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The year 2023 was eventful, witnessing a myriad of advanced threats targeting prominent economies, including India. Many still remember the fake IRCTC app that stole sensitive user information or the infamous loan apps that devastated many innocent lives. Malware...
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On 19th November at 8:17 am, we became aware of a false positive detection on excel files and the same getting quarantined on some customer devices. We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused. We immediately took necessary actions investigating the matter,...
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On May 30, 2022, CVE-2022-30190 “FOLLINA,” a zero-day remote code execution vulnerability discovered in Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) with high severity (CVSS:9.3). This MSDT tool diagnoses issues with applications such as Microsoft Office documents. Initial attack vector...
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A Zero-day Remote Code Execution Vulnerability with high severity has been identified as CVE-2022-30190 “FOLLINA” in Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT). MSDT is a tool present on Windows version 7 and above and is used for the diagnosis...
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The Internet, as we all know it, is approaching a crossroads. The issues it’s currently facing are associated with the centralized model of computing (top-down, data-driven, and not necessarily human-centric), during which a finite number of private entities control...
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We are seeing the beginning of a space age of digital exploration. Even though the Metaverse may be a buzz nowadays, it is an idea that is earning huge attention all over the globe. Supposing widespread adoption will change...
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The SideCopy APT Group has expanded its activity this year and now targets critical Indian sectors this time. Quick Heal Security Labs researchers have been tracking the notorious cyber-attack group – ‘Transparent Tribe’ since the first SideCopy campaign in...
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For good reason, organizations regulate their employees’ access to their office devices. Of course, there are no overarching rules but organizations try to adopt a ‘horses for courses’ approach, i.e., an employee working in the financial sector who handles...
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Introduction: Researchers at Quick Heal Security Labs have uncovered a potential Spear Phishing campaign targeted against Indian Army personnel. In this attack, the attackers are using “Army Welfare Education Society” Scholarship form as lure. About AWES: Army Welfare Education...
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As a concept, privacy is seeing a paradigm shift in terms of its importance. Traditionally, for a developing country like India with its myriad of sociological and infrastructural issues, privacy came quite low on the priority list. However, with...