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In the new information age we live in, cyber threats represent an ever-growing and dangerous form of intimidation and pressure. These threats represent a new tool of warfare and seek to reap chaos and distrust. While much attention is...Information Technology, Network Security & Cybersecurity Updates
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Recently we saw a new campaign through spam mail attachment- zip file. It contains JavaScript file which delivers a bundle of GandCrab Ransomware, Monero miner and Spammer. This bundle of multiple malware variants is nothing new, it is common...
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Election hacking is among the most controversial and hotly-debated topics of today. For good reason too, free and fair elections are one of the major elements that make up a democratic society. It’s one of the tools for a...
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Vacations are great. Employees like to get away from it all, the pressures of work, the many meetings, the deadlines, etc. But there’s another category of people who also love vacations and employees who are Out of Office (OOO)...
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Deep Learning & Computer vision techniques are making progress in every possible field. With growing computing powers many organizations use them to resolve or minimize many day-to-day problems. In a recent talk at AVAR 2018, Quick Heal AI team...
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In 2018, we saw a surge in Emotet activity. Emotet started as a banking trojan but this blog will shed light on how it has also become a “threat distributor”. We will also discuss server-side and client-side activity and...
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Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) or non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) have been an integral part of the Indian financial system. These are financial institutions that do not have a banking license or regulated by an agency but can still carry...
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GandCrab has been in the wild since last week of January 2018. Over the period it kept learning from its mistakes and GandCrab’s agile development grabbed the attention of many security researchers. From moving its servers to Namecoin powered Top Level...
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On the back of an upswing in Ransomware activity, we decided to carry out an in-depth analysis of Ghost Ransomware. Interesting fact about this malware is that it uses multiple components to encrypt user files. Technical Analysis : Main...
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For several months, Quick Heal Security Labs has been observing an increase in ransomware, we have found one more interesting ransomware which encrypts files and adds extension “.katyusha” and demands for an amount of 0.5 btc within three days and threatens to...