Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet ‘fast16’ Malware Targeting Engineering Software https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fast16-exploit.jpg Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Lua-based malware created years before the notorious Stuxnet worm that aimed to sabotage Iran’s nuclear program by destroying uranium enrichment centrifuges. According to a new report published by SentinelOne, the previously undocumented cyber sabotage framework dates back to 2005, primarily targeting high-precision calculation software to ...
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Government assesses potential risks from AI models
Government assesses potential risks from AI models https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-130482311,imgsize-71170,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/cybercrime-fraud/government-assesses-potential-risks-from-ai-models.jpg NEW DELHI: Government has started to assess potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models, such as Anthropic’s Mythos, with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw chairing a high-level meeting on Thursday with banks and regulators to review emerging threats from AI models. The meeting was attended by senior ...
Read More »What it really takes to build a SOC in India, ETCISO
What it really takes to build a SOC in India, ETCISO A recent study on Security Operations Center (SOC) planning shows that while many organizations are preparing to build SOCs, their budget expectations, timelines and operational challenges vary widely. The survey, conducted among senior IT security professionals and managers from organizations with 500 or more employees across 16 countries, focused ...
Read More »FBI shuts down ready-made kit that imitated login pages and stole millions from users worldwide
FBI shuts down ready-made kit that imitated login pages and stole millions from users worldwide https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-130226818,imgsize-8416,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/fbi-shuts-down-ready-made-kit-that-imitated-login-pages-and-stole-millions-from-users-worldwide.jpg The FBI Atlanta Field Office, working closely with Indonesian law enforcement, has dismantled a highly organized global phishing operation that gave cybercriminals easy access to a powerful tool for stealing account credentials and attempting large-scale fraud. At the centre of the operation was a ...
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[Webinar] Eliminate Ghost Identities Before They Expose Your Enterprise Data https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ghost.jpg Mohit KumarApr 18, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Enterprise Security In 2024, compromised service accounts and forgotten API keys were behind 68% of cloud breaches. Not phishing. Not weak passwords. Unmanaged non-human identities that nobody was watching. For every employee in your org, there are 40 to 50 automated credentials: service accounts, API tokens, ...
Read More »Anthropic’s new AI model exposes fresh risks, flaws for cybersecurity, IT services
Anthropic’s new AI model exposes fresh risks, flaws for cybersecurity, IT services https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-130322083,imgsize-93210,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/cybercrime-fraud/anthropics-new-ai-model-exposes-fresh-risks-flaws-for-cybersecurity-it-services.jpg A powerful new AI model is forcing govts, banks, and technology firms to rethink the rules of cybersecurity – and in India, the stakes may be even higher. Claude Mythos, developed by Anthropic, has demonstrated the ability to autonomously detect and exploit software vulnerabilities, including flaws that ...
Read More »Why the data underneath your AI systems is the risk no one is managing, ETCISO
Why the data underneath your AI systems is the risk no one is managing, ETCISO AI is not creating a new data problem; it is exposing one that enterprises have ignored for years. When only humans consumed data, gaps were inconvenient; with AI, they become dangerous. Most organizations still believe their AI risk lives in the model. In practice, it ...
Read More »Anthropic leak exposes Claude Code source
Anthropic leak exposes Claude Code source https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-130070794,imgsize-17066,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/anthropic-leak-exposes-claude-code-source.jpg American AI company Anthropic has been one of the most-vocal supporters of banning export of American AI software and hardware to China. So much so that it’s CEO Dario Amodei has called China an adversarial nation” on numerous occasions. Like Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google, Anthropic has not made its services available in ...
Read More »36 Malicious npm Packages Exploited Redis, PostgreSQL to Deploy Persistent Implants
36 Malicious npm Packages Exploited Redis, PostgreSQL to Deploy Persistent Implants https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/database.jpg Ravie LakshmananApr 05, 2026Malware / DevSecOps Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 36 malicious packages in the npm registry that are disguised as Strapi CMS plugins but come with different payloads to facilitate Redis and PostgreSQL exploitation, deploy reverse shells, harvest credentials, and drop a persistent implant. “Every package contains three ...
Read More »Microsoft to invest $10 billion in Japan for AI and cyber defence expansion
Microsoft to invest $10 billion in Japan for AI and cyber defence expansion https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-130008170,imgsize-34574,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/cybercrime-fraud/microsoft-to-invest-10-billion-in-japan-for-ai-and-cyber-defence-expansion.jpg Microsoft on Friday said it will invest 1.6 trillion yen ($10 billion) in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure and strengthen cybersecurity cooperation with the government. The investment includes the training of 1 million engineers and developers by 2030, Microsoft said, which ...
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