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Over 33 mn attacks on mobile devices from malware, adware blocked in 2023 globally: Report
New Delhi: Nearly 33.8 million attacks on mobile devices from malware, adware, and riskware were blocked in 2023 globally, highlighting a 50 per cent increase of such attacks over the previous year’s…
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Atomic Stealer malware spread to Mac users via fake browser updates: Report
San Francisco: Threat actors are delivering Atomic Stealer malware, also known as AMOS, to Mac users via a fake browser update chain tracked as “ClearFake”, a new report has found. According to…
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Vietnam-based hackers target India, US & UK with potential malware: Report
New Delhi: Vietnam-based cybercrime groups are targeting digital marketing firms based in India, the US and the UK by hijacking Facebook business accounts in a malicious campaign, a new report has found.…
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Microsoft’s Bing Chat responses injected by ads pushing malware: Report
San Francisco: Cybersecurity researchers have discovered that malicious advertisements or harmful ads are now being distributed via Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing Chat responses, promoting fake download sites that spread malware, a new report…
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New malware targeting Android users to steal sensitive data using OCR
San Francisco: Two new malware families targeting Android users have been discovered on Google Play, named CherryBlos and FakeTrade, which are designed to steal cryptocurrency credentials and funds or conduct scams using…
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Call of Duty players being infected with self-spreading malware
San Francisco: Players of an old Call of Duty game are being infected by hackers with a worm that automatically spreads in online lobbies. On June 26, a player of Call of…
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58 per cent of malware families sold as service are ransomware
New Delhi: A new study has revealed that 58 per cent of malware families sold as a service are ransomware. The Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team presented a study that unveiled ransomware…
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Modified Telegram app with malware that puts your data at risk found
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers on Friday revealed a modified version of the popular messaging app Telegram on Android that is found to be malicious and can steal your data. The malware within…
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66 per cent of malware delivered via PDF in malicious emails: Report
New Delhi: PDFs are the primary malicious email attachment type being used over 66 per cent of the time to deliver malware via email in 2022, a new report said on Wednesday.…
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Hackers target iPhones with unknown malware via iMessages to spy on users
New Delhi: Hackers are targeting iPhones with previously unknown malware, via iMessage to, gain complete control over the iOS device and spy on users, cyber-security researchers warned on Friday. Cybersecurity company Kaspersky…
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Google blocks malware that steals key data from Chrome users
San Francisco: In an effort to protect users from cyberattacks, Google has blocked the notorious CryptBot malware, which the company claims have stolen data from hundreds of thousands of Chrome browser users…
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Android malware infects 60 Google Play apps with 100 mn downloads
San Francisco: Google Play has been infiltrated by a new Android malware called ‘Goldoson’, which has been discovered in 60 legitimate apps with a combined total of 100 million downloads. The malicious…
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New malware in Discord can steal users’ info, warn researchers
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have discovered a new malware that is distributed over the popular chatting platform Discord which has more than 300 million active users. The team from CyberArk Labs spotted…
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Up to 300% spike in YouTube videos with malware to steal key users’ data
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers on Monday said they have discovered a massive 200-300 per cent spike in YouTube videos containing links to malware that can steal sensitive financial data from the computers.…
