Cybercriminals

BANGKOK —  The hustle started like it often does, with a post on Facebook promising job seekers generously paid customer service positions in Cambodia, no experience necessary.Soraton Charehkphunpol, a Thai cook scraping by in a restaurant in Bangkok, couldn’t resist the offer to earn more than double his $470 monthly salary.Late one evening last year, after another grueling shift, Soraton answered the ad. Within hours, a man arrived at his door to take him to the Cambodian border city of Poipet.It wasn’t long before…

Millions of people escaped the drudgery of the COVID-19 pandemic’s first year by turning to video games, where they could cast spells, kill zombies and compete as their favorite athletes. These virtual worlds also lured a different kind of enthusiast — the kind who sought to steal people’s personal information and real-world dollars. In recent months, cybersecurity firms have warned that cybercrime in gaming has increased substantially since the start of the pandemic, and that the vulnerabilities — for game studios as…

The Take Two hack reflects a growing trend of cyberattacks on gaming firms, both small and large. As more users spend money on games and add money into their digital wallets of these games, besides adding personal data to gaming accounts, hackers are turning their attention to such firms to steal data, credentials, and more. For instance, homegrown mobile gaming unicorn Mobile Premier League (MPL) has been facing an increase in “failed cyberattacks" over the last few months,…

Cybercriminals have injected malware in multiple extensions from FishPig servers to add backdoors. In this growing trend of artificial intelligence and machine learning, more and more things surrounding us are automated. No doubt it lands with numerous benefits for mankind but in this play of data, cybersecurity is gaining a big concern as cybercriminals are using smart ways to threaten and becomes necessary for companies to handle it with priority. Cybercriminals have planted malware on servers associated with an…

What is Ransomware as a Service? How cybercriminals are using this to steal data? Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system, either by locking the system’s screen or by locking the users. By encrypting these files and demanding a ransom payment for the decryption key, cybercriminals place organizations in a position where paying the ransom is the easiest and cheapest way to regain access to their files. Ransomware attacks can cause costly disruptions to…

While this man was lucky, you may not be. Cases of online bank fraud or cybercrime are rising and you need to follow certain safety tips to avoid them. Here is what you can do. The internet has made everything accessible to everyone with just a click of a button. But not every click can be beneficial. A wrong click, or wrong inputs, by you can land you in huge trouble including loss of money. Internet is increasingly being used by cybercriminals to conduct…

Image Source : FREEPIK WhatsApp Hack WhatsApp scams have upscaled over a period of time and courtesy of the short messaging platforms which have been operating across the world. These instant messaging platforms are giving numerous ways for hackers to control common people’s accounts.  Recently, there was another new WhatsApp related scam which got detected and claims to take control of the user account through a simple phone call. It was Rahul Sasi, the CEO of CloudSEk, a contextual AI company who recognised the…

NEW DELHI : A growing number of cyberattacks on governments shows cybercriminals are looking beyond just financial extortion. Now, experts say ransomware groups are unleashing specialized malware to disrupt public services, steal sensitive public records, and leverage government-linked cyber insurance. A ransomware is a specific type of malware that, when downloaded, encrypts a user’s device to prevent access to its files. Such malware then asks for ransom to decrypt a…

Union Minister of Information and Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday called for a new "dynamic" legal structure which balances the right to privacy and freedom of expression and demands for regulations and control to meet challenges from unscrupulous elements in the cyberspace.Addressing the second national conference on cybercrime investigations and digital forensics organised by the CBI, the minister said over the years technology has given a lot of productivity, efficiency, and convenience but simultaneously it has…