All about Volt Typhoon, the Chinese hacking group, IT Security News, ET CISO China is developing the “ability to physically wreak havoc” on US critical infrastructure and its hackers are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow”, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. The comments were in relation to a Chinese government-linked hacking campaign dubbed ...

Over 22 billion records exposed in data breaches in 2020: Report – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-80297145,imgsize-277360,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/news/over-22-billion-records-exposed-in-data-breaches-in-2020-report.jpg New Delhi: Over 22 billion records were exposed worldwide amid 730 publicly disclosed data breaches in 2020, a new report revealed on Friday. Thirty five percent of breaches were linked to ransomware attacks, resulting in tremendous financial cost, while 14 per cent of breaches were ...

French cyberwarriors ready to fight hackers, malware during Olympics – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-109832804,imgsize-138134,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ot-security/french-cyberwarriors-ready-to-fight-hackers-malware-during-olympics.jpg Just like the Olympic athletes, the cyberwarriors that will be crucial for the success of the Paris Games are deep into training for the big event. They have turned to friendly hackers to probe their cyberdefenses, like boxers who use sparring partners to ready them for a ...

‘Hackers potentially stole a third of Americans’ data’, ET CISO Hackers who breached UnitedHealth’s tech unit in February potentially stole a third of Americans’ data, the largest U.S. health insurer’s CEO told a Congressional committee on Wednesday. Two Congressional panels grilled CEO Andrew Witty about the cyberattack on the company’s Change Healthcare unit, which processes around 50 per cent of ...

A checklist for strengthening your cloud security posture – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-81404212,imgsize-226474,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/news/a-checklist-for-strengthening-your-cloud-security-posture.jpg By Ravi MaguluriAccording to IDC’s IT spending Survey, May 2020, as a result of the spread of the pandemic, 64% of the organizations in India are expected to increase demand for cloud computing while 56% for cloud software to support the new normal. Cost savings, scalability, and flexibility ...

NSA, FBI Alert on N. Korean Hackers Spoofing Emails from Trusted Sources https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/rmails.png May 03, 2024NewsroomEmail Security / Malware The U.S. government on Thursday published a new cybersecurity advisory warning of North Korean threat actors’ attempts to send emails in a manner that makes them appear like they are from legitimate and trusted parties. The joint bulletin was published by ...

Microsoft has warning about these 2 Android apps – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-109832906,imgsize-62402,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ot-security/microsoft-has-warning-about-these-2-android-apps.jpg Microsoft researchers recently discovered vulnerabilities in several popular Android applications, totaling over 4 billion downloads according to a blog post by Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Team. These security flaws could have allowed attackers to steal sensitive user data. The specific issue identified is called a “dirty stream” attack, where ...

Wells Fargo fires employee after data breach exposes customer information, ET CISO Wells Fargo has disclosed a data breach caused by the actions of one of its employees, resulting in the exposure of personal and mortgage account information for two of its customers. The incident, confirmed by the California-based banking giant, was not a cyber-attack but rather a violation of ...

FLoC and data privacy in the world of targeted ads – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-82208111,imgsize-379570,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/news/floc-and-data-privacy-in-the-world-of-targeted-ads.jpg By Anupam shuklaA 70s adage about television advertising goes something like “if you are not paying for the product, then you ARE the product!”. Pithy as the quote may be, it contains a world of meaning and relevance, especially for today. We cannot deny that today ...

Hackers Increasingly Abusing Microsoft Graph API for Stealthy Malware Communications https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/malware.png May 03, 2024NewsroomCloud Security / Threat Intelligence Threat actors have been increasingly weaponizing Microsoft Graph API for malicious purposes with the aim of evading detection. This is done to “facilitate communications with command-and-control (C&C) infrastructure hosted on Microsoft cloud services,” the Symantec Threat Hunter Team, part of Broadcom, said ...