Corporate cyber attacks have become a common parlance in the world of IT Security. A recent study done by RSA revealed the extent of loss incurred by firms of different nations hit by phishing attacks. The US had to gulp down a loss of $882 million, followed by Germany ($294 million), the UK ($133 million), […]
Google Nexus Phone Series may have Trouble from SMS Flood Attacks Reportedly, sending a large number of flash SMSs to Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, and Nexus 5 may cause these phones to reboot or interfere with their network connection. Bombarding any one of these phones with just 30 Flash Messages can cause unintended reboots and […]
In an earlier post, we had discussed how cyber attacks against India is increasing rampantly. In this post, we give you a brief about how phishing attacks are affecting Indian enterprises and what can be done to contain the problem. In Q3 of 2013 (July – September), about 1,25,212 phishing attacks occurred globally. Out of […]
From December 1st, 2013 onwards, the Reserve Bank of India has made it mandatory for debit card holders to use their ATM PIN for carrying out debit card transactions at any retail store. To put this system into place, all banks were instructed by the RBI to upgrade their Point of Sale (PoS) infrastructure. The […]
If you got a computer, a laptop or a smartphone, then 30th November is a very important day for you and your gadgets. Know why from this post. Computer Security Day is officially observed every year, on the 30th of November. It was incepted in the year 1988, with an aim to help people understand […]
Sharing personal issues with your best buddy, family or an imaginary friend is one thing, and blabbering about it on the Internet is another. A post which you might think is playful, funny or has zero consequences, could be just the missing link for an online fraudster to complete his evil plan. Here’s a […]
A secured computer, a cup of coffee, a nice watch, a bowl of fruits, and a comfy ride; what else does a man need to be happy? Where are we going with this? Well let’s not pull up the curtains already. So, here’s a deal. You throw in some details into the form below, and […]
Your LG Smart TV might be silently spying on your TV watching habits Jason Huntley, a UK-based developer made an unpleasant discovery while watching his LG Smart TV. He discovered that, the TV was silently logging his viewing habits and sending the data to LG. The TV was performing this action even when a feature […]
Reportedly, India happens to be the 4th most favorite target of cyber criminals when it comes to phishing attacks. This fact is vouched by the number of cyber attacks hitting the country, which has scaled exponentially in 2013. Here are some findings by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) Number of Indian Websites defaced […]
Online shopping is no more an alien concept. Nearly everyone who spends their time on the Internet, prefer shopping online. But as convenient as online stores are, they can be a scary place too. You never know if the Web site where you are giving away your credit card information is a genuine or fraudulent. […]
