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DHS alert to all Gmail users against the “Confidential Mode” feature

All those who are using the new Gmail interface have been put on alert by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) against a wave of scams being carried out by a group of online crooks. The raised security fears are pertaining to the new feature called “Confidential Mode” which has been introduced into the […]

Gmail offers Security Checkup Tool to curb privacy rumors

Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc has finally reacted to the ongoing media speculations that 3rd party applications can read all the email messages of a Gmail user. The Mountain View-based technology giant has advised all those concerned to use its ‘Security Checkup Tool’ to review and control permissions for the non-goggle apps which have […]

Leominster pays $10K in bitcoin to free up data from a ransomware attack

Leominster school district located in the scenic locales of Worcester County, Massachusetts is reported to have paid $10k in bitcoin to free up data from the ransomware attack which encrypted its entire database early this month. Mayor Dean J Mazzarella said that the ransom payment made for the cyber attack will be debited from the […]

Google to offer Self Destructing Email service

Google is all set to soon revamp its ‘Gmail’ service and will probably be offering innovative security tools such as self-destructing emails to messages which will expire after a certain period after delivery. Also, Gmail users will get ‘smart reply’ services allowing users to select automatic responses such as “Thank You” to relevant emails and […]

Google to protect iPhone users from Ransomware attacks through its new Gmail App

As most of the ransomware cyber attacks take place through phishing emails, Google has decided to offer a new secure version of Gmail app to all Apple iOS users which include those using iPhone and iPad. According to the details available to Cybersecurity Insiders, Google is soon going to offer a more secure version of […]

The Best Gmail Phishing Scam Ever!

If you use Gmail, pay attention! Security experts have announced that there is a very effective phishing scam out there, and you are a target. This scam, which has only been growing over the past couple of months, is also hitting other email providers, too. However, it’s quite difficult to detect. According to researchers at […]

Gmail users vulnerable to the following phishing Cyber Attacks

Gmail users can easily be vulnerable to a phishing cyber attack which looks so convincing that it tricks users into giving their Google Accounts login details. So, all you users of Google’s email service you better be aware of this phishing cyber scam. The details of the said vulnerability are as follows- The attack takes […]

Microsoft Office 365 business email users hit by cyber attack

Cloud Security service offering company ‘Avanan’ has discovered that business email users of Microsoft Office 365 are vulnerable to a phishing cyber attack. The company discovered the vulnerability using a Punycode and found that more than half of the business email users of the said premium office software have become victims of the phishing malware. […]

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