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TRAI is going to ban iPhone in India. The heart of the matter in this case is the TRAI’s DND 2.0 App which TRAI has mandated all “Access Providers” to include in their App Stores. The heart of the matter in this case is the TRAI’s DND 2.0 App which TRAI has mandated all “Access Providers” to include in their App Stores. This app not only allows a user to block spammers like tele marketing services, insurance companies, credit card companies, etc. but also helps TRAI to track in real time who those spammers are and instantly blacklist them or take action against them. “EVERY ACCESS PROVIDER SHALL ENSURE, WITHIN SIX MONTHS’ TIME, THAT ALL SMARTPHONE DEVICES REGISTERED ON ITS NETWORK SUPPORT THE PERMISSIONS REQUIRED FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF SUCH APPS AS PRESCRIBED IN THE REGULATIONS 6(2)(E) AND REGULATIONS 23(2)(D),” STATES THE TRAI DIRECTIVE. So basically, its not about iPhones per se, but Apple not making this app available in their App Store which is causing discomfort t...

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC [COVID-19]  BASED CYBER ATTACKS Novel Coronavirus, originated in December 2019 is a viral disease spread  worldwide.   It has been reported that Threat Actors are using the COVID-19 pandemic as  a cyber attack vector for their own notorious gains.  Cyber criminals are taking advantage of victims increased craving for  information about the Novel Coronavirus due to fear and uncertainity  associated with it as the outbreak of the disease is progressing worldwide. ATTACK STAGES-  PRIMARY SET OF ATTACKS:  The Threat actors employed references related to COVID-19 in phishing  attacks to steal information and drop additional malware.  TACTICS AND ATTACK PROCEDURES INVOLVED POST INITIAL PHASE OF ATTACKS:  Threat actors devise following new strategies to target victims with scams  or malware campaigns: Use of Legitimate corporate branding in the name of COVID-19 to send  m...