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Koler Ransomware Strikes Again
Android users have had their share of ransomware attacks this year. And yet things don’t seem to be getting any better for them. A new variant of the Koler ransomware – which first struck in 2014, branching out of the…
Data Destroying “NotPetya” Masquerades as Ransomware
Did the NotPetya Ransomware Have More Ulterior Motives? Is the “NotPetya Ransomware” much more than a deadly ransomware? Also being called as Petya, ExPetr, SortaPetya, Petrwrap, Goldeneye, Nyetya, “WannaCry’s bad cousin”, etc…, this global attack has led to shutting down…
Become Secure This Social Media Day
Since the first renowned social media site Myspace hit the scene, the social networking landscape has been exploding with various networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Meetup etc. And today is significant for all of them. Because it’s social media…
Android O – with More Serious Security against Ransomware
Google is boosting Android security in its next release of its operating system – Android O. More serious security measures are being implemented. This release will include control features to restrict permissions that were exploited by ransomware attacks in earlier…
Fake Trojan Flash Security Update Downloads Malware
New Android Trojan dupes victims with malicious fake Flash security update. Once initiated it can repeatedly download other malware of its choice to surreptitiously infect the device. The malicious app that imitates Adobe Flash Player tricks users into believing that…
Hackers Steal Personal data of Defense Personnel using WhatsApp Malware
Hackers have targeted two elite defense organizations in India through Whatsapp. They had distributed two malicious files targeting defense and security personnel of the National Defense Academy (NDA) and the National Investigation Academy(NIA). These notorious virus files are named “NDA-ranked-8th-toughest-College-in-the-world-to-get-into.xls”…
Gooligan: A New Strain of Fast Spreading Android Malware
Gooligan is a new strain of Android malware that’s spreading really fast. As per available reports, this malware has already compromised over one million Google accounts and at present it spreads to at least 13,000 users per day. How Gooligan…
Android Devices Affected With BadKernel Vulnerability
More than 6% of Android devices worldwide (as it is known as of now) have been affected with malicious code through BadKernel vulnerable apps. This infection occurred by exploiting the BadKernel vulnerability in Google’s V8 JavaScript engine. The malware infection…
‘DressCode’ malware that infects Google Play Store apps detected
Here’s some news for android users who know that it’s not just antivirus for android that’s needed for virus removal or to encounter malware threats; it’s a thorough understanding of malware and their functioning that matters… It was a…
Mobile Wallets: Discussing the Security Issues
Mobile Wallets: An introduction Today we depend a lot on the internet for financial transactions. The mobile wallet takes this a step forward; it is the digital or virtual equivalent of the physical wallet. The mobile wallet is,in fact, a…