Microsoft today released findings of its 2021 Global Tech Support Scam Research report that looks at tech support scams and their impact on Indian consumers. India ranked #1 among 16 countries surveyed globally, with a relatively high rate of tech support scams at 69 percent in the last 12 months. The data is very close […]
Cloud adoption has witnessed exponential growth over the past few years. However, it brings forth a new set of cyber risks that endanger organizations and their customers. In the best-case scenario, these unknown cyber risks may result in increased costs, while in the worst-case scenario, these risks can lead to loss of customers, reputation, business, […]
There’s a rise in ransomware attacks, and they’re becoming deadlier and more dangerous than ever! A report by Cybersecurity Ventures predicted that businesses in 2021 would fall victim to a ransomware attack every 11 seconds! The total cost of ransomware to businesses would top USD 20 billion this year. Quick Heal Threat Report Q1 2021 detected 0.35 million ransomware […]
Quick Heal Security Lab has seen a sudden increase in dotnet samples which are using steganography. Initially, in the static analysis, not much information is available. It resembles some simple application going by the method name. On the dynamic side, some show the activity but another check for sandboxing environment. Apart from this, even on […]
Warzone RAT is part of an APT campaign named “Confucius.” Confucius APT is known to target government sectors of China and a few other South Asian countries. This APT campaign was quite active around January 2021. Warzone RAT first emerged in 2018 as malware-as-a-service (MaaS) and is known for its aggressive use of “.docx” files […]
Have you received an email notification that your domain is about to expire? Most website owners have. But do you pay close attention to who it is from and the renewal fee? If not, you may be throwing money away to a scammer. Quick Heal Security Labs has recently come across a phishing scam related […]
The issue of a data breach continues to plague the world of cybersecurity. What seems to be the most extensive password collection of all time has been leaked on the dark web. The source? An anonymous forum poster uploaded a 100GB TXT compilation file of stolen and leaked passwords, containing 8.4 billion entries. Here’s everything you […]
The second wave of the pandemic has hit India hard from a cybersecurity perspective. There has been a rise in recent cyber-attacks in India in 2021, with cybercriminals taking advantage of the situation and finding new ways to breach data. If we analyze the news of cyber-attacks in 2021, we will observe increased COVID-19 cyber […]
For the last three years, Joker Trojan is making its way on Google Play Store. Quick Heal Security Labs recently spotted 8 Joker malware on Google Play Store and reported them to Google, which has now removed all the applications. Fig. 1 Screenshots of Applications from Google Play Store Joker is a spyware Trojan that […]
Cobalt Strike is a widespread threat emulation tool. It is one of the most powerful network attack tools available for penetration testers in the last few years used for various attack capabilities and as a command and control framework. Recently, Cobalt Strike has been used in various ransomware campaigns like Povlsomware Ransomware, DarkSide Ransomware. Povlsomware […]