Hackers create Chat GPT-driven Telegram bots that can write malware   Cybercriminals are using Microsoft-owned ChatGPT to create Telegram bots that can write malware and steal your data, new research has revealed. Currently, if you ask ChatGPT to write a phishing email impersonating a bank or create malware, it will not generate it. However, hackers are working their way around ...

Cybersecurity professionals in high demand despite hiring freeze Demand for cybersecurity and privacy professionals hasn’t dropped as much as that in other job functions, according to experts, as some segments of tech hiring start showing signs of slowing down. There are currently 18,000 active cybersecurity-related job openings in India, according to estimates, even as availability of skilled people in this ...

From Huawei to TikTok, Chinese tech giants face scrutiny amid spying concerns From Huawei to TikTok, Chinese tech giants face scrutiny amid spying concerns With China-based tech giants like Huawei triggering national security concerns — amid Beijing-backed bad actors capable of orchestrating massive cyber-attacks on industries and defence establishments across the world — the outcome of the constant tussle could ...

Ftx Bankruptcy: FTX points to cost, cyber risk as it opposes independent bankruptcy investigation FTX’s lawyers on Monday strongly urged a US bankruptcy judge in Delaware not to greenlight a court-supervised investigation into its collapse, saying it would waste time and money and could pose a security risk. FTX attorney James Bromley at Monday’s hearing told Judge John Dorsey, who ...

Here’s what IT leaders have to say on ChatGPT-enabled cyber attacks ChatGPT quickly became the talk-of-the-town when it launched last year. It wowed with its capabilities so much so that Microsoft announced a huge investment in OpenAI, the company that developed the AI platform. IT leaders have now said that apart from its exciting use cases, ChatGPT poses a threat ...

Fraudsters in call centres change modus operandi, use automated voice messages   Wary of being caught by foreign nationals who are increasingly getting aware of fake call centres duping them, fraudsters have now changed their modus operandi by operating the call centres using automated voice messages in the respective English accent of the victims they are targeting. The revelation was ...

Offer that seems too good probably can’t be trusted: SP Triveni Singh Whether it’s loan apps or a text that apes your discom and says your power will be disconnected, cyber frauds are coming up with innovative ways to target people. Triveni Singh, SP (cybercrime), talks to TOI on the ways people should adopt to safeguard themselves from this menace ...

Top US cybersecurity diplomat’s Twitter account hacked AP photo Washington: The top cybersecurity diplomat in the US, Nate Fick, has revealed his personal Twitter account was hacked. In a tweet, Fick said that “My account has been hacked. Perils of the job.” It was not clear who was responsible for the hack or if cyber-criminals posted anything derogatory from his ...

Holistic approach needed to balance data security and privacy: Golok Kumar Simli   With mobility in the workforce and workplace becoming a new norm in the post-pandemic world, the management of data, data security and privacy has become the biggest challenge for enterprise and government technology leaders, said chief technology officer of Passport Seva Programme. While speaking to ETGovernment on ...

Cyberattack: Italy warns hackers targeting known server vulnerability ROME: Thousands of computer servers have been targeted by a global ransomware hacking attack targeting VMware ESXi servers, Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) said on Sunday, warning organisations to take action to protect their systems. The hacking attack sought to exploit a software vulnerability, ACN director general Roberto Baldoni told Reuters, adding ...