Bogus npm Packages Used to Trick Software Developers into Installing Malware https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1714212702_674_malware.png Apr 27, 2024NewsroomMalware / Software Security An ongoing social engineering campaign is targeting software developers with bogus npm packages under the guise of a job interview to trick them into downloading a Python backdoor. Cybersecurity firm Securonix is tracking the activity under the name DEV#POPPER, linking it to ...
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Cybersecurity firm Darktrace accepts $5 bn takeover – ET CISO
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace accepts $5 bn takeover – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-109639641,imgsize-87428,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/corporate/cybersecurity-firm-darktrace-accepts-5-bn-takeover.jpg Cybersecurity firm Darktrace said Friday it had accepted a $5.3-billion takeover bid from US private equity firm Thoma Bravo, which highlighted the British group’s “capability in artificial intelligence”. The cash bid comes after Thoma Bravo expressed takeover interest two years ago. “Darktrace is at the very cutting edge of ...
Read More »Pope to attend G7 summit to discuss AI
Pope to attend G7 summit to discuss AI The pope this year warned against the "perverse" dangers of AI and renewed a call for worldwide regulations to harness it for the common good.
Read More »Why are there so many data breaches? A growing industry of criminals is brokering in stolen data – ET CISO
Why are there so many data breaches? A growing industry of criminals is brokering in stolen data – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-95195960,imgsize-40410,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/news/why-are-there-so-many-data-breaches-a-growing-industry-of-criminals-is-brokering-in-stolen-data.jpg Optus, Medibank, Woolworths, and, last Friday, electricity provider Energy Australia are all now among the household names that have fallen victim to a data breach. If it seems like barely a week goes by without news of another incident ...
Read More »U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms and Individuals Tied to Cyber Attacks
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms and Individuals Tied to Cyber Attacks https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iran.png Apr 24, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Cyber Espionage The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday sanctioned two firms and four individuals for their involvement in malicious cyber activities on behalf of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC) from at least ...
Read More »Dinesh Kumar Shrimali joins Tata Steel Ltd. as CISO and DPO – ET CISO
Dinesh Kumar Shrimali joins Tata Steel Ltd. as CISO and DPO – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-109532546,imgsize-21122,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ciso-movement/dinesh-kumar-shrimali-joins-tata-steel-ltd-as-ciso-and-dpo.jpg Dinesh Kumar Shrimali, CISO & DPO, Tata Steel Ltd Dinesh Kumar Shrimali has joined Tata Steel Ltd as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Data Protection Officer (DPO). With over 22 years of experience in global leadership roles in cybersecurity, Shrimali brings a wealth ...
Read More »MeitY advisory for Gen AI regulation, ET CISO
MeitY advisory for Gen AI regulation, ET CISO As AI becomes increasingly woven into the societal fabric, India’s regulatory stance on AI must evolve to strike a delicate balance between fostering technological progress and safeguarding citizen welfare, where the onus is not lopsided, for developers and users alike. With increasing deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions, particularly ...
Read More »Enabled by AI, phishing becomes quite simple – ET CISO
Enabled by AI, phishing becomes quite simple – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-108933274,imgsize-49186,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/enabled-by-ai-phishing-becomes-quite-simple.jpg Nitin’s attempts to schedule an appointment with a doctor he had found online had proved fruitless. He had almost given up on the phone numbers that had popped up in the online search, when he received a call. The person claimed to be from the doctor’s office and asked ...
Read More »OfflRouter Malware Evades Detection in Ukraine for Almost a Decade
OfflRouter Malware Evades Detection in Ukraine for Almost a Decade https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/malware.png Select Ukrainian government networks have remained infected with a malware called OfflRouter since 2015. Cisco Talos said its findings are based on an analysis of over 100 confidential documents that were infected with the VBA macro virus and uploaded to the VirusTotal malware scanning platform since 2018. More than ...
Read More »Hackers Target Middle East Governments with Evasive
Hackers Target Middle East Governments with Evasive Apr 19, 2024 NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Government entities in the Middle East have been targeted as part of a previously undocumented campaign to deliver a new backdoor dubbed CR4T. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky said it discovered the activity in February 2024, with evidence suggesting that it may have been active since ...
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