This security risk has the potential to impact a significant number of users in India, given the country's substantial Android user base. According to Statista, Android commanded a dominant 95.26 per cent share of the mobile operating system market in India in 2022.
The report underscores the obstacles that organizations encounter in establishing robust cybersecurity preparedness. A substantial 57% of business leaders in India pinpointed the scarcity of skilled professionals as their primary hurdle, with 44% indicating inadequate funding.
CyberArk's report reveals alarming ransomware rates and growing cyber debt in Indian organizations. It emphasizes the need to prioritize security investments with digital initiatives, as an expected rise in cyber debt, identity compromises, and AI threats necessitate strong cybersecurity measures.
The attackers had embedded the URL link in an email, and if a recipient clicks on it, they are taken to an authentic-looking website which is a fake phishing website which was controlled by the attackers.
Botnet and malware code are reusable and efficient, they have cost-effective ways for criminals to build successful attack vectors while making iterative changes, and fine-tuning their attacks to sidestep detection. The total count of Botnets in India was 204,554,825, which is more than 2.2 mn.
Cybercrime: Over 16 lakh cybercrime incidents have been reported in the country in the last three years, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
After the AIIMS server went down, the hospital had issued fresh guidelines for manual admission. The fresh standard operating procedures (SOPs) said that admission, discharge or transfer of patients will be done manually at the hospital till the time e-Hospital is down.
Safdarjung Hospital cyber attack: Medical Superintendent Safdarjung Hospital Dr BL Sherwal said, "There was a cyberattack. Our server was also down in November for a single day, but data was secured. It was handled by IT, National informatics Centre (NIC) which revived the systems."
As the Black Friday sale is hours away, people will have to know that they have to pull up for the new threats, which are set to lead to growing cyberattacks. Here are a few companies to help you safeguard against digital fraud during the sale.
Tata Power Company Ltd said some of its IT systems were impacted by the cyber attack.
CERT-In advised WhatsApp users to install the latest security update as the hackers might exploit then by sending a specially-crafted video file that can put users' information at risk. CERT-In, under the IT Ministry, described two remote code execution vulnerabilities in the WhatsApp platform.
"We are currently responding to a cybersecurity incident. We are in touch with law enforcement and will post additional updates here as they become available," Uber posted in a tweet.
Even though it claims to have taken action against these con artists by suspending their accounts and limiting their access, it has been difficult to stop situations like this.
Google Play Store: Here are the apps which might harm your device. And here are the tips which might help you to save your device from any malware.
Since the outset of the pandemic, the cases of phishing attacks have massively increased. Hence, it becomes all the more important for us to understand the ways we can detect phishing emails/ messages.
The federal government has been providing warnings to US companies of the threats posed by Russian state hackers since long before the country invaded Ukraine last month.
Ukraine's parliament and other government and banking websites were hit with another wave of cyberattacks and destructive malware Wednesday, by unidentified attackers, said cybersecurity researchers.
The Minister said that the government was taking strict action on the issue and said that such targeting of women was unacceptable. "It was a cyber communal conspiracy against the country's composite culture and it will not succeed. Strict action is being taken against criminals behind it. Their communal conspiracy will be exposed at earliest," Naqvi said.
Reliance Jio wrote a letter to warn its customers about the e-KYC scams. In a letter issued by the company for the users, India’s one of the largest telecom service providers warned about the increasing cyber fraud incidences.
Moreover, a source familiar with the US evacuation of Americans and Afghans from Afghanistan said Operation Allies Refuge has not been affected.
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