Tag Archives: Hackers

Experts are increasingly warning that users of the popular instant messaging service, WhatsApp, may be getting exposed to hackers when using the service. It has emerged that WhatsApp, which uses a Signal-based form of encryption to encrypt the messages that people send and receive when using the platform, has largely …

Hackers are using fake emails that appear to have originated from the Australian Post to trick unsuspecting shoppers into clicking on malicious links in a new wave of cyber attacks; it has been reported. By Tuesday, reports started emerging that thousands of people were receiving emails that purported to have …

Hackers are increasingly using Ransomware and DDoS attacks to extort money from businesses and individuals, a recently published report says. In the report by Radware, a cyber security firm, it is pointed out that the motivation to profiteer has now fully replaced the need to make a political statement or …

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new form of malware that targets Wi-Fi routers via Android-based devices. According to a detailed report, the researchers point out that the new malware, Switcher Trojan, works by first infecting Android-based devices that people may be using on a public Wi-Fi network. ‘This …

Kaspersky Lab has said that a new form of Trojan horse known as Switcher can successfully infiltrate Wi-Fi networks, hijack the traffic to fake DNS servers and expose users to phishing attacks. According to Nikita Buchka, who analyses new types of malware programs at Kaspersky Labs, the group operating the …

A new website dubbed I Know What You Downloaded on BitTorrent has been set up. The new site secretly collects all the IP addresses of individuals who visit torrenting sites. The website also collates all the data about what individuals do when they visit common torrenting sites in the world. …

Russian is ready to sell its innovative anti-hacking technology to India. Speaking recently, the head of Russian Quantum Centre, the body that is in charge of developing the technology, Ruslan Yunusov, said that his agency is willing to work with India on a broad range of security-related projects. He added …

Authorities in Turkey have tightened their internet censorship practices further with a renewed effort to clamp down on popular social media sites in the country. Fresh reports indicate that the government has been restricting individuals from accessing the likes of Facebook and other social media platforms in the country. It …

The Turkish government has blocked TOR and VPN services in the country. Investigations indicate that the blockade was implemented sometime in mid-December after the government announced that it was taking measures to safeguard national security in the crisis-hit country. As per last week, users could not successfully bypass restrictions using …

An Australian court has ordered all the ISPs operating in the country to take all the necessary measures to block all the sites that are associated with online copyright infringement practices. The Federal Court of Australia ruled that all the sites in Australia that enable individuals to pirate content and …