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USA moves against makers of the Dridex malware
USA has indicted and ordered the freezing of the assets of noted cybercriminal organisation, Evil Corp. Evil Corp is noted for its malware called Dridex which has affected companies of countries across the world including India, Malaysia, France, Italy and United Arab Emirates. Its targets of choice are smaller companies that did not possess sufficient ..
Topics: Computer security • Cybercrime • Dridex • malware • Prevention • Ransomware • Rogue security software • Security • Security breaches • Social engineering
Short Note : Agent Smith
In what could be the biggest security breach of the century, a new malware named “Agent Smith” has infected several digitally connected devices. How does it work? Uniquely, the malware does not appear to steal or violate any user data. Instead, it replaces the portions of the Android code with its own which allows it ..
Topics: Connectivity • Internet • malware • Mobile
GravityRAT
GravityRAT, a malware allegedly designed by Pakistani hackers, has recently been updated further and equipped with anti-malware evasion capabilities. RAT malware: The RAT was first detected by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, CERT-In, on various computers in 2017. It is designed to infiltrate computers and steal the data of users, and relay the stolen data ..
Topics: Antivirus software • Computer security • computer virus • Cybercrime • Cyberwarfare • Kasidet POS RAM Scraper Malware • malware • National security • Prevention • Security • Security breaches
GravityRAT: Malware allegedly designed by Pakistani hackers became stronger
According to Maharashtra cybercrime department officials, GravityRAT, a malware allegedly designed by Pakistani hackers has recently been updated further and equipped with anti-malware evasion capabilities. GravityRAT was first detected by Indian Computer Emergency Response (CERT-In), on various computers in 2017. RAT (Remote Access Trojan) is a program capable of being controlled remotely and thus difficult ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
Topics: Cybersecurity • GravityRAT • malware • National • Pakistan • Science and Technology
India 3rd most vulnerable country in terms of risk of cyber threats
India is emerged as the 3rd most vulnerable country in terms of risk of cyber threats, such as malware, spam and ransomware, in 2017, as per latest report by security solutions provider ‘Symantec’. The list is topped by U.S., followed by China. The global threat ranking is based on 8 metrics: malware, spam, phishing, bots, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Computer network security • Cybercrime • Cyberspace • Cyberwarfare • Internet security • malware • Phishing • Prevention • Ransomware • Security • Security breaches • Spamming