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The pandemic has shaken the whole world, and the situation has left private as well as government organisations struggling to perform their regular operations. With the unpredictable COVID-19 situation, organisations and businesses are among the most affected sectors that have faced unimaginable decisions like layoffs, salary cuts and more. The pandemic situation has pushed the…
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We have seen a rise of cyberattacks in the recent past. One of the juiciest targets for malicious hackers is the password, a string of letters, numbers and characters used to authenticate online users. On the occasion of World Password Day, we take a look at why companies and developers should leverage the best techniques…
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The main feature of Monero called Ring Signatures used in the network’s CryptoNote protocol mixes the spender’s input with a group of others. This makes it extremely difficult to create a connection between each subsequent transaction data. In the last few years, the ransomware boom seemed to have slowed down. Over the past 24 months,…
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The main feature of Monero called Ring Signatures used in the network’s CryptoNote protocol mixes the spender’s input with a group of others. This makes it extremely difficult to create a connection between each subsequent transaction data. In the last few years, the ransomware boom seemed to have slowed down. Over the past 24 months,…
The post Why Malicious Hackers Love To Make A Cryptocurrency Called Monero appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.
In the past, we have seen SIM jacking attacks, where a hacker can impersonate a targeted victim to steal the cell phone number, which then can be used to access the victim’s unprotected assets. But, now cybersecurity researchers at AdaptiveMobile Security have identified a critical vulnerability in SIM cards that could allow remote attackers to…
The post Security Red Alert: How Simjacker Puts Billions of Mobile Devices At The Mercy Of Hackers appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.
The U.S. government intends to run a program that centres around securing voter enrolment databases and IT systems ahead of the 2020 presidential race. Intelligence authorities are worried that state-sponsored hackers in 2020 may not only target the electoral databases but also endeavour to control, manipulate and destroy data, as indicated by U.S. authorities. “It…
The post US Rushes To Protect Itself Against Russian Hackers Ahead Of 2020 Elections appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.
Hackers are widely considered to be proficient in the digital realm, able to exploit and squeeze their way into the tiniest of cracks. However, the ones that get caught always forget the weakest link in operational security; the human being. There are multiple cases of some of the most high-profile hackers in recent times getting…
The post How Hackers Get Hacked: Common OpSec Failings In High-Profile Cases appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.