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German  Cyber Attack A comprehensive confession made by a 20 year old man regarding the data breach attack has marked an end to the misery over the information leak of Angela Merkel and other public figures. Styling himself  G0d , the anonymous 20 year old published private information about journalists, politicians & celebrities on Twitter under the username  @_0rbit . The computer amateur managed to access & leak personal data of around 1000 people including  German Chancellor Angela Merkel . The defendant is a student who lives with his parents. He is believed to have acted alone out of rage by the political statements made by public figures he targeted. The target included politicians from every major political party except for the  far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)  raising a suspicion of their influence in this cyber crime activity. However there is no evidence of involvement of foreign intelligence or activists from the far-right...

With traversing advancement in technology, stealing digital data & swindling the innocent users has become cakewalk for cyber criminals. Hence, it is crucial for the users to stay one step ahead of the pernicious dodges of scammers & practice digital data protection solutions. You can imagine the loss caused to a user after he loses all his digital life, including banking credentials, credit card details & social media accounts. A recent digital data study revealed that a user’s entire digital life can be sold by cyber criminals for a less than 50 US Dollars. Insight in to the Recent Digital Data Theft Many of us might have heard of or fallen dupe to cyber crimes like identity or data theft, however comparatively a few people realize the value of the data stolen. Scientists from a Russian cyber security firm, Kaspersky Lab conducted a research on research on Cyber crime & found that a user’s identity may not worth a lot in dollars; however it serves as a cru...

What is GoCloudy Redirect Virus? GoCloudy Redirect Virus is a malware that is categorized as a  browser hijacker . This is a potentially unwanted program (PuP) that infiltrates the system without user knowledge. It installs into the web browser and alters the settings according to its requirements. It adds its own home page and new tab in the web browser. It starts displaying ads in the web browser during the browsing sessions of the user. These ads contain the attribute ‘Ads By GoCloudy’ or ‘Powered By GoCloudy’ Gocloudy Redirect Virus is a computer threat that redirects the user to different web pages. These suspicious URLs can contain malicious links which might end up downloading more malware into the user’s system. GoCloudy Redirect Virus – Threat behavior GoCloudy Redirect Virus infiltrates into the system by associating with third party software. When a user downloads any third party software and installs the software without going through the Custom/Adva...

What is ‘My Email Hub’ Browser Redirect? ‘ My Email Hub ’ is a malicious browser plug-in that hijacks user’s browsers. The pernicious browser extension is created by cyber offenders to take control of all the installed web browsers and infect them by displaying sponsored ads that may be malevolent. The installation of this browser plug-in also ruins user’s browsing experience as their online search results are inaccurate as they are redirected to sponsored web pages to promote affiliated websites. These web domains are malicious and host infectious code. This makes the victimized PC susceptible to many other system infections. This nasty  Browser Hijacker  lures user to install the free browser plug-in by making false claims of providing one- click access to email accounts right from user New Tab page. The nasty extension prompts user to download and install the plug-in with the promise of not having to type the URL of the email provider again and providing quick acc...

Guide to remove SmartEasyMaps Browser Hijacker SmartEasyMaps  is a malicious browser extension considered to be a  browser hijacker . As the name suggests this malicious toolbar deceives user by claiming to provide: Search Maps:  Free maps, driving directions, live satellite images and street view maps Get easy Directions:  The domain alleges to find the fastest routes for to and fro movement. It also claims to help users to learn the mileage from city to city, traffic conditions, GPS maps, maps with street views, printable maps and much more. Turn-by-Turn Directions:  To exhaustive riders tired of getting stuck in road congestion the malicious toolbar affirms to provide turn-by-turn driving directions, guide the riders with the fastest route for their destination, and much more. The malicious extension undergoes stealth installation in the system and once infiltrated modifies browser settings. It replaces browser homepage, search engine and ...

Macro is a useful tool in the hands of Excel, Word and Power point users. A macro is a series of stored commands and functions that can be recalled to perform repetitive tasks. This enables user to carry out their routine tasks faster and reduce their time and efforts to a great extent. Not only this, Macros also facilitate users in creating graphs and charts, retrieving or transferring the data, sorting and clearing cell contents and much more.  As macro has become a valuable tool for users to carry out their routine tasks conveniently, cyber Miscreants have evolved innovative ways to deliver malware using macros. A recent case reveals that a new attack makes use of macros in a more roundabout way. Macros by default are disabled in recent versions of Microsoft office. However, the malicious documents delivered to users often contain text asking users to enable macro execution. Since this functionality is sometimes used legitimately in enterprise environments, some users mi...

What is GeoSmartDNS? GeoSmartDNS is a harmful entity that is a potentially unwanted program (PuP). It comes under the category of  adware . This program displays ads to the user, and for every click by the user on these ads, revenue is generated for the company called Greenteam, who made this malicious program. GeoSmartDNS infiltrates the system and affects the settings in the web browser to start displaying intrusive and unwanted ads during user browsing sessions. The GeoSmartDNS adware is installed into the user’s system through various distribution methods. These methods are designed to lure and trap unwary users into unwittingly allowing the malware entry into their system. GeoSmartDNS has a website that is used to distribute this adware . Its tagline says ‘Browse the Internet with no censorship’. Many users may fall for this gimmick but its motive is something different from what it makes the user believe. In one of its Supposed ‘Main features’ it highlights the fact...

Humans have infinite desires. To fulfill those desires people take loans from friends and relatives. Once that door closes, they approach banks for loans. Official Online websites of banks and financial services state their terms and conditions for the loans they offer. These websites also caution the users to be aware of scams and frauds. There is an increasing amount of online banking fraud and scams with latest technological advancements. Read more how the fake loan domain name phishing is done by online scammers. Users are often sent emails that are made to look like a legitimate communication from the bank. The users are then asked to fill in their details for KYC or other purposes. The email contains a link, which takes them directly to the website from their email to fill in those details. Once the user opens the link, a website which is an exact copy of the original website of the bank gets displayed to the user. The user fills in the details containing usernames, password...

With all eyes on the infamous international sporting event, FIFA World Cup 2018 this summer, host nation Russia has taken deliberate security steps to ensure a safe haven to all the visitors. Surrounding the grounds of England with heavily armed guards, is one such example of unprecedented security to prevent football hooliganism. Despite of all security measures undertaken, safety concerns are still lurking in the background of this tournament. The football fans and players hence have good reasons to be wary. The 2018 FIFA World Cup has opened a front door to multifarious Cyber crime activities. The money stolen in the last World Cup amounted to $ 3 trillion, and is expected to double this year if precautions are neglected and travelling fans and players are ignorant of cyber-attacks. Here are a few reasons that could lead to the fans and footballers fall in the vicious trap of FIFA 2018 Cyber Attack 1. Public Wi-Fi/ Hotspots: Many fans solely rely on free Wi-Fi hotspots at pu...