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India Grappled With 103 Mn Cyberattacks In Q2 2023 Alone, Finds Study

The statistics indicate that over one million cyberthreats are being detected daily on devices

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New Malware Takes Full Control Of Facebook Business Accounts: Report

The malware, dubbed "NodeStealer 2.0," represents a sophisticated variant, written in Python, that can now pilfer cryptocurrency and exploit Telegram to exfiltrate sensitive data as well

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Barbie Fever Ranks India Among The Top 3 Countries To Witness Malware Scam

The study underlined that in India several malicious attempts to trick victims into downloading the “Barbie” movie in different languages were observed. A link packed with malware was the source of the cyber theft it added

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Android Malware Disguised As ChatGPT Targets Smartphone Users: Report

A report underlined two active malware clusters namely, a Meterpreter Trojan disguised as a ‘SuperGPT’ app and a ‘ChatGPT’ app that sends premium-rate text messages to numbers in Thailand

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Cloud Malware Delivery Surges In India, Outpacing Global Trends: Report

Cloud malware delivery in India almost doubled from 33 per cent of all malware deliveries to 63 per cent

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FBI Warns Against Charging Phones In Public Places

According to a tweet by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), charging your mobiles at the airports, malls and public places can actually lead to hacking of all your data

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India Experienced 7 Lakh Malware Attacks In 2022: Report

While the number of attacks on the banking sector decreased significantly from 15,928 to just 626 ransomware alerts, the number of attacks on the government sector remained relatively stable, and the manufacturing sector saw an increase from 994 to 1,178 incidents in 2022

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New Report Detects 200-300% Jump In AI-generated YouTube Videos To Spread Stealer Malware

These videos reportedly pretend to be tutorials on downloading cracked versions of licensed software, such as Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, and others, available only to paid users

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Cybercriminals Use ChatGPT To Create Dark Web Marketplaces, Plot Fraudulent Schemes: Report

Cybercriminal community has already shown significant interest and are jumping into the trend of generating malicious code via ChatGPT

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Meta Removes Facebook, Instagram Accounts Operated By Indian Firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory: Report

CyberRoot used fake accounts to create fictitious personas tailored to gain trust with the people they targeted around the world

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Researchers Discover Malicious Campaign That Spreads Malware Via YouTube

Researchers Discover Malicious Campaign That Spreads Malware Via YouTube

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Researchers Discover Malware Capable Of Stealing User Credentials, Cryptocurrencies, Facebook And Amazon Accounts

Cybersecurity researchers found Brazil, India and Russia to be amongst some of the most targeted countries by the malware

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New Cyberespionage Group Targeting High-Profile Companies And Local Governments: Report

Worok group uses undocumented tools to carry out targeted attacks against various entities from the telecommunications, banking, maritime, energy, military, government and public sectors

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8X More Users Attacked Via Old Microsoft Office Vulnerability In Q2: Report

The latest Kaspersky quarterly malware report suggests that old versions of Microsoft Office applications remain the main targets for attackers, with almost 5,47,000 users in total being affected through corresponding vulnerabilities in the last quarter

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Coinminers Target Vulnerable Users As Bitcoin Hits All-Time High

Crypto malware or coinminer malware is one of the newer malware threats. Unlike traditional ransomware, it works completely undetected on the user's device, making it particularly insidious.

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