As an avid smartphone user, do you get frustrated at not finding the app you want on the official Google Play Store or App Store? For instance, if you are in India and wanted to check out TikTok, you won’t find it on either of these platforms as the Indian government has banned it for […]
Zloader aka Terdot – a variant of the infamous Zeus banking malware is well known for aggressively using “.xls”, “.xlsx” documents as its initial vector to deliver its payload. Despite this, recently we have come across “.docm” file which is being used by Zoader family to perform its initial activity. This shows adversaries like to […]
VPN is a prominent tool for enhanced online life. VPN consists of a tunnel that your encrypted data travels down, keeping you more secure and anonymous on the internet. Lately, there is a huge interest in using a VPN as a major online security tool. It has become a remarkable tool for travellers, online shoppers, […]
It might sound like a story from the world of science-fiction. But it’s a scenario that has become an increasing reality—malicious threat actors are finding ways to hack into cars and other automotive vehicles! The most famous example of this phenomenon occurred in 2015 when two hackers demonstrated that they could use exploits to take […]
Quick Heal Security Labs came across a Ransomware named “SARBLOH RANSOMWARE”, which claims to support the ongoing farmers protests in the country. In this attack, a malicious document is being spread which downloads ransomware from the following URLs – hxxps://s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/ans[.]video.input/transcode_input/profile16146815778005vw0qb.png hxxp://s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/ans[.]video.input/transcode_input/profile16146815778005vw0qb.png The downloaded ransomware encrypts the files on the system with extension .sarbloh and shows […]
If there was one silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the effect it had on India’s digital payment journey. According to the Chief Operating Officer of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the digitization of India’s payment landscape was accelerated by the pandemic. The number of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions in […]
Cyberpunk 2077 has been one of the most anticipated releases in gaming history. In development since 2012 and plagued by delays, the action role-playing game’s much-awaited release in December 2020 was an event in its own right. While the game itself received mixed reviews, cybercriminals also took advantage of the huge hype surrounding the game. […]
Valentine’s Day may be a day of love and romance, but if you’re not careful, you could end up with more than just a broken heart! Online romance scams see a big increase in numbers during this special occasion. Hackers are out to deceit gullible people looking for love into giving away their money or […]
We observed a considerable uptick in Phishing Attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. During our analysis, we came across a Spear Phishing Campaign targeting high-profile individuals for credential harvesting. The emails that we analysed link to fake login pages mimicking Office 365 logins for the victim organizations. Here is the technical analysis of a few of […]
We recently came across 2 malicious Joker family malware applications on Google Play Store — the company was quick to remove these malicious applications from their store based on our report. These two applications, namely “Easy QR Scanner” and “Free Translator” have more than 10k installs each. What is Joker Malware? Joker is spyware which […]