Hackers hit Indians with ransomware supporting farmers
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Wed, Mar 10 2021 15:12 IST |
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New Delhi, March 10 : In a unique way to support protesting farmers in India, cyber criminals have launched a new ransomware attack in the country that does not ask for money but justice for the community, conveying a message that no data will be recovered until the demands of the farmers are met, a new report revealed on Wednesday.
The ransomware is designed to target entities connected with farmers protests in India, with the hacker group titled Khalsa Cyber Fauj reported to be leading this attack in the country.
A ransomware that demands justice, not money
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March 10, 2021 15:57 IST
A new ransomware ‘Sarbloh’ is being distributed via malicious Word documents that contain political message supporting farmer community
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A new ransomware ‘Sarbloh’ is being distributed via malicious Word documents that contain political message supporting farmer community
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According to a report by cybersecurity firm, Quick Heal, a new ransomware Sarbloh is being distributed via malicious Word documents that contain political message supporting farmer community.
Hackers cash in on farmers’ protests
March 10, 2021
Spreading ransomware through files, in the guise of supporting farmers
Hackers don’t miss a chance to lure people into cyber frauds. This time they seem to have found an opportunity in farmers’ protests.
Cyber security experts found a new ransomware called Sarbloh, which is being distributed through malicious documents.
In order to attract the attention of the victims, the malicious mails and attachments contain a political message supporting the farmer community.
“Threat actors through this new attack technique are infecting user devices by encrypting their files without asking for a ransom, which is usually the key objective of any ransomware,” Himanshu Dubey, Director of Quick Heal Security Labs, said.
Over 13,000 malware threats detected every hour in 2020: Report
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Wed, Jan 27 2021 14:21 IST |
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New Delhi, Jan 27 : With new techniques targeting a completely new setup of the global enterprise, 13,733 malware threats were detected every hour in 2020, with Trojan leading the year-on-year (YoY) and quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) charts followed by other malware, a report said on Wednesday.
According to a report by Seqrite, an enterprise security solutions brand by Quick Heal Technologies, out of the total 113 million malware detections in 2020, the first quarter clocked the highest at 36 million detections, with January witnessing maximum malware attacks.