A browser hijacker is basically a software program that alters the settings of your browser. Most often, it injects unwanted advertising into the user’s browser by altering default home pages and search pages to a target website in order to increase its advertising revenue.
Phishing is a malicious attempt to obtain sensitive information from online users such as their email addresses, usernames, passwords, etc. Victims are lured by email spoofing or instant messaging that takes them to a rogue website that looks like a legitimate one.
While initially known in Russia, nowadays the term ransomware has grown widely all over the world. From millions to billions, hackers have taken huge amounts of ransom money from users who try to retrieve their data after being attacked by this malware.
When it comes to hacking, attackers leave no chance to make their malicious attempts successful, no matter how much they have to try. Vulnerabilities in software programs is a popular tactic amongst hackers to malicious attempts. Zero-day attack, which is also an undisclosed computer software vulnerability is used by attackers to harm computer programs, data, networks, etc.
Data breach and malware attacks are common issues these days and you may find several such news floating on the internet. Cyber-criminals nowadays employ latest techniques to hack the personal & financial data of internet users. The latest addition to this technique is malware attack through an MS Word document.
The present gaming technology facilitates a user to remain connected with other gamers via medium of setting up accounts on game platforms. Although, it’s a very exciting experience, it involves lots of risks such as identity theft, malware attacks and phishing scams. Below mentioned are some risks and tips about how to remain safe while playing online games.
Enterprise data breach attacks are a common scenario these days. However, many of us are unaware of the fact that it’s not just one infection, but a chain of events leads to such attacks. In this post, let’s understand how a data breach happens and measures to prevent it.
Christmas and New Year bells are ringing around the corner. While everyone’s thrilled to the bits for shopping and fun, it’s also the time when cyber criminals make use of their best tactics to steal the money from online shoppers.
We all know how dangerous a virus is and similar is the case with ransomware, which is a form of malware that installs covertly on a computer system, encrypts files and asks the user to pay a specified amount in order to get their files back. A new ransomware variant, Zcrypt, has entered the world of the Internet though works like a typical ransomware, still there’s something new to know about.
Software piracy is an unauthorised or unlicensing of software that comes out to be usually cheap or free of cost. Such software floats on online sites and in the open market when the copyright protected software is copied and modified. Containing many of the security flaws, these are often targeted by the cyber criminals to spread malware.
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