( 3 min read ) In a previous blog, we discussed why professional email is a necessity even if you’re a small business owner. While that does bring you one step closer to better business, it also increases your responsibilities towards security. In this blog, we go over the email security best practices for you to follow for your business […]
( 2 min read ) This phishing attack takes brand impersonation to the next level. Not only has it baited victims with spoofed Amazon orders, it has also produced Amazon customer care agents ‘out of thin air’. No, it is not sorcery, it is simply a multistage phishing campaign. A very clever one at that. How are spoofed Amazon orders […]
( 4 min read ) Phishing is a popular internet scam that has been claiming victims by the millions every year. It is often a precursor to a bigger, more dangerous attack or can even be an end-goal in itself. It is easy for hackers to execute since baiting victims is more a psychological than a technical game. For phishing, […]
( 2 min read ) The Emotet malware seems to be back from its 10-month vacation. Mid November, new Emotet campaigns were discovered, along with the distressing news that it has started spreading malicious documents to inboxes across the world. Revisiting the Emotet Malware Basics Cybersecurity professionals globally twitch their muscles when they hear about this infamous and dangerous strain […]
( 2 min read ) An unidentified hacker group managed to get official FBI email servers hacked, on November 13th. With this illicit access, the perpetrators have used the Bureau’s email servers to send out mass spam mails which warn recipients about a supposed cyber-attack. This was the content of the spam email, riddled with mistakes: “Urgent: Threat actor in […]
( 2 min read ) An independent team of security researchers have identified a vulnerability in the software used by a Sebi-registered KYC Registration Agency. The agency, CDSL Ventures Limited (CVL), was already under the radar of cybersecurity professionals once before. The vulnerability gives a malicious hacker complete access to the confidential data of all the investors who do their […]
( 4 min read ) Preparing for a Secure 2022 We walk down memory lane today to inspect the most noteworthy cyber incidents of the year gone by. The cyber incident highlights of 2021, for us, server the purpose of preparing us for the coming year, where we have to brace ourselves against cloud infiltration attacks and more Covid-19 exploitation. […]
( 3 min read ) Central Depository Services Ltd. (CDSL), a security firm liaised with the Bombay Stock exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE) allegedly fell prey to a vulnerability in their own applications, thus causing a serious data breach. The depository maintains data for crores of traders in India. If these allegations are true, this will be the biggest […]
( 3 min read ) Back when Covid-19 had started spreading around the March of 2020, we had already expressed our disgust at how cybercriminals will exploit any current event no matter how tragic or globally impacting. The Covid-19 phishing attacks were proof that hackers are always set to pounce at whatever opportunity they can get, no matter how humbling […]
( 2 min read ) A bizarre phishing campaign is afoot, using a tool called as a phishing kit to steal passwords. What’s so strange about this phishing campaign is it uses bits and pieces of code from malicious code written by other hackers. The kit, called as the TodayZoo Phishing Kit, has recently come to Microsoft’s attention. Explaining the […]
Thanks for your positive comment! Feel free to share this (...)
Very informative blog. Nowadays cybersecurity attacks have (...)
Thank you for sharing your blog, seems to be useful (...)
