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Most of the organizations have already moved on to SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) to protect their data in motion. We like to believe that once SSL protocol is implemented our data is safe from the hackers. However, the hackers too have learned to take...
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Quick Heal Security Labs has been observing the infamous Locky ransomware outbreak which kicked off recently in the last week of September. The outbreak started with spam email with various subjects and different attachment names. On 26th September, spam campaign delivering a new...
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With the world moving towards a machine determined future, somewhere deep within, it does bother many of us when we think about the power we intend to leave in the hands of machines. Honestly, some of us are worried...
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Quick Heal Security Labs has come across various email campaigns that are actively exploiting the famous vulnerability CVE-2017-0199 in their bid to target prominent private industries in India. CVE-2017-0199 was a zero-day vulnerability reported in April 2017 by two...
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The fileless malware is a malware family that does not leave any trace of its infection in the affected file system. Also known as the ‘memory resident virus’, this type of malware hides in the registry and memory making...
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Malspam email or malicious spam email is considered as one of the favorite malware delivery channels for attackers to deliver their malware to their targeted victims. Attackers also run spam email campaigns to distribute their malware to a large...
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For the last few weeks, we have been observing a new malicious spam (malspam) variant that is spreading via an email claiming to be from the United Parcel Service (UPS) carriages. The email carries a zip attachment that contains...
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The financial sector is one of the favorite targets of cyber criminals. The examples of a security breach in the financial world are available a dime a dozen. The latest one was the 81 million USD online robbery at...
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For retailers, the online market has seen tremendous growth over the last few years, to the extent that the online business often outstrips the brick-and-mortar store business. While online business is preferred by both, businesses and consumers alike, it...
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The small and medium businesses have been growing at a fast pace in recent times. Their eco-system has become more competitive. Each one is struggling to keep their expenses minimalistic and at the same time derive maximum out of...