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BEWARE: Fake Applications are Disguised as Legitimate Ones

  • Akshay Singla / 3 years
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In the world of cybercrime, the tactics used by threat actors are constantly evolving, but upon close analysis of multiple instances, the modus operandi remains the same –  i.e. exploitation of current events, trending news, government websites, and even legitimate applications of trusted organizations to dupe unsuspecting users. By using the names and logos of […]

THE PERILS OF RANSOMWARE : How to Save yourself from the next attack

  • Quickheal / 3 years
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In recent years, ransomware attacks have increased in frequency and sophistication, resulting in substantial impact across numerous industries and sectors worldwide. A typical ransomware attack encrypts computer systems, and blocks access to the user’s or company’s own data, and a ransom is demanded as payment in exchange of its release. In this blog, we will […]

Your Office Document is at Risk – XLL, A New Attack Vector

  • Anjali Raut / 3 years
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  Microsoft Office documents are used worldwide by both corporates and home-users alike.  It’s different office versions, whether licensed or unlicensed offers users an easy way to create and modify files. However, this software is also susceptible to cyberattacks. Cybercriminals often take advantage of its vulnerability and use VBA (Visual Basic Application) macros as entry […]

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Threat Advisory: CVE-2022-30190 ‘Follina’ – Severe Zero-day Vulnerability discovered in MSDT

  • Quickheal / 4 years
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A Zero-day Remote Code Execution Vulnerability with high severity has been identified as CVE-2022-30190 “FOLLINA” in Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT). MSDT is a tool present on Windows version 7 and above and is used for diagnosis of problems in applications such as Ms Office Documents when any user reports problem to Microsoft support. […]

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Worried about your mobile security? Here’s how to secure your device and enhance performance

  • Ritika Jain / 4 years
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While the world is still adapting to the new normal and mobile devices replace PCs as the primary digital device, cybercriminals have upped the ante to target individuals worldwide. Mobile security has become a significant concern! No matter how great the app is, if security is breached, it spells great trouble. Phishing, Smishing, Ransomware Attacks, […]

Spring4Shell: Zero-Day vulnerability CVE-2022-22965 in Spring Framework

  • Shiv Mohan / 4 years
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A Zero-day Remote Code Execution Vulnerability with critical severity has been identified as CVE-2022-22965 aka Spring4Shell or SpringShell in Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 to 5.3.17, 5.2.0 to 5.2.19 & older. The Spring Framework is an open-source, popular, feature-rich application framework used for building modern & enterprise Java web applications. Publicly available exploits in this widely […]

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Stay Alert of Facebook Credential Stealer Applications Stealing User’s Credentials.

  • Digvijay Mane / 4 years
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  • 6 min read

Social media credentials are always a lucrative thing for threat actors. They use various techniques to get them. Some use overlays with fake user interfaces, some use key-logging, and some use simple social engineering to trap users. Another way threat actors have been used in the recent past is JavaScript code injection in WebView to […]

Phishing attack

What is Phishing? A Deep Dive into the Phishing Attack Mechanisms with Tips

  • Amruta Wagh / 4 years
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  • 6 min read

Phishing is a technique used to steal credentials, personal information & financial details of a user. The attacker sends email or text to spoof the target, luring them to open malicious links or attachments. The most prevalent ways attackers attempt phishing attack are through social networking sites, SMS, and email notifications. We see a sudden […]

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