Massive cyberattack hits powerschool software, potentially exposing data of over 45 million US students, teachers nationwide – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-117082247,imgsize-65322,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/massive-cyberattack-hits-powerschool-software-potentially-exposing-data-of-over-45-million-us-students-teachers-nationwide.jpg A significant cybersecurity breach has affected PowerSchool, a widely used software platform that serves thousands of K-12 schools across the United States. The attack has left many schools grappling with the potential exposure of sensitive student and teacher data. With ...

Neglected Domains Used in Malspam to Evade SPF and DMARC Security Protections https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/phishing.png Cybersecurity researchers have found that bad actors are continuing to have success by spoofing sender email addresses as part of various malspam campaigns. Faking the sender address of an email is widely seen as an attempt to make the digital missive more legitimate and get past security ...

New labels will help people pick devices less at risk of hacking – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-117041629,imgsize-96282,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/new-labels-will-help-people-pick-devices-less-at-risk-of-hacking.jpg FILE – White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre talks about a cybersecurity certification and labeling program at the White House in Washington, July 18, 2023. The federal government is rolling out a consumer labeling system designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are ...

Mirai Botnet Variant Exploits Four-Faith Router Vulnerability for DDoS Attacks https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/router-ddos.png Jan 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability A Mirai botnet variant has been found exploiting a newly disclosed security flaw impacting Four-Faith industrial routers since early November 2024 with the goal of conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The botnet maintains approximately 15,000 daily active IP addresses, with the infections primarily ...

How the upcoming DPDP Act could reshape BFSI sector’s data practices – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-117042307,imgsize-238860,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/how-the-upcoming-dpdp-act-could-reshape-bfsi-sectors-data-practices.jpg The draft rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, released recently, are set to impose significant changes on how banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and insurance firms handle customer data. The proposed regulations, which mandate explicit customer consent for data sharing and restrict ...

Farewell to the Fallen: The Cybersecurity Stars We Lost Last Year https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/main.gif It’s time once again to pay our respects to the once-famous cybersecurity solutions whose usefulness died in the past year. The cybercriminal world collectively mourns the loss of these solutions and the easy access they provide to victim organizations. These solutions, though celebrated in their prime, succumbed to ...

US Treasury secretary raised serious concern about China’s ‘malicious’ cyber activity – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-117011631,imgsize-87808,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/us-treasury-secretary-raised-serious-concern-about-chinas-malicious-cyber-activity.jpg US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen met virtually on Monday with Chinese vice premier He Lifeng and raised concerns about “malicious cyber activity” carried out by Chinese state-sponsored actors, the Treasury Department said in a statement. Treasury last month reported that an unspecified number of its ...

Researchers Uncover Major Security Flaw in Illumina iSeq 100 DNA Sequencers https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dna.png Jan 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananFirmware Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered firmware security vulnerabilities in the Illumina iSeq 100 DNA sequencing instrument that, if successfully exploited, could permit attackers to brick or plant persistent malware on susceptible devices. “The Illumina iSeq 100 used a very outdated implementation of ...

Agnelo Dsouza has joined Adani Airports – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-117021065,imgsize-3278,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ciso-movement/agnelo-dsouza-has-joined-adani-airports.jpg Cyber Security Leader Mr. Agnelo Dsouza has Joined Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) as their Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Excited about his new role, Mr. Dsouza said that he is responsible for defining and implementing the Cyber Security Strategy for AAHL In his previous role, Mr. Dsouza was the ...

From $22M in Ransom to +100M Stolen Records: 2025’s All-Star SaaS Threat Actors to Watch https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wing.png In 2024, cyber threats targeting SaaS surged, with 7,000 password attacks blocked per second (just in Entra ID)—a 75% increase from last year—and phishing attempts up by 58%, causing $3.5 billion in losses (source: Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024). SaaS attacks are increasing, with ...