September, 2019

Quick Heal reports 29 malicious apps with 10 million+ downloads on Google Play Store

Digvijay Mane / 6 years
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6 min read

Quick Heal Security Labs reported 29 malicious apps found on Google Play Store, which have a collective download count of more than 10 Millions. Google was quick enough to remove these malicious apps from Play Store immediately. One of the Apps from this set, named “Multiapp multiple accounts simultaneously” has crossed 5 million installs already. Fig. 1– […]

Trivia! 5 things you never imagined could be hacked by cyber criminals

Sushmita Kalashikar / 6 years
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3 min read

The term “hacking” has become the talk of the town, with one new incidence of hacking being reported every single day. The internet is in for a spin as cases of hacking are getting reported on a global level, triggering the realization that anything and everything with a vulnerable spot could be used to make […]

The Free Mobile Anti-virus you are using can be a Fake!

Prachi Sudame / 6 years
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4 min read

Quick Heal Security Labs recently spotted multiple Fake Antivirus Apps on Google Play Store. What’s more alarming, is that one of these fake AV Apps has been downloaded 100000+ times already. These Apps appear to be genuine Anti-virus/virus-removal Apps with names like Virus Cleaner, Antivirus security, etc., but do not have any such functionality. As […]

Teacher’s Day Special – Things that teachers must know about their students to make them cyber safe

Sushmita Kalashikar / 6 years
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3 min read

A good teacher is not just someone who is good with academics. They are more of a role model and mentor, who can share the right knowledge with their students, to help them choose and perceive between the good and bad of the society they live in. Given the increasing intrusion of internet in the […]