cybersecurity

Cybersecurity company Trend Micro has found a major security threat in the popular file-sharing app SHAREit and has recommended to uninstall it. The company highlighted that the application allows hackers to inject malicious codes into other apps and enables them to access users' information. Moreover, termed as "ridiculously unsafe" for its users, SHAREit can also install third-party app deceitfully. Banned by the government, the app … read-more

Independent cyber security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia has claimed that financial data of around 3.3 lakh Indians was leaked on the dark web on January 20. Rajshekhjar claimed that nearly 6 GB of personal data including phone numbers, email addresses, PAN and bank details have been leaked by a hacker group, ShinyHunters. While Rajshekhar said the data breach belongs to a Cryptocurrency exchange company named BuyUCoin, the company has… read-more

Acronis' cyberthreats report for 2020 revealed that India suffered the third highest number of malware attacks, trailing Japan and US. About 31% of companies globally faced cyberattacks on daily basis in 2020. Moreover, the attacks, which are predicted to increase in 2021, targetted remote-workers with about 1688 malware attacks reported per 1000 clients. Global Business Development Leader of Inside Sales at Acronis, Rajesh… read-more

One of the biggest lab testing company in India, Dr Lal Pathlabs, underwent a data breach lately that left the sensitive information of millions of people on a public server. The information carried the name, address and phone number of the patients among other data, which could be accessed without password. Reportedly, the breach was first discovered by an Australian cyber-security expert Sami Toivonen, who immediately reported this to the… read-more

SafeBreach Labs has found a new bug named CVE-2020-1048 in Windows Print Spooler, an OS that manages printing processes. The bug lets hackers change files containing the ID of the system user and the data that is due to be printed. Microsoft has already released two fixes to address the bug issue but to no avail. A new fix in the Microsoft's security update is scheduled for August 11.