Over the years we have come across several interesting and clever scams that unsuspecting victims have fallen for. However, in the last few days we have discovered a new technique that seems to have claimed plenty of victims off late. This rather innovative trick does not involve the usage of advanced technology or devices. On […]
A new scam is going viral among the WhatsApp crowd – the ‘WhatsApp Calling Invitation’ scam. Read what this scam is all about from this post. One of the trending news on the Internet is the newest feature of WhatsApp that allows voice calls over mobile data or Wi-Fi. The feature, however, has not been […]
Now that the FREAK attack is officially a full blown crisis in the security domain, we have some useful tips for users of Android, Apple and OpenSSL. Stay tuned for more tips and updates on the FREAK attack.
A new Internet vulnerability is affecting popular SSL clients across the web. Eerily named FREAK, this flaw allows malicious parties and attackers to force servers to automatically downgrade to weakened ciphers. Once this is done, the attackers can easily crack all encrypted communications of these weakened servers through advanced Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) attacks. If all that […]
In case you missed it, a very thought provoking and rather intriguing question came to the fore recently with regards to Facebook privacy and what it really means for individual users. If you have heard of the UK trance group Above & Beyond, then you must be familiar with a certain Paavo Siljamäki who is […]
Extending the battery life of Android smartphones and tablets is not only a major point of concern for Android users, it is also a crucial aspect for phone manufacturers to keep in mind. Screen sizes of phones and tablets are getting larger, and this increases the load on battery performance. In this post we will […]
In case you are unaware, Lenovo has been shipping some of its consumer notebooks with a preinstalled adware called Superfish. This software makes it possible for hackers to steal sensitive user data like passwords, banking information, etc. Scroll down to know more about this adware and how to remove it from your PC. Chinese computer […]
There is a computer worm on the loose that steals personal login ID and passwords. This worm is known to target users of online banking and social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc. Scroll down to know more about this worm and how you can stay safe against it. The Computer Emergency Response Team of […]
This Cricket World Cup, stay safe against hackers and online scammers by following these few simple security measures. If there is anything that the entire world eagerly awaits after FIFA World Cup, it is the ICC Cricket World Cup. Held every four years, it is rated as one of the world’s most viewed sporting event. […]
Several of our readers often write in to us asking about popup ads that cannot be disabled, adware applications that take over the default search engine and home page of their browsers and other such questions. In cases where running a scan and deleting the malicious program from the PC also does not help, we […]
