Fake Ebola Drugs Online, Wi-Fi Hacking Cat and other IT Security News

The week began with the shocking news about the demise of the comic maestro Robin Williams, and news about the rising death toll due to the Ebola virus in West Africa. While these news stories may come as tragic to us, for cyber-criminals, they came as fresh new ideas to trap victims. Let’s read about […]

A Guide to Data Leakage and How Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Tools Help

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is one of the most hyped up and discussed, but least understood enterprise security tools for companies that wish to safeguard the confidentiality of their data. While many assume that data loss is a minor inconvenience that is associated with the simple loss of crucial devices that contain information, the reality […]

1.2 billion passwords stolen and other IT security news

A massive data breach was discovered in Russia recently wherein more than 1.2 billion passwords have been stolen. This is one of the biggest data breaches in recent memory, and we recommend that online users change their passwords immediately. Read on for other IT security news from the week gone by as well. Kanpur Police […]

iPhone 6 Facebook Scams, Android Ransomware, and other IT Security News

Looks likes the news of iPhone 6 release has got online scammers to work. Let’s read about this, and other news and incidents in the world of IT security. Beware of Facebook Posts offering you Tools to Hack Facebook Accounts A new Facebook scam is on the rise. Facebook users are receiving phishing emails that […]

Great News: Quick Heal Mobile Security is now Free!

At Quick Heal, we are always striving to make security more accessible and highly effective, be it on computers or smartphones. Over the last few years, this endeavor has naturally led us to secure millions of Android smartphones, thanks to the widespread surge of Android phones and their usage all across the world. With innovative […]

LinkedIn phishing attacks, new ransomware and other IT security news

In this week’s IT security news, LinkedIn users are increasingly under threat of new phishing campaigns. A new form of ransomware has been discovered and several other interesting developments have taken place. Keep reading for some insights into these news stories. LinkedIn users under threat by new phishing campaign This campaign is designed to divert […]

Google stops labeling Freemium games as Free – Good news or bad news?

In-app purchases have often been a scorn for parents of children who unknowingly carry out several purchases within their favorite apps or games. This in turn leads to high bills for these parents that gets credited to their online accounts and even leads to an increase in their data usage. Good news is in store […]