France reports over 140 cyberattacks linked to Olympics, IT Security News, ET CISO French authorities said on Tuesday that more than 140 cyberattacks were reported during the Paris Olympics, but none of them disrupted the competitions. In the runup and throughout the Olympic Games, France’s cyber security agency had been on high alert for attacks that had the potential to ...
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Italy’s antitrust takes aim at Google over personal data usage – ET CISO
Italy’s antitrust takes aim at Google over personal data usage – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111841665,imgsize-124092,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/italys-antitrust-takes-aim-at-google-over-personal-data-usage.jpg Representative image Italy’s antitrust agency said on Thursday it had launched an investigation into online search giant Google and its parent company Alphabet over alleged unfair commercial practices involving users’ personal data. The request for consent that Google sends to its users to connect its multiple ...
Read More »Czech Mobile Users Targeted in New Banking Credential Theft Scheme
Czech Mobile Users Targeted in New Banking Credential Theft Scheme https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/hacker.png Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Banking Fraud Mobile users in the Czech Republic are the target of a novel phishing campaign that leverages a Progressive Web Application (PWA) in an attempt to steal their banking account credentials. The attacks have targeted the Czech-based Československá obchodní banka (CSOB), as ...
Read More »‘AI will displace accountants who ignore tech integration’ – ET CISO
‘AI will displace accountants who ignore tech integration’ – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-112643077,imgsize-168772,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/next-gen-tech/ai-will-displace-accountants-who-ignore-tech-integration.jpg Md Sajid Khan, Director – India, Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA) Artificial Intelligence is poised to replace professional accountants who do not adapt to and integrate these technologies, according to Md Sajid Khan, Director – India at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) “Artificial Intelligence is going ...
Read More »What is ‘model collapse’? An expert talks about impending AI doom, ET CISO
What is ‘model collapse’? An expert talks about impending AI doom, ET CISO Artificial intelligence (AI) prophets and newsmongers are forecasting the end of the generative AI hype, with talk of an impending catastrophic “model collapse”. But how realistic are these predictions? And what is model collapse anyway? Discussed in 2023, but popularised more recently, “model collapse” refers to a ...
Read More »Japan’s MUFG cuts CEO, five other executives’ pay after ‘firewall’ breaches – ET CISO
Japan’s MUFG cuts CEO, five other executives’ pay after ‘firewall’ breaches – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111868479,imgsize-101214,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/japans-mufg-cuts-ceo-five-other-executives-pay-after-firewall-breaches.jpg Representative image Japan’s largest banking group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) will cut the pay of its CEO and five other executives following the breaching of “firewall” regulations at its banking and securities arms, it said on Friday. In June, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) ...
Read More »Detecting AWS Account Compromise: Key Indicators in CloudTrail Logs for Stolen API Keys
Detecting AWS Account Compromise: Key Indicators in CloudTrail Logs for Stolen API Keys https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sans-3.jpg Aug 20, 2024The Hacker NewsCybersecurity / Cloud Security As cloud infrastructure becomes the backbone of modern enterprises, ensuring the security of these environments is paramount. With AWS (Amazon Web Services) still being the dominant cloud it is important for any security professional to know where to ...
Read More »How ‘Deepfake Musk’ became internet’s biggest scammer – ET CISO
How ‘Deepfake Musk’ became internet’s biggest scammer – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-112643315,imgsize-790561,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ot-security/how-deepfake-musk-became-internets-biggest-scammer.jpg Elon Musk All Steve Beauchamp wanted was money for his family. And he thought Elon Musk could help. Beauchamp, an 82-year-old retiree, saw a video late last year of Musk endorsing a radical investment opportunity that promised rapid returns. He contacted the company behind the pitch and opened an ...
Read More »India’s balancing act between open and closed-source GenAI models, ET CISO
India’s balancing act between open and closed-source GenAI models, ET CISO The Silicon Valley has lately been embroiled in a lobbying battle between big tech firms including Meta, Mistral and IBM on one side advocating for an “open science” approach to AI development that puts them at odds with rivals Anthropic, Microsoft and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI who are backing closed software. ...
Read More »WazirX announces $23 mn bounty to recover $234 mn lost in cyber breach – ET CISO
WazirX announces $23 mn bounty to recover $234 mn lost in cyber breach – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111915636,imgsize-5464,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/wazirx-announces-23-mn-bounty-to-recover-234-mn-lost-in-cyber-breach.jpg Crypto platform WazirX, which lost a staggering $234 million worth of digital assets in a cyber breach, on Sunday announced $23 million in bounty to recover the stolen funds. The company invited white hat hackers, blockchain forensics experts, and cybersecurity professionals from around ...
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