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Sharp Drop in Ransomware Attacks Raises Eyebrows

The law-abiding cyber community might finally have some good news coming their way. As the first half of 2016 comes to a close, internet security researchers are observing a decline in malware’s – partciularly ransomware’s – activities. According to reports,…

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LinkedIn Admits 2012 Data Breach Incident, Rolls Out Emails to Assure Protection

On Wednesday, 25th May, many people opened their emails to find a mail from LinkedIn sitting in their inbox. But unlike other times, this wasn’t a mail that suggested the users about relevant job openings that they qualified for, or…

Whats app Gold malware

WhatsApp Gold is Malware! Watch out!

WhatsApp has not released any “Gold” or premium versions of its widely popular messenger service. The WhatsApp Gold app that is presently in the news is malware, and if you ever receive or have received a message or pop-up regarding…

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Lone Hacker Claims to Have Breached Pornhub, Sold Database for $1000

Less than a week after one of internet’s most visited adult entertainment website, PornHub, announced a Bug Bounty program to test its internet security, a hacker claims to have breached the website server and sold its database. PornHub released a…

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Virus Scan Stops Medical Device to Crash During Major Heart Surgery

Jokes about forgetful doctors leaving scalpels inside their patients’ guts are becoming cliched now. In today’s “connected” world, where technology is fast replacing jobs, computers too can cause unthinkable goof ups. In a rare turn of events, an antivirus software…

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How to protect your websites and visitors against eval(base64_decode ( ))

Wordpress is perhaps very popular as a CMS among those who are not that tech savvy. It’s easy to use and of course inexpensive too. But many who use WordPress never realize that this easy, inexpensive CMS is quite dangerous…

Mobile Security Threats

Mobile Security Threats are real and critical

Yes, Mobile Security Threats are real…and critical Mobile devices are so common and so much a part of our day to day lives that we can’t perhaps live without them. Thus it’s easy for hackers to make their entry into…

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Hackers Could have Injected Malware in Bangladesh Bank

The Bangladesh Bank – the Central bank of Bangladesh, has been hacked and breached, and nearly $1 billion has been stolen by cyberthieves. They have gotten away with about $80 million, and chances of recovering them look pretty bleak. The…

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Apple Computers Hit by a Ransomware for the First Time

Apple no longer holds the trophy of being more immune to virus problems. In a first, many Apple users recently reported their Mac computers being infected with a kind of ransomware that encrypts files in their computer and demands a…

Mazar BOT Malware

Mazar BOT Could Wipe Out Your Phone…(If You Are Not Savvy)

Another malware is now targeting Android devices. Heimdal Security, a Denmark-based security solutions company, had discovered that a malicious APK, termed as the Mazar BOT has been targeting and infecting Android devices. The Mazar BOT appears in the form of…