Forget about the organised and large-scale duping or cheating of people that emanates from scam clusters such as Jamtara or Mewat, cybercrime today is a sophisticated business that regularly updates itself and its tools. Using the latest malware or trojans, new-age cybercriminals manage to stay a jump ahead of reputed cybersecurity experts and companies providing security suits. The middle and top management of Kaspersky, a well-known name in security software, was recently under a professional attack using an invisible iMessage with a malicious attachment. This extremely technologically sophisticated spyware is called Triangulation by Kaspersky. I will explain this in detail later.
One evening, Prasad (name changed) was busy winding up his routine work at the accounts department of Flagwell Pvt Ltd, (name changed) when he saw a new WhatsApp message.
With 1.17bn (billion) subscribers, India has emerged as the second-largest telecom ecosystem in the world. In addition to communication, Indians use mobile devices for banking, entertainment, e-learning, healthcare, and government services. However, the unchecked growth with minimum user verification has led to a sharp rise in cyberfrauds using mobile phones.
Technology and its innovations are expected to help enhance the quality of life for everyone. However, cybercriminals are often miles ahead of ordinary people when it comes to misusing technology to profit from it. The reason is simple. Cybercriminals leverage technology more than the rest of us because they have specific goals in mind, and the knowledge and skills to achieve them.
One of the things that all of us must get used to is paying attention to alerts about new computer viruses that are put out by tech companies or technology regulators from time to time. It is one way of being aware, alert and hopefully protecting ourselves from serious damage.