Researchers Uncover RAT-Dropping npm Package Targeting Gulp Users https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/npm.png Jun 03, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Supply Chain Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new suspicious package uploaded to the npm package registry that’s designed to drop a remote access trojan (RAT) on compromised systems. The package in question is glup-debugger-log, which targets users of the gulp toolkit by masquerading as a “logger ...
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Thousands of BBC employees’ data compromised in recent breach – ET CISO
Thousands of BBC employees’ data compromised in recent breach – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110655203,imgsize-7294,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/thousands-of-bbc-employees-data-compromised-in-recent-breach.jpg BBC data breach affecting over 25,000 current and former employees. The BBC has reported a significant data breach affecting over 25,000 current and former employees. This breach originated from a third-party data storage service used by the BBC’s pension scheme. Unauthorized access was gained to a cloud-based ...
Read More »Entertainment giant Live Nation confirms data breach via Ticketmaster, ET CISO
Entertainment giant Live Nation confirms data breach via Ticketmaster, ET CISO Entertainment major Live Nation has confirmed that its ticketing subsidiary Ticketmaster was compromised by hackers, who allegedly offered data of 560 million users on the dark web for sale. The hackers exposed data, allegedly containing personal information, credit card details and other information about Ticketmaster customers, selling it for ...
Read More »Mysterious Cyber Attack Took Down 600,000+ Routers in the U.S.
Mysterious Cyber Attack Took Down 600,000+ Routers in the U.S. https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/soho.png May 31, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Cyber Attack More than 600,000 small office/home office (SOHO) routers are estimated to have been bricked and taken offline following a destructive cyber attack staged by unidentified cyber actors, disrupting users’ access to the internet. The mysterious event, which took place between October 25 ...
Read More »Australia engaging with Ticketmaster over hacking ‘incident’ – ET CISO
Australia engaging with Ticketmaster over hacking ‘incident’ – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110552852,imgsize-19438,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/australia-engaging-with-ticketmaster-over-hacking-incident.jpg The Australian government was on Thursday investigating claims by a hacking group to have stolen the details of 560 million customers from global events giant Ticketmaster, with the FBI offering its assistance. The group, named ShinyHunters, said on an online forum that the stolen data included the names, addresses, ...
Read More »OpenAI forms AI safety committee after key departures, IT Security News, ET CISO
OpenAI forms AI safety committee after key departures, IT Security News, ET CISO OpenAI has announced the formation of a new safety committee on Tuesday, weeks after the departures of key executives raised questions about the firm’s commitment to mitigating the dangers of artificial intelligence. The company said the committee, which will include CEO Sam Altman, is being established as ...
Read More »Indian National Pleads Guilty to $37 Million Cryptocurrency Theft Scheme
Indian National Pleads Guilty to $37 Million Cryptocurrency Theft Scheme https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fraud.png An Indian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over charges of stealing more than $37 million by setting up a website that impersonated the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange platform. Chirag Tomar, 30, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and ...
Read More »EU data protection board says ChatGPT still not meeting data accuracy standards – ET CISO
EU data protection board says ChatGPT still not meeting data accuracy standards – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110453683,imgsize-24788,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/grc/eu-data-protection-board-says-chatgpt-still-not-meeting-data-accuracy-standards.jpg OpenAI’s efforts to produce less factually false output from its ChatGPT chatbot are not enough to ensure full compliance with European Union data rules, a task force at the EU’s privacy watchdog said. “Although the measures taken in order to comply with the transparency ...
Read More »Regulatory standards impacting business operations, ET CISO
Regulatory standards impacting business operations, ET CISO Venkat Jaganathan, Director: Managed Services, AHEAD Businesses today collect, store, and process a lot of sensitive data. In such a scenario, compliance with regulatory standards becomes very important. From personally identifiable information (PII) to financial details, health records, and intellectual property, there is a lot of data that must be safeguarded. However, managed ...
Read More »Beware: These Fake Antivirus Sites Spreading Android and Windows Malware
Beware: These Fake Antivirus Sites Spreading Android and Windows Malware https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/malware.png May 24, 2024NewsroomMalvertising / Endpoint Security Threat actors have been observed making use of fake websites masquerading as legitimate antivirus solutions from Avast, Bitdefender, and Malwarebytes to propagate malware capable of stealing sensitive information from Android and Windows devices. “Hosting malicious software through sites which look legitimate is predatory ...
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