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Coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak has terrified people all over the world. Global Tourist movement saw a decline due to new coronavirus cases popping up in different countries. Scammers saw this as an opportunity & initiated coronavirus phishing attacks to steal personal data. Security researchers from a leading cyber security firm discovered the cyber attack which is a variant of email phishing scams. Criminals impersonate WHO officials & issue fraud and false statements in the email stating a COVID-19 alert or safety precautions. Accessing such emails laden with malicious links & attachments will result in exposing your precious information like usernames & passwords to hackers. WHO has already declared COVID-19 as a Global Public Health Emergency & issued safety precautions on their official website. However, scammers are utilizing the scepticism surrounding coronavirus. Thus, they are running a phishing campaign which lures people into exposing ...

With the advancement in technology where digital privacy is turning out to be a false notion, hackers are ranging over ingenious ideas to intrude in to user’s accounts & steal their private data. We all are well acquainted with spam mails that carry malevolent content. A mere click on these phishing scam e-mails can open up sensitive information of the users to the hackers. But now the users need to stay vigilant against the new phishing tools for hackers, the  Google Translate phishing hack . The New Phishing Tool: Google Translate A recent report by ZDNet revealed that Google Translate is the new tool in the hands of the hackers to  phish into user’s accounts &  steal sensitive information . Though the information is hard for many of the users to digest, the hackers are furtively using a flaw created in Google Translate & there are positives that the users might fall in to the trap! According to the report, the hackers are targeting phishing at...

Phishing email campaigns are a renowned tool that is prominently used by the cyber phishing criminals. They keep sending phishing email tenaciously with the hope of reeling potential victims in their pitched net. These opportunistic cyber phishing criminals never cease to craft e-mails & websites that look legitimate ones. Perceiving the illicit or fake message can be strenuous task to a non-technical eye. Imagine a careless click on a phishing mail can let the cyber criminals take over your entire Office 365 account. Yes, a recently discovered Email phishing Scam professing as Office 365 Non-Delivery Notification is being used by the scammers to steal user’s login credentials by redirecting them to a malignant page. This new Office 365 Phishing attack was brought to light by ISC Handler Xavier Mertens. Insight in to New Office 365   Phishing attack Xavier Mertens, the security researcher, says that the Email phishing Scam was discovered while he was reviewing the lates...

Instagram, the second most preferred social media platform among millennial has now caught the eyes of threat actors.   A recent string of Instagram Phishing Scam have terrorized Instagram users wherein cyber-maniacs target popular influencers – with over 100,000 followers. What is it about this app that makes it so wildly successful? Instagram is a popular social networking service owned by FaceBook where people share photos, videos etc.  As social media sites have grown in numbers by leaps and bounds, the following features give this online global network an edge over other social media platforms: The clever design choices, Implementation of fine filters to edit the pictures, Provision to tag people who hold an account on Instagram, Provide location information, People’s desire to connect to a growing revenue stream is met by Instagram better than any other social media platform. The popularity of Instagram has made it a prominent target in the cyber-cr...

Jaxx wallet phishing campaign aimed to drain user wallets Cryptocurrency miners! Are you in a state of dilemma of where to store the cryptocurrency you own? Are you wondering if the Jaxx wallet is a correct place to store the cryptocurrency you have bought? The official Jaxx cryptocurrency wallet has enmeshed in a phishing campaign designed to drain user wallets. Before we go in depth of Jaxx wallet Phishing campaign, let us get enlightened with  Cryptocurrency Wallets. Cryprocurrency wallets are necessary for trading  Bitcoin , or any other digital currency. Before you consider trading in cryptocurrency, you first need to know what cryptocurrency is and how it works. A crypto currency wallet comprises of two elements-  a private key and a public address. Private Key:  In order to access your cryptocurrency wallet, a cryptocurrency holder should own a private key.  This key if fallen in wrong hands can lead to the embezzlement of your cryptocurrenc...

Office365 Fake login page is a newly discovered email scam that aims to steal user email account credentials to gain access to their email accounts. Email is an essential service around the globe for both personal and corporate communication. It is the main service that enables users to create an account on other online platforms. Email services are deemed to be a bottleneck from security perspective. Access to users email accounts can lead to the breach of their identity, embezzlements of funds, and numerous other problems besides that. Statistics reveal that the average number of identity thefts in America due to unauthorized access to email accounts mounted to 27 million in last five years. In addition to this approximately 30,000 websites become victims of hackers on a daily basis. Read Full Article Click Here

An airdrop is an act of dropping supplies, troops or equipment through aircraft using a parachute. In the virtual space, an airdrop refers to giving out free cryptocurrency to users as a marketing strategy. An airdrop is used to get the buzz going in the community for a new offering in the market. Airdrops are used mostly to increase the user activity for that offering and attract potential investors and enthusiasts. Airdrops are a method for marketing but also have been used to scam the general populace! Airdrops are an easy and convenient way to make the people interested in the new offerings. People are offered free cryptocurrency to drive up the interest and increase the support value for the project. Bitcoin airdrop scams are used to lure users, who look out for free coins. These people are then scammed in different ways. The bitcoin airdrop is advertised using social media profiles, telegram chats and user group chats. The targeted users are then asked to perform a variet...

Phishing activities are becoming a flop with growing Artificial Intelligence powered phishing detection technologies. Email services and web security scanners use these anti phishing mechanisms to detect malicious emails. One such attempt is implemented by Microsoft in their Office 365 version to safeguard users from harmful emails and links. In Microsoft Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), a cloud based email filtering service is used to protect users and their organizations against malware and viruses. Like Microsoft Office 365, many emails and web security services are based on natural language processing and to identify malicious or phishing emails faster. However cyber criminals can’t take a back seat! Recent news reveals that email scammers and cyber crooks have come up with a new technique that would allow their phishing emails to bypass the protection implemented by Microsoft in office 365. This new technique evolved by maleficent developers involves manipulating ...

These ads may sound tempting and many football fans would want to make easy money by betting on the game.  However, the host nation Russia has warned the football enthusiasts to beware of growing number of hoax emails and messages. The scams fraudulently claim to be associated with FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia. These scams invite recipients to submit a tender or inform recipients to have won a lottery prize. In order to receive the price money, recipients are persuaded to provide personal information or bank details to initiate the process. In some cases recipients are even asked to send the money as upfront payment to enter the tender process. FIFA World Cup 2018 Coca-Cola Lottery scam emails have following traits: 1. It appears to come from financial institution and looks official. 2. The email may contain Pin Code Number, Winning number, or some Bonus number and appears to be delivered by Coca Cola. 3. In order to gain user confidence the mail may also include a false cheque....