Credit to Author: Gulamgaus Shaikh| Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2018 11:52:13 +0000
Over the past few days, we have been observing criminals/hackers using a new carrier to deliver the ransomware malware. Recently, Quick Heal Security Labs observed a new variant of Troldesh ransomware which encrypts the data and adds the extension as “.no_more_ransom”. This ransomware comes under Crypto-Ransomware variant, the origin of this…
Read moreCredit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2018 08:46:11 +0000
According to a blogpost published on Aug 1, 2018, 200,000 routers in Brazil were compromised to deliver Cryptocurrency mining scripts to mine Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency. Hackers compromised the vulnerable MikroTik routers by injecting CoinHive scripts into the routers web pages in order to carry out the mass Cryptocurrency miner attack….
Read moreCredit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:00:04 +0000
If you thought there is only a black market for stolen mobile phones, drugs, pirated software, etc., then you could be wrong. There is a black market that exists on the Internet and its most lucrative commodity is your personally identifiable information (PII – sensitive information that can be used…
Read moreCredit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:30:45 +0000
Spyware refers to software that spy on your Internet browsing activities, record keystrokes, and collect almost any type of data including your personal information such as credit/debit card or banking details, login IDs and passwords. In this post, we share 8 tips to avoid a spyware attack and keep your…
Read moreCredit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:49:02 +0000
A message about a Jio Prime offer is circulating among WhatsApp users. Do not fall for it because it’s a hoax. Last evening, I received this message from one of my contacts. Looks like a genuine message, doesn’t it? But, it is nothing but a hoax. How do we know?…
Read moreCredit to Author: Sameer Patil| Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:32:57 +0000
Apache Struts is an open-source CMS based on MVC framework for developing Java EE Web Applications. Apache Struts has been widely used by many Fortune 100 companies and government agencies over the years for developing web applications. But, websites built using a CMS constantly need to upgrade the CMS versions in their web application servers, because vulnerabilities…
Read moreCredit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:10:30 +0000
Quick Heal Security Labs has recently learned about a serious vulnerability in Skype’s update installer – that’s the bad news. The worse news is, Microsoft is not going to patch the vulnerability anytime soon as this would require the updater to go through a ‘large code revision’. What is this…
Read moreCredit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:44:52 +0000
Ever came across an online survey that promised you a handsome prize? I did. And here’s what happened. While I was going about my daily work on the Internet, I came across the below page. As you can see, I received a congratulatory message for being a loyal Google…
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