Page 4 - Cyber Fraud
Chinese hackers targeted Indians with e-shopping scams, says report
The hackers created bogus links and asked internet users to click on them to participate in online contests and win prizes
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This techie's app gives you a 'Doosra' mobile number to bowl spammers out
The app a dummy, virtual mobile number you can use instead of your original, to fend off spammers and telemarketers, thereby reducing the risks of getting defrauded as well
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What, where, and when: Here's how data collectors track all details
Anonymised data, picked up in several ways, cater to large complex markets
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Covid-19-led digital adoption leading to rise in cyber frauds: Report
UPI transactions crossed 1.49 billion in volume and $41 billion in transaction value in July
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Global cybersecurity spending estimated to rise 2.5-5.6% in 2020: Canalys
Cybersecurity spending could grow to $41.9 billion in the worst-case scenario, if IT budgets come under serious pressure
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Worrying trend: In last few years, hacking in India sees alarming growth
India saw second highest phishing hosting attacks in Q1 2019
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Private, not confidential: How data is a casualty in the time of pandemic
Battling the pandemic demands an unprecedented amount of citizen surveillance and data collection. In all of this, does privacy matter? Neha Alawadhi and Arundhuti Dasgupta report
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Major shift to digital space demands data security, cyber insurance
The biggest nightmare for an individual in this digital age is to see an unauthorised debit in his bank account and realise he has been a victim of an online fraud
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CBI issues alert to states, UTs on Cerberus that hits mobile phones
A banking Trojan known as Cerberus is used by cybercriminals internationally and it is taking advantage of the novel coronavirus pandemic
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EasyJet reveals hackers accessed 9 mn passengers' travel details, email IDs
It also said that following a forensic investigation, it found that the credit card details of only 2,208 people were accessed and that those affected have already been contacted.
Virus of cyber fraud rises with Covid
The ranks of cyber criminals will rise as many unemployed people with internet connections may be desperate enough to attempt cyber-crimes
Cybercrimes in the time of Covid-19: Scamsters taking advantage of pandemic
A variety of phishing campaigns are taking advantage to distribute malware, steal credentials, and scam users
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WhatsApp messages can be hacked, intercepted and manipulated: Check Point
Check Point, in a blog underlining the vulnerability, said it has already informed WhatsApp of its findings
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The techie who started a formidable cyber security firm after he got hacked
Pavan Khushwaha's firm Kratikal has worked with clients across a range of sectors both, at home and in US, UK, Middle East and North Africa. It now plans to expand to govt clients
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Not only large firms, smartphones also hotspots of cyberattacks: Study
In India, smartphones, the device that most people now carry in their pockets, have become a very large attack centre, said a top security expert
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How secure are social media messaging apps?
Cyber-security is often a game of cat and mouse. In fact, two major directions of research in cryptology are breaking the available security, and devising more efficient security
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Cyber fraud: Here's how you can save yourself from getting scammed online
Install verified apps to reduce the probability of falling prey to cyber crimes
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Paris Peace Forum: Jaishankar meets Prez Macron, discusses strategic issues
India has joined France, New Zealand, Canada and several other countries in launching a major initiative to combat terrorism and extremism online and secure the internet.
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Data privacy: S Jaishankar calls for united action against cyber terrorism
He said cyberspace and digital technologies have been a real force of economic, social, political, industrial, even behavioural transformation.
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WhatsApp snooping: Whom did you meet, Chhattisgarh Police ask Israel's NSO
In May, WhatsApp has said it became aware of NSO Group having used a coding glitch in the messaging app that let its customers spy on some people
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