Generative AI raises cybersecurity concerns among companies, finds survey, ET CISO There is a growing concern among IT leaders about the cybersecurity risks associated with AI investments, according to a survey. The findings are based on a survey of 350 IT leaders by Flexential, a provider of secure and flexible data center solutions, at organisations with over $100 million in ...
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Fake Job Applications Deliver Dangerous More_eggs Malware to HR Professionals
Fake Job Applications Deliver Dangerous More_eggs Malware to HR Professionals https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/jobs.png A spear-phishing email campaign has been observed targeting recruiters with a JavaScript backdoor called More_eggs, indicating persistent efforts to single out the sector under the guise of fake job applications. “A sophisticated spear-phishing lure tricked a recruitment officer into downloading and executing a malicious file disguised as a resume, ...
Read More »Cyber attacks major threat to national security: President Murmu – ET CISO
Cyber attacks major threat to national security: President Murmu – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113869766,imgsize-29842,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ot-security/cyber-attacks-major-threat-to-national-security-president-murmu.jpg President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said cyber attacks have emerged as a major threat to the national security and the civil services and armed forces must join hands to create a secure nationwide system capable of thwarting them. She said the country’s security concerns extend beyond preservation ...
Read More »China-Linked CeranaKeeper Targeting Southeast Asia with Data Exfiltration
China-Linked CeranaKeeper Targeting Southeast Asia with Data Exfiltration https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/chinese-hackers.png Oct 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Cloud Security A previously undocumented threat actor called CeranaKeeper has been linked to a string of data exfiltration attacks targeting Southeast Asia. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, which observed campaigns targeting governmental institutions in Thailand starting in 2023, attributed the activity cluster as aligned to China, ...
Read More »iQoo India CEO has this ’email scam warning’ for everyone – ET CISO
iQoo India CEO has this ’email scam warning’ for everyone – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113869813,imgsize-14802,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ot-security/iqoo-india-ceo-has-this-email-scam-warning-for-everyone.jpg iQOO India CEO, Nipun Marya, has issued a warning about a prevalent email scam targeting users across the country. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Marya shared a screenshot of a fraudulent email falsely claiming to be from him. The email, riddled with grammatical ...
Read More »Fake Trading Apps Target Victims Globally via Apple App Store and Google Play
Fake Trading Apps Target Victims Globally via Apple App Store and Google Play https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/trading.png A large-scale fraud campaign leveraged fake trading apps published on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, as well as phishing sites, to defraud victims, per findings from Group-IB. The campaign is part of a consumer investment fraud scheme that’s also widely known as pig ...
Read More »Malaysia plans to create national cloud policy, AI regulatory framework – ET CISO
Malaysia plans to create national cloud policy, AI regulatory framework – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113869927,imgsize-11572,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/grc/malaysia-plans-to-create-national-cloud-policy-ai-regulatory-framework.jpg Malaysia plans to create a national cloud policy and artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory framework, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday. The national cloud policy will focus on four core areas, namely boosting public service innovation and efficiency, promoting economic competitiveness and growth, strengthening user trust ...
Read More »Free Sniper Dz Phishing Tools Fuel 140,000+ Cyber Attacks Targeting User Credentials
Free Sniper Dz Phishing Tools Fuel 140,000+ Cyber Attacks Targeting User Credentials https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/hacker.png More than 140,000 phishing websites have been found linked to a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform named Sniper Dz over the past year, indicating that it’s being used by a large number of cybercriminals to conduct credential theft. “For prospective phishers, Sniper Dz offers an online admin panel with ...
Read More »German antitrust watchdog steps up monitoring of Microsoft – ET CISO
German antitrust watchdog steps up monitoring of Microsoft – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113838631,imgsize-148464,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ot-security/german-antitrust-watchdog-steps-up-monitoring-of-microsoft.jpg Germany’s anti-cartel watchdog said Monday it had placed US tech giant Microsoft under closer surveillance for any possible abuse of its market position. The Federal Cartel Office said it had determined Microsoft was “of paramount significance for competition across markets”, a move that would allow the watchdog to ...
Read More »Tech industry urges G7 to unify cloud security standards, IT Security News, ET CISO
Tech industry urges G7 to unify cloud security standards, IT Security News, ET CISO A leading tech industry group on Tuesday called on G7 nations to harmonize cloud security certification across the world’s richest nations, in an effort to stoke cooperation and counter calls that data should stay within national borders. Industry group BSA The Software Alliance, which represents tech ...
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