Tag: Avast

Poor router security is making Indians vulnerable to cyberattacks : Avast research

Pankaj Maru

Bangalore: New research from Avast, the global leader in digital security, reveals that 32% of Indians have never logged into the web administration interface to change the factory login credentials. Another concerning finding is that nearly one fourth (23%) of Indians have logged into their router’s web administration interface, but continue to use the default login credentials their router came with.   Only 44% of Indians have changed the login credentials of their router’s web administrative interface. Of those who logged into their router’s web administration interface, 65% surveyed have…

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77% of Indians are afraid of cryptomining malware infecting their devices: study

Pankaj Maru

Bangalore: Almost one fourth (23%) of consumers in India are unconcerned about cryptomining malware infecting their personal and smart home devices. Among this group, a 39% mistakenly believe that cryptomining malware cannot affect them as they don’t own or mine cryptocurrencies themselves, according to new research by global digital security products provider Avast. The research was carried out to better understand public perceptions and knowledge of cryptomining – the malicious process of covertly mining cryptocoins using malware planted on an individual’s device. Two-thirds (66%) of Indian consumers said they have…

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