Facebook Ads Lead to Fake Websites Stealing Credit Card Information
Facebook users are the target of a scam e-commerce network that uses hundreds of fake websites to steal personal and financial data using brand impersonation and malvertising tricks
cyber scam of ₹1.3 crore in Bengaluru to 77-year old woman
In a shocking case of cyber fraud, a 77-year-old woman from Bengaluru was defrauded of nearly ₹1.3 crore by scammers posing as telecom department officials and Mumbai Crime Branch officers
Telegram Zero-Day Vulnerability
Telegram has patched a zero-day flaw in its Android application that allows attackers to hide malicious payloads in video files. Learn more about the flaw and how it affects Telegram users
Centre shuts 379 illegal loan websites, 91 phishing sites
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) shut down 379 illegal loan websites and removed 91 phishing sites between October 2023 and March 2024. I4C also made 310 malicious '.in' domains non-functional and introduced a 'Report Suspect' feature to combat cyber fraud
Meta Removes 63,000 Instagram Accounts Linked to Nigerian Sextortion Scams
Meta Platforms on Wednesday said it took steps to remove around 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that were found to target people with financial sextortion scams."These included a smaller coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts that we were able to link to a group of around 20 individuals," the company said. "They targeted primarily adult men in the U.S. and used fake accounts
Indian Army to launch command cyber operations and support wings in the face of rising online threats
In a move to augment the operational capabilities along with the absorption of new technologies the Indian Army has decided to create a new wing to handle cyber operations and also plans to create structures to “test bed” the large number and variety of niche tech-enabled equipment being inducted into the Indian Army.
Evil Twin in Kali Linux
Evil Twin Attack is a Wi-Fi hacking technique that tricks the user into connecting to a spoofed targeted network, making it nearly impossible to determine whether the network is real or fake, resulting in the user entering their password in the fake network hosted by the Hacker.
61 Pakistani Websites Hacked on Valentine's Day
UCC Hackers Team Strikes: 61 Pakistani Websites Defaced on Valentine's DayThe targeted websites, spanning governmental agencies, educational institutions, and commercial enterprises, fell victim to the calculated maneuvers of the UCC Hackers Team