Tag Archives: privacy

Android malware said to be targeting Indian politicians

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Prashant
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Android as of now has gain popularity much more than desired by its creator! Anything that has popularity and relays on internet for major function, becomes an easy target for cyber crooks. Though security loopholes have been updated and brought … Continue reading →

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Beware! RBI lottery scam on the way

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Prashant
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One fine morning while doing routine work to analyze malicious mails and samples, I came across one such mail hailing from RBI offering lottery. Obviously this ain’t gonna be legitimate! :) But this kind of mail landing in inbox is … Continue reading →

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XSS threats on leading Indian mobile operators websites

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Prashant

While passing by common websites, we had came across various security issues in them in the past. Be it a bug on Facebook, Flipkart or Indian Shopping sites, we have brought up many issues in the past and have responsibly … Continue reading →

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Anonymous breaks into FBI system, steals data of apple device users

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Prashant

The notorious hacking group Anonymous, famous for its anti-government operations have now uncovered data of users using iPhone, iPad gadgets of the Apple inc . The burning fact is that the data collected was obtained during a successful breach into … Continue reading →

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Anonymous back with Operation India

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Prashant

Anonymous, known for its anti-government and internet censorship protest activities, came back into action targeting Indian government on the mentioned issues. Hitting websites of CERT-IN and President of India, the anonymous tried to mark it presence with operation India, a … Continue reading →

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Performing Android malware analysis

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Prashant

In the past few years, malware and Trojans have moved with a rapid pace when it comes to mobile portability. Many famous Trojans and malwares have been detected and analyzed in the past. Android being the latest and a popular … Continue reading →

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AnonPaste released by Anonymous to beat cencorship

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Prashant

The rivalry is getting hot in the cyber space. After a series of breaches and demonstrations to mark the anger in the cyber space, hacktivist group Anonymous has come up with something different as to have a better reach in … Continue reading →

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3 million bank accounts hacked in Iran

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Prashant

The security of payment process online has always been a big concern for the financial houses present around. Even after implementing top security features, a small flaw in the applications makes it damn vulnerable and easy to exploit by cyber … Continue reading →

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No Permissions: Android app that can harvest data without permissions

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Prashant

In the recent days, mobile applications have been targeted by cyber criminals to spread malwares and obtain sensitive information from the user mobile phone. In a latest happening, Experts from the Leviathan Security Group released an Android app called No … Continue reading →

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Mac users getting infected from Flashback trojan

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Prashant

Apple’s Mac OS have always been assumed as safe and secure operating system. But in the last few years, security bugs and trojans have affected mac users and infections have increased tremendously. Mac anti-virus maker Intego is warning about new … Continue reading →

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