Chandrashekhar Poddar

If you receive an image file sent by someone, even your friend, on your Facebook Messenger, LinkedIn or any other social media platform, just DO NOT CLICK ON IT. Even JPG image file could eventually infect your computer with the infamous  Locky Ransomware . Earlier this week, we reported a new attack campaign that used  Facebook Messenger to spread Locky Ransomware via .SVG image files, although Facebook denied this was the case. Now, researchers have discovered that the ongoing spam campaign is also using boobytrapped .JPG image files in order to download and infect users with the Locky Ransomware via Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networking platforms. Security researchers from Israeli security firm Check Point have reportedly  discovered  how cyber criminals are hiding malware in image files, and how they are executing the malware code within these images to infect social media users with Locky variants. According to researchers, malware ...

Xiaomi just shocked everyone with a phone that is out of the future. The Mi Mix is the company’s latest phone, one which has no bezels at all. With a 93.1% screen to body ratio, this new phone looks beautiful. Designed by  French designer Philippe Starck  and announced at Xiaomi’s Beijing event today, the  6.4-inch device  does away with both bezels, leaving only a small space in the bottom right corner for the front camera. The phone will be available in China on November 4 and will come in two models. 6GB RAM and 128GB storage version – 3499 yuan ($510). A premium model with 18k gold and 256GB storage – 3,999 yuan ($590). The whole phone is encased in an elegant black ceramic, which will be tough to protect fingerprints. This phone is actually an evolution of the Sharp Aquos 2, which had a similar display but with useless specs. This phone is relevant in the current market and you can expect the sales to...

There are some events that move you, some events that inspire you, and some that awaken you from the deep slumber your conscience had gone into. It has been eight years since Mumbai was attacked in the most audacious terror attack in recent history . The city was held hostage for over sixty hours, as the world coming to terms with life after 9/11 got another date with terror to remember in 26/11.  Pakistan-based terror outfits carried major terror attacks, which drew widespread global condemnation , in Mumbai on November 26, 2008, killing 166 people and injuring hundred of others. Heroes of 26 / 11 There were some brave men and women who went beyond the call of duty at grave risk to their lives to save strangers when evil men unleashed murderous mayhem on the city and we salute these saviours of Mumbai's darkest days. Some of them were -  Hemant Karkare                  ...

Even A Single Computer Can Take Down Big Servers Using BlackNurse Attack Yes, you only need a single laptop with a decent internet connection, rather a massive botnet, to launch overwhelming denial of service (DoS) attacks in order to bring down major Internet servers and modern-day firewalls. Researchers at TDC Security Operations Center have discovered a new attack technique that lone attackers with limited resources (in this case, a laptop and at least 15Mbps of bandwidth) can use to knock large servers offline. Dubbed a BlackNurse attack or the low-rate "Ping of Death" attack, the technique can be used to launch several low-volume DoS attacks by sending specially formed Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets, or 'pings' that overwhelm the processors on server protected by firewalls from Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, among others. ICMP is a protocol used by routers and other networking devices to send and receive error messages. According ...

If you are wondering what happens to your phone after it gets stolen. Why it becomes untraceable? The Delhi Police claimed to have found an answer for this.   According to the police, your cell phone is made untraceable using a device called ‘flasher’, which tampers with the handset’s IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) or a 15-digit unique number on every mobile phone. The revelation comes after the arrest of two persons from Darya Ganj area on November 9 with a huge haul of stolen mobile phones worth Rs 75 lakh. The police have also seized four flashers and one laptop. Cops said that the accused used to sell the stolen cell phones after tampering their IMEI number. They received stolen phones from thieves and pick pockets across the city. So far, the police said, the accused changed the unique identification numbers of more than 1,000 handsets and resold them in the open market. The IMEI number is used by the police and security agencies ...

JAIPUR: Airtel Payments Bank Ltd, a subsidiary  of  Bharti Airtel , on Wednesday said that it has rolled out a pilot of its banking services in Rajasthan aimed at testing systems and processes ahead of a full scale pan-India launch. With this, Airtel Bank becomes the first payments bank in the country to go live. Customers in towns and villages across Rajasthan will now be able to open bank accounts at Airtel retail outlets, which will also act as Airtel banking points and offer a range of basic banking services. Airtel will commence the pilot with banking points at 10,000 of its retail outlets. "We will have a network of 1 lakh merchants (sellers and shops) by the end of this fiscal year across Rajasthan who will accept digital payments  from Airtel Bank, offering customers the convenience of cashless purchase of goods and services through their mobile phones in a quick and secure manner," said Shashi Arora, MD & CEO, Airtel Payments Bank. Airtel ...