USD $60 million—and a free child
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 18:46:18 +0000
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| 419 scammers offering up untold riches are nothing new. But untold riches and an adopted child for good measure? How could we not explore this one further? Categories: Tags: 419fakephishphishingscam |
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Read MoreGoogle Just Made Gmail the Most Secure Email Provider on the Planet
Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:48:09 +0000
Google has just launched a set of new features to make it harder to break into your account.
Read MoreA week in security (October 9 – October 15)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:00:56 +0000
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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from Monday, October 9 to Sunday, October 15. We presented our quarterly report, won security awards, and lots more. Categories: Tags: a week in securityandroid ransomwarebotnetcryptominersddosEquifaxhack backsphishingTransunion |
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Read MorePhishes, pseudophishes, and bad email
Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 18:00:49 +0000
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| Everyone knows about phishing. But what about pseudophishing? When companies use poor design, no attribution, and broad requests for personal info, their legit emails look like a phish. Categories: Tags: emailenterprisephishphishingpseudophishscam |
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Read More1.3 Lakh stolen from a Mumbai-based man’s bank account in a scam asking him to link phone to Aadhaar
Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 09:59:51 +0000
In yet another incident of bank fraud, Paul (name changed for privacy reasons), a Mumbai-based man lost Rs. 1.3 Lakh from his bank account. Here’s what happened based on the story narrated by him in a Facebook post. After linking our Aadhaar card to bank accounts and PAN, we are…
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