India - One Of The World Most Regular Victim Of Phishing Attacks
Shakti - Nov 24, 2018
India among top 4 countries targeted for phishing attacks. That's the announcement in RSA report, a research of RSA Security, a Dell Technologies.
- Mumbai 2020 Power Outage Might Be A China's Cyberattack, India Official Claims
- 'Dead' Bengaluru Motorcycle Accident Victim Woke Up Right Before Autopsy
- This Indian Lake Is Filled With Hundreds Of Human Skeletons And Experts Don't Know How They Got There
There are a lot of phishing attacks from the active banking Trojan horse malware. These dangerous programmes quietly and hidden run in the victim computers without detection until the disaster day.
On Monday, research from RSA Security, a business owned by Dell Technologies, indicates that India is listed in the group of 4 countries targeted by phishing attacks the most. According to the research, other 3 countries of this targeted group including the US, the Netherlands, and Canada. This report also points out India as the nation to host the second most online frauds, just after the US.
India and 3 others targeted for phishing attacks
A phishing attack is an attempt to get a user's sensitive information like user's usernames, passwords, and even credit card information by disguising as a trustworthy website or email. Hacker often guides users to input the personal information in its fake website.
Based on the RSA Quarterly Fraud Report on the third Quarter of 2018, phishing attacks make up 50 percent among all the detected fraud attacks.
In Quarter 3, RSA Report pointed out 38,196 fraud attacks internationally. The Q3 phishing figure was 70 percent higher than that in the Q2. However, the financial malware attacks decreased from 16 percent in the second quarter to 12 percent in the third Quarter.
According to the report, in the last ten years, phishing attacks, along with malware-based attacks, is the online fraud method that is the most prolific.
Not only do these phishing attacks allow online financial fraud, but they also break off our sense of security since they have developed in mimicking legitimate accounts, messages, sites, links, and individuals.
During the quarter, RSA research also pointed out 9,329 mobile apps, equivalent to 24 percent of total fraud attacks.
Attacks from smartphone browsers and apps increased in Quarter 3, it represents 73 percent of the total fraud transactions. The attacks from mobile apps grew by 27 percent.
Also from the RSA report, about 5.5 mil credit cards in the third Quarter, increased 8 percent compared to the previous indicators.
Featured Stories

Features - Mar 05, 2021
Mumbai 2020 Power Outage Might Be A China's Cyberattack, India Official Claims

Features - Mar 05, 2021
'Dead' Bengaluru Motorcycle Accident Victim Woke Up Right Before Autopsy

Features - Mar 04, 2021
This Over $100 Bottle Has Nothing But Fresh Air Inside

Features - Mar 04, 2021
Australian Man Sues Apple For His Exploding iPhone X

Features - Mar 04, 2021
A University In South Korea Gifts Its Freshmen iPhones And AirPods

Features - Mar 04, 2021
Woman Ordered An iPhone 12 Pro Max, Received Apple-Flavored Yogurt Instead

Features - Mar 04, 2021
Elon Musk's Starlink Internet To Come To India In 2022, Pre-Booking Has Already...

Features - Mar 03, 2021
TikTok China Banned Users From Making Videos To Show Off Wealth

Features - Mar 03, 2021
World's First Space Hotel To Begin Construction In 2025 With Rooms For 400 Guests

Features - Mar 03, 2021
PM Modi Got His COVID-19 Vaccine While Not Wearing A Mask
Read more

Features- Mar 02, 2021
Woman Spends Rs 1 Lakh On Wedding To Marry Herself
After breaking up with her boyfriend, Meg, a woman from the USA, decided to spend Rs 1.02 lakh on a wedding ceremony to marry herself.

ICT News- Mar 04, 2021
Amazon's Redesigned Logo Looked Like Hitler's Mustache
Shortly after changing its mobile app logo, Amazon had to make another change as the new logo is compared to Hitler’s mustache.

Features- Mar 03, 2021
Nike VP Resigns After Son’s Rs 96 Lakh Sneakers Purchase
Joe Hebert used his mom's credit card to spend $132,000 or Rs 96 lakh on limited-edition sneakers and resell them at his own small company.

Mobile- Mar 02, 2021
Samsung Galaxy S21 Review: Not The Best But A Solid Choice
The S21 comes with powerful internals, an impressive camera, and great battery life. Before splurging your money, check out our Samsung Galaxy S21 review.

How To- Mar 05, 2021
Minecraft For Chromebook: How To Install And Play On ChromeOS
If you love Minecraft so much but own a ChromeOS laptop, which does not support this game. Our guide will help you get Minecraft for Chromebook.

Mobile- Mar 05, 2021
Oppo Find X2 Review: A Premium Phone With Plenty Of Power
The Oppo Find X2 shares the same ports and screen specs as the OnePlus 8 Pro. However, it sports a high-gloss glass back instead of a matte finish
Comments
Sort by Newest | Popular