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India among the countries with the most Android malware, and ‘GB WhatsApp’ among the apps responsible: ESET report

October 7, 2022 mohmad free

A new report has indicated that India is among the countries with the highest number of infections with Android devices. ESET Malware Protection & Internet Security T2 2022 Threat Report indicates that India was among the countries where Android/Spy Agent Trojan malware was detected as Android threat detections continued to grow in T2 2022 by 9.5 per cent. These Trojan agents are malicious files or code that reach a target device undetected, often mixed with another application or disguise and then spy on the target devices, with capabilities that go…

Internet-connected devices may have to meet new EU cybersecurity rules

September 8, 2022 mohmad free

Internet-connected technology providers — from Apple iPhone software to baby monitors — will have to meet new cybersecurity requirements in the European Union or face fines and possibly withdraw the product from the market, according to a draft proposal seen by Bloomberg. New rules from the European Commission called the Cyber Resilience Act, set to become public next week, aim to improve device security in the face of increasing online attacks around the world. The damages from software and hardware cybercrime reached nearly $6 trillion in the last year alone.…

71 percent of Indians want to monitor their children’s online activity: NortonLifeLock

July 23, 2022 mohmad free

Internet usage has increased dramatically as accessing mobile devices has become easier. However, Indian children are the hardest hit by the increased internet penetration, according to a report by NortonLifeLock. Based on Harris Poll’s study of 1,004 adults in India, 73% of Indian adults surveyed believe that children are more likely to provide personal information to their family members online. “Our children are natural when it comes to advancements in technology, adapting to the latest tools for Internet applications. While this is great, the research shows that parents believe they…

18 out of 100 Indians are victims of data breaches: SurfShark

June 13, 2022 mohmad free

India has become a hub for cyber-attacks, ranking sixth among the most hacked countries since the first digital attacks recorded in 2004, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Surfshark. To be clear, 18 out of every 100 Indians had their personal contact details compromised. “In a country that has lost more than 962.7 million people with their contact details due to data breaches over the past 18 years and lacks strong data protection laws, this raises serious cybersecurity concerns,” the company said in its report. This report comes…

Ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector increased by 94% in 2021: Sophos

June 6, 2022 mohmad free

Driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, the global healthcare industry has expanded in market size, as consumers have sought ways to safely access healthcare. With that said, cybercriminals are actively targeting the burgeoning health sector, according to a new report from Sophos, a cybersecurity company. The new report titled: “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022 reveals a 94 percent increase in ransomware attacks on organizations surveyed in this sector in 2021.” In 2021, 66 percent of healthcare organizations were affected by ransomware attacks, while 34 percent were infected in 2020.…

Interview: Mary Jo Shred of Microsoft talks about how companies are thwarting cybersecurity challenges

May 22, 2022 mohmad free

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While the last two years of the pandemic have accelerated the adoption of digital technologies globally, it has also brought about a new set of cybersecurity issues. Reports of ransomware attacks, data theft, phishing attempts, etc. have shown how vulnerable companies and users are to these threats. The latest wave of high-profile attacks was reported in March of this year, carried out by the $ Lapsus group, which managed to infiltrate the network systems of many large companies, from Nvidia to Samsung to Microsoft. So what are the best digital…

78 percent of Indian organizations were exposed to ransomware in 2021: Sophos

May 4, 2022 mohmad free

In 2021, more than 78 percent of the Indian enterprise was exposed to ransomware attacks, up 68 percent in 2020, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Sophos. The average ransom paid by Indian organizations to encrypt their data was $1.2 million, and 10 percent of victims paid a ransom of $1 million or more. “The situation of ransomware in India is worrying. The numbers of victims and ransom payments and the impact of these attacks continued to rise through 2021 at significant cost,” said Sunil Sharma, Managing Director…

The servers of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics in New York were hacked

February 26, 2022 mohmad free

Officials revealed Friday that the New York state’s ethics watchdog has been attacked by hackers. The web servers of the Joint Committee on Public Ethics were subjected to a “deliberate malicious cyber attack” this week, according to a press release. State tech employees reported suspicious web activity earlier in the week and disabled the JCOPE system as a precaution. A forensic analysis confirmed the attack, and the agency, which regulates pressure at the Capitol, has remained off duty for safety reasons, officials said. It was not clear who was behind…

An internal network of ‘spy apps’ that secretly track and monitor thousands

February 24, 2022 mohmad free

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are victims of a severe cyber attack, in which data and personal details are stolen. This crime is fueled by a network of spying apps that track and monitor people all over the world. Often people who commit burglaries do this to make money. Cybercriminals often have different motives. In an article entitled A comparative study on the difference between traditional crime and cybercrimetech experts note that some people hack aimlessly – opening closed doors in the process of discovery or as a gesture to…

Biden’s presidency made the US look weaker than Putin

February 24, 2022 mohmad free

Last June, prior to a Russian-American meeting, Time magazine conjured up an embarrassing cover art propaganda piece showing Joe Biden’s aviator glasses reflecting Vladimir Putin. Finally, Putin had in his sights an American president! Finally, we will return to putting Russia in place. “How Biden plans to beat Putin during the Geneva summit,” promised a touching story by Brian Bennett. A senior administration official suggested that Biden, despite the “chaos” that President Donald Trump supposedly unleashed on the world, use a mixture of loneliness talk — everyone in Europe was…