Most common types of data breaches and how they affect businesses during the festive season – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-94777073,imgsize-118896,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/news/most-common-types-of-data-breaches-and-how-they-affect-businesses-during-the-festive-season.jpg Cyberattacks and data breaches on businesses often rise around the festive season. Firms that keep data may have to deal with high and long-term costs and consequences when breached. As online shopping increases rapidly, cybercriminals can target businesses and their customers ...
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China-Linked ‘Muddling Meerkat’ Hijacks DNS to Map Internet on Global Scale
China-Linked ‘Muddling Meerkat’ Hijacks DNS to Map Internet on Global Scale https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/scan.png A previously undocumented cyber threat dubbed Muddling Meerkat has been observed undertaking sophisticated domain name system (DNS) activities in a likely effort to evade security measures and conduct reconnaissance of networks across the world since October 2019. Cloud security firm Infoblox described the threat actor as likely affiliated ...
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Read More »U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms and Individuals Tied to Cyber Attacks
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