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A recent study revealed that Indian companies are suffering huge losses due to cybersecurity incidents. It said that 83% organisations have experienced at least one cybersecurity incident in past year. 

The report also highlighted a 10 per cent increase in "intrusion attempts" and a staggering 53 per cent rise in "ransomware attacks" compared to the previous year.

The rate of scams has been doubled in the last few years because of increase usage of smartphones and digitisation.

Callers use jobs, insurance and cyber help as topics to cheat people. In some centres, foreigners run the whole company who remain to be apprehended. Fraudulent call centres usually target the unemployed people and lure them easily by promising jobs.

A spear phishing attempt that targeted many organisations was discovered by CloudSEK experts. The campaign involved a certain type of message that appeared to be sent by CEOs or superiors but may actually be a scam.

Meta took down a network of about 900 fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook operated from China by an unknown entity.

Over 11,000 Australians have been thugged by the scammers this year to steal around $7.2 million from their accounts. Scammers always begin thier trap messages with 'Hi Mum', therefore, it's called 'Hi Mum' scam. Overwhelming from the emotions of parenthood, the victims fall into the traps and send money to the scammers.

According to cloud security company Lookout, these loan apps exploit victims' desire for quick cash to trap borrowers into predatory loan contracts and require them to grant access to sensitive information such as contacts and SMS messages.

India has highest no. of cloned WhatsApp version spying on people's chats: Report India (35 per cent) was also ranked second after China (53 per cent) as the geolocation for bots. Russia was also the country that was most targeted by ransomware.

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited issued a warning against ongoing scam on Saturday. Miscreants send false messages of disconnection or reconnection of electricity, ask for money for pending bill payments, etc. Company has requested not to call any unofficial number, download any third-party app for such activities, or request an employee visit.

Neelam Singh got a call on his mobile phone telling him about a cash reward of Rs 7,280. The fraudster managed to carry out online transactions worth Rs 2.2 lakh using Neelam's Singh credit card. Phishing, one of the common online frauds, lures customers to click on a link in the name of cash or other rewards.

Your smartphone can be hacked in a few minutes! You can secure your device by following a few simple steps. 

Phishing prevention guidelines by SBI. Never reveal password or PIN to anyone Carry out these measures immediately if you share it by mistake.

Maharashtra cyber cell issued a phishing alert It warned about a fake terror-op email circulating

The Drinik malware is currently imitating an Income Tax Department software, and after a user has been duped into downloading it, it captures all sensitive data. The malware also forces the user to complete a transaction. The phishing procedure begins with the victim receiving an email or SMS containing a link to the phishing URL

In its latest tweet, SBI has alerted the bank’s users to be very careful with the links that come on their email.

Asia recorded an increase of 15 per cent in average cost of a DNS attack, incurring a cost of $908,140, up from $792,840 the previous year.

APT C-35 Indian mercenaries have launched several phishing websites and mobile apps APT C-35 released these apps and websites relating to the Referendum 2020 as bait to target pro Khalistan Sikhs in India There’s an ongoing phishing and spyware distribution campaign targeting Sikhs in India

The cyber department received information that some fake call centres are running in Kashmir Valley and accordingly the investigation into the instant matter was taken up by them. It is revealed that some individuals are impersonating as executives of multinational companies under the garb of bogus international call centres. These fake call centre executives were extorting money from them in return for help by impersonating as technical support

Chrome, Edge extensions associated with Instagram, Facebook and Google Chrome. Malware redirects user's traffic to ads or phishing sites. It steal people's personal data.