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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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WhatsApp finally launched the much awaited video calling feature, however in no time it grabbed the attention of spammers, who started to target the users landing them to a fake website.

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A portion of the Internet that, for a number of reasons, isn’t indexed by search engines is called the Deep Web/Internet. Websites with dynamic pages, blocked pages where CAPTCHAs are required, private websites where login is required using credentials, are a few examples of content that comes under the Deep Internet.

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If you are a WhatsApp user, then you might have come across a pop-up that reads “Messages you send to this chat and calls are now secured with end-to-end encryption”. Have you ever wondered what does it actually mean?

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