Hackers resort to phone calls to infect people’s PC’s with malware

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The newest method of infecting your computer is not something innovative but unexpectedly conventional – phone calls. Online researchers are documenting a new malware campaign…

COD Players Beware! Malware Disguised as ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ Cheats revealed

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Hackers hid malware inside a cheat for Call of Duty: Warzone, according to new research published by the game’s publisher Activision, Vice reports. According to the…

Android malware caught hiding as a System Update to spy on users

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A new, “sophisticated” Android spyware app disguising itself as a software update has been discovered by researchers. According to Zimperium zLabs, the malware masquerades as a System…

Scammers create ‘KFC Women’s Day’ Free Family Bucket offer to steal personal data

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Recently a few scams related to Women’s Day has been creating a flair on social media, particularly on WhatsApp where people from across the globe…

Indian hackers could be infecting Pakistani users with malware through fake apps, warns NITB

By Ahsan Zafeer ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The National Information Technology Board (NITB) has warned Pakistani users of an Indian malware, “Hackshaw,” through a tweet. According to the NITB, fake versions of…

Sleeper malware found in nearly 30,000+ Macs

By Usman Aslam ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to a report by Ars Technica, a new yet mysterious piece of malware called ‘Silver Sparrow’ has been hiding in nearly 30,000+ Macs. This…

Beware! New Android malware found circulating as links sent via WhatsApp

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The malware, which is found to be a worm virus, is essentially spread through WhatsApp messages carrying a link. When this link is clicked, the…

Intel’s latest Tiger Lake processors will ship with malware protection built in

By Taha Abdullah ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

As computer security has become more sophisticated over time, hackers have also gotten more creative in bypassing system security. One such way is hijacking the…

Pakistani officials targeted by malware apps according to report

By Taha Abdullah ⏐ 6 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Blackberry, the Canadian security company previously famous for its mobile phones, released a report on Wednesday detailing attempts of espionage against Pakistani government and military…

Would you buy a malware infested laptop for $1.35 million?

By Muhammad Usman ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

When buying a used laptop, people generally make sure it doesn’t come with malware. For this exact reason, they ask for a freshly formatted laptop…

Malware could infiltrate your computer if you download pirated Game of Thrones TV show

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Sometimes, Malware cuts deeper than swords! If you don’t care that you are breaking the law when you download pirated Game of Thrones TV show,…

Malware alert! Crypto trading firms are under attack

By Faisal Saeed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A Trojan-style malware is attacking Israeli fintech and cryptocurrency trading firms in an attempt to get revenge. This Cardinal RAT malware was also spotted several…

Pakistan is the third most affected country by a malware disguising as a paint game

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In the past few days, tens of thousands of Facebook accounts have been compromised by a malware that disguises a stress relieving paint program. The…

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