NEW DELHI: India has emerged as the
fifth largest country that has witnessed infections via DNS hijacks in
2015, according to F-Secure threat round-up report.
The
report details the trends and events in global cyber threats that hit
consumers and companies last year and said the majority of the observed
hijacks in 2015 occurred in Italy and Poland, followed by Egypt, Sweden,
and India.
It said although
domain name system (DNS) hijacks are a frequent type of attack in
today's threat landscape, a significant spike in these hijacks was
observed during the spring and summer months of 2015, specifically April
through August.
DNS hijacks' basic
aim is to alter the DNS configurations of their targets in order to
monitor or manipulate internet traffic.The report said various security
flaws can lead to these DNS hijacks, including weak passwords, software
vulnerabilities or malware.
DNS
hijacks are an effective way for attackers to make contact with a large
number of potential targets at once, as it provides them with the
opportunity to compromise all of the devices connected to a particular
network.
F-Secure is a
Finland-based online security and privacy company that recently warned
parents to become more aware of the threats posed by new Internet of
Things (IoT) toys designed for kids.
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