If our readers can recollect, last year we had a blog post about the arrival of WhatsApp Plus, a third party/modified version of WhatsApp. Just yesterday, we were made aware of an interesting incident about this app. Read all about it below. A couple of days ago, users of WhatsApp plus were greeted by the […]
Bitcoins have been in the news recently for various reasons and their popularity has also led to several scams, thefts and hacks aimed at them. It is found that exploit kits for targeting Bitcoins are readily available in the underground community and these are proving to be highly lucrative as well. The Quick Heal Threat […]
We check our Gmail account for personal emails, offers, social media updates, promotions, etc., almost every day. But, reviewing our account’s security setting to ensure that it stays safe against malware and hackers is not something that most of us do. In this post, we will take you through a ‘Gmail security checkup exercise’ that […]
Going by the saying “Prevention is better than cure”, we have compiled a list of the most dangerous keywords or terms to search on the Internet. Let’s have a look at them… People search anything and everything online; from a plain search term like “Origin of cricket” to bizarre search requests like “How do I […]
An in-depth study has been released by ASSOCHAM-Mahindra SSG and according to this report, cyber-crime incidents in India are set to double to almost 300,000 in 2015. The primary targets of these crimes are going to be entities in the financial space, security establishments for national defense and the integrated social fabric. The Secretary General […]
The Christmas holidays were not the best times for several console gamers as Sony PlayStation Network and Microsoft Xbox Live suffered several hours of downtime and outage. It later came to light that the cause behind this was a deliberate DDoS attack on the networks by a group that call themselves ‘Lizard Squad’. It has […]
Security analysts have always believed that fingerprints are a foolproof replacement for passwords and authentication protocols. However, a new development in this matter has literally toppled this theory and altered the game. When fingerprints are used as an authentication protocol, the single biggest concern is what to do if the fingerprint in question gets copied. […]
This post is to say thank you to all the fans and readers of Quick Heal blog with a recap of some of the most important dos and don’ts of Internet Security. Read on. The first official post on our blog was live on October 19th, 2006. And since then, we have been diligently striving […]
It’s again that time of the year when people revel in Christmas celebration and merrymaking of yet another new year. And it’s the most wonderful time of the year for scammers, as they prep to deliver their holiday presents – malware attacks and online scams. So, if you are surfing the Internet for presents, gifts […]
Cyberattacks in 2013 caused some major financial loses for Indian companies. According to latest reports, the losses accounted to $4 billion. And by the time 2014 ends, the loss could be 30% greater. Reportedly, cyberattacks targeting various organizations in the country have jumped by 30% in 2014 as compared to last year. Experts have identified […]
