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CERT-in Warns Of High-Risk Security Flaws In Apple Products
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a warning to Apple users concerning multiple vulnerabilities found in iPad, Mac and other models. The advisory was issued this week after the government agency discovered many security flaws in the operating system that powers Apple's tablets, iPhone models and laptops among others. These...
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CERT-In Warns Users of Multiple Vulnerabilities in Different Versions of Microsoft Windows OS
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft’s Windows operating systems. Two separate vulnerabilities were found in various builds of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server, the company’s platform for running network-based applications. The cybersecurity...
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Apple Watch, iPhone and Other Devices Could Have Multiple Security Vulnerabilities, Warns Cert-In
Apple devices, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and more running on older software could be vulnerable to multiple security flaws, said the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on Friday. The cybersecurity agency has called the vulnerabilities ‘high severity’ and urged users to install the latest security updates by the...
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Daam Virus That Steals Call Logs, History and Accesses Cameras Spreading on Android Phones, CERT-in Warns
Daam, a new Android virus that can access sensitive information such as call logs, contacts, history — and even access a device's cameras — is spreading, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In says the Daam Android malware can also "bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on the targeted devices" and is distr...
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Government Orders VPN Providers to Store and Share User Data: All You Should Know
Virtual Private Network (VPN) providers will be required to register and preserve user information for at least five years, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has said in an eight-page directive.
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India Mandates Five-Year Data Saving for Crypto Exchanges, Concerned Experts Foresee Corporate Upheaval
India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has released two new rules for crypto, Cloud, and VPN players. These rules need firms to save people’s KYC data for five years, and report any security breach or threat within six hours of identifying. While CERT-In is looking to strengthen India’s cyber security, its new rule has stirred con...
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CERT-In Says Organisations Must Report Cybersecurity Breaches Within 6 Hours
The new circular, issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), mandates all service providers, intermediaries, data centres, corporates, and government organisations to mandatorily enable logs of all their ICT (Information and Communication Technology) systems and maintain them securely for a rolling period of 180 days, and the ...
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Government Warns Banking Users of Android Malware That Pretends to Help Generate Income Tax Refunds
The government has warned Android users in India about a malware called Drinik that promises to help with generating income tax refunds. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said in its advisory that customers of more than 27 Indian banks have already been targeted with the malware.
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Telangana Thwarts China-Based Hacker Group’s Bid to Target State Power Systems, Says Official
A China-based hacker group targeted Telangana’s power system but the threat was averted, according to a state official. The official said that preventive actions were taken following an alert by the Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) and a heightened state of alertness would continue for more days.
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'BlackRock' Android Trojan Malware Can Steal Banking Credentials, Says CERT-In
Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) has issued an alert against an Android malware, dubbed "BlackRock", that has the potential to "steal" banking and other confidential data of a user.
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CERT-In Issues Advisory to Inform Citizens About Email Extortion Scam
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned of a new email extortion campaign that scammers have started on the Web to force people to send money by professing to have hacked their systems.
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Spam hits Indian users of Skype
A malicious spam campaign is on the rise targeting Skype users by sending instant message which appears to come from friends in the Skype contact list.
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CERT-in Warns Of High-Risk Security Flaws In Apple Products
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a warning to Apple users concerning multiple vulnerabilities found in iPad, Mac and other models. The advisory was issued this week after the government agency discovered many security flaws in the operating system that powers Apple's tablets, iPhone models and laptops among others. These...
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CERT-In Warns Users of Multiple Vulnerabilities in Different Versions of Microsoft Windows OS
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft’s Windows operating systems. Two separate vulnerabilities were found in various builds of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server, the company’s platform for running network-based applications. The cybersecurity...
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Apple Watch, iPhone and Other Devices Could Have Multiple Security Vulnerabilities, Warns Cert-In
Apple devices, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and more running on older software could be vulnerable to multiple security flaws, said the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on Friday. The cybersecurity agency has called the vulnerabilities ‘high severity’ and urged users to install the latest security updates by the...
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Daam Virus That Steals Call Logs, History and Accesses Cameras Spreading on Android Phones, CERT-in Warns
Daam, a new Android virus that can access sensitive information such as call logs, contacts, history — and even access a device's cameras — is spreading, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In says the Daam Android malware can also "bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on the targeted devices" and is distr...
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Government Orders VPN Providers to Store and Share User Data: All You Should Know
Virtual Private Network (VPN) providers will be required to register and preserve user information for at least five years, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has said in an eight-page directive.
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India Mandates Five-Year Data Saving for Crypto Exchanges, Concerned Experts Foresee Corporate Upheaval
India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has released two new rules for crypto, Cloud, and VPN players. These rules need firms to save people’s KYC data for five years, and report any security breach or threat within six hours of identifying. While CERT-In is looking to strengthen India’s cyber security, its new rule has stirred con...
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CERT-In Says Organisations Must Report Cybersecurity Breaches Within 6 Hours
The new circular, issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), mandates all service providers, intermediaries, data centres, corporates, and government organisations to mandatorily enable logs of all their ICT (Information and Communication Technology) systems and maintain them securely for a rolling period of 180 days, and the ...
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Government Warns Banking Users of Android Malware That Pretends to Help Generate Income Tax Refunds
The government has warned Android users in India about a malware called Drinik that promises to help with generating income tax refunds. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said in its advisory that customers of more than 27 Indian banks have already been targeted with the malware.
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Telangana Thwarts China-Based Hacker Group’s Bid to Target State Power Systems, Says Official
A China-based hacker group targeted Telangana’s power system but the threat was averted, according to a state official. The official said that preventive actions were taken following an alert by the Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) and a heightened state of alertness would continue for more days.
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'BlackRock' Android Trojan Malware Can Steal Banking Credentials, Says CERT-In
Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) has issued an alert against an Android malware, dubbed "BlackRock", that has the potential to "steal" banking and other confidential data of a user.
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CERT-In Issues Advisory to Inform Citizens About Email Extortion Scam
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned of a new email extortion campaign that scammers have started on the Web to force people to send money by professing to have hacked their systems.
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Spam hits Indian users of Skype
A malicious spam campaign is on the rise targeting Skype users by sending instant message which appears to come from friends in the Skype contact list.
