Suspected Chinese-Speaking Hackers Target Central Asian Governments With OctLurk and SilkLurk https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/chinese-hackers.jpg A Chinese-speaking threat actor is suspected to be behind a fresh wave of cyber attacks targeting government organizations mainly located in Central Asia, including Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and the Syrian Arab Republic, since January 2025. These targeted organizations operate across several sectors, such as healthcare, research, government ...
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Deepfake crackdown: India mandates faster removal, labelling and platform accountability
Deepfake crackdown: India mandates faster removal, labelling and platform accountability https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-132755032,imgsize-23674,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/cybercrime-fraud/india-takes-strong-actions-against-deepfake-technology-new-regulations-and-accountability-measures.jpg India is building a more stringent legal and technological defence against deepfakes as artificial intelligence makes fabricated voices, images and videos cheaper to produce, harder to detect and capable of spreading across digital platforms within minutes. The emerging framework combines faster content removal, mandatory labelling of synthetic media, traceable ...
Read More »In AI, no one can hear the sandbox scream, ETCISO
In AI, no one can hear the sandbox scream, ETCISO OpenAI was running a cyber-capability evaluation against advanced models, including GPT-5.6 Sol and a more capable pre-release model with reduced cyber refusals. The environment was meant to be constrained and the model still found brute forced through it. OpenAI said the model first found a weakness in the internal package-registry ...
Read More »Australian regulator says Telegram breached online safety law
Australian regulator says Telegram breached online safety law https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-132725875,imgsize-17457,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/australian-regulator-says-telegram-breached-online-safety-law.jpg Australia’s cyber safety watchdog took court action Thursday against Telegram, alleging the global messaging platform had failed to remove terrorism material. Under Australia’s online safety law, Telegram faces a maximum penalty of up to AU$54.6 million ($38 million). The development comes a day after Russia announced it was seeking the arrest ...
Read More »DPRK-Linked macOS Malvertising Uses Fake Updates to Deliver Crypto-Stealing Malware
DPRK-Linked macOS Malvertising Uses Fake Updates to Deliver Crypto-Stealing Malware https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/all-secure.jpg Ravie LakshmananJul 30, 2026Malvertising / Cryptocurrency Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been attributed to a sophisticated macOS malvertising campaign that involves redirecting users to fake web pages displaying a full-screen non-existent update sequence to deliver malware as part of a new iteration of the long-running Contagious ...
Read More »Why identity security still leaves enterprises exposed
Why identity security still leaves enterprises exposed https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-132736852,imgsize-53536,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/identity-access-management/why-identity-security-still-leaves-enterprises-exposed.jpg The biggest risk in identity security may not be the sophistication of attackers, but the everyday gaps organisations leave behind. At a recent industry discussion, executives argued that most breaches linked to identity are still avoidable, yet weak coordination, delayed controls and fragmented oversight continue to give attackers room to move. Rather ...
Read More »Mrinmoy Dey joins Incred Finance as CISO, ETCISO
Mrinmoy Dey joins Incred Finance as CISO, ETCISO Cybersecurity leader Mrinmoy Dey has joined Incred Finance as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). In his previous role, Dey served as the CISO at Lendingkart, where his leadership in security strategy and operations was pivotal in protecting the fintech ecosystem. A seasoned Information Security professional, he comes with over 21 years ...
Read More »Anthropic’s Claude chatbot conversations, including crypto keys, exposed on Google Search
Anthropic’s Claude chatbot conversations, including crypto keys, exposed on Google Search https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-132677421,imgsize-353532,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/anthropics-claude-chatbot-conversations-including-crypto-keys-exposed-on-google-search.jpg A trove of seemingly private conversations with Anthropic’s Claude chatbot appeared in Google Search results recently, sparking alarm after users discovered sensitive information including cryptocurrency wallet keys and personal details which have been exposed inadvertently. According to a report by Fortune, the issue was traced to Claude’s ‘share’ ...
Read More »Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorist Activity
Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorist Activity https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/x-post-telegram.jpg Ravie LakshmananJul 29, 2026Cybercrime / Law Enforcement The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) on Wednesday said it charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov for allegedly facilitating terrorist activities and for failing to remove prohibited information in violation of Russian law. The principal security agency said the instant ...
Read More »Bank of Baroda data leak: Compromised employee email linked to alleged 1TB data leak on darknet
Bank of Baroda data leak: Compromised employee email linked to alleged 1TB data leak on darknet https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-132674551,imgsize-60056,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/bank-of-baroda-data-leak-compromised-employee-email-linked-to-alleged-1tb-data-leak-on-darknet.jpg Bank of Baroda said a recent data leak linked to a reported cyberattack stemmed from the compromise of a single employee’s email account after claims emerged that up to one terabyte of data, including customers’ Aadhaar details, was leaked on the darknet. The ...
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