North Korean Hackers Deploy OtterCookie Malware in Contagious Interview Campaign https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/hacking.png Dec 27, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cyber Espionage North Korean threat actors behind the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign have been observed dropping a new JavaScript malware called OtterCookie. Contagious Interview (aka DeceptiveDevelopment) refers to a persistent attack campaign that employs social engineering lures, with the hacking crew often posing as ...
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Combating zero-day threats with AI-powered real-time defense – ET CISO
Combating zero-day threats with AI-powered real-time defense – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-116711064,imgsize-1196014,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/combating-zero-day-threats-with-ai-powered-real-time-defense.jpg As Indian enterprises accelerate their digital transformation, they are increasingly vulnerable to escalating cyber threats. Zero-day attacks, in particular, represent one of the most formidable challenges for organizations across industries and sizes. According to a recent study, 2023 saw a significant rise in cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, with India ...
Read More »Harnessing AI for a smarter cyber defense strategy, IT Security News, ET CISO
Harnessing AI for a smarter cyber defense strategy, IT Security News, ET CISO In today’s digital age, cybersecurity has become a critical priority for organizations across the globe. As cyber threats continue to evolve in sophistication, traditional security measures are often no longer sufficient to keep attackers at bay. Enter Artificial Intelligence (AI) – a game-changing technology that is reshaping ...
Read More »Palo Alto Releases Patch for PAN-OS DoS Flaw — Update Immediately
Palo Alto Releases Patch for PAN-OS DoS Flaw — Update Immediately https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/palo.png Dec 27, 2024Ravie LakshmananFirewall Security / Vulnerability Palo Alto Networks has disclosed a high-severity vulnerability impacting PAN-OS software that could cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on susceptible devices. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-3393 (CVSS score: 8.7), impacts PAN-OS versions 10.X and 11.X, as well as Prisma Access running ...
Read More »Databases, access and carding: study reveals top cybercrime trends on the Indian dark web – ET CISO
Databases, access and carding: study reveals top cybercrime trends on the Indian dark web – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-116673699,imgsize-13556,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/corporate/databases-access-and-carding-study-reveals-top-cybercrime-trends-on-the-indian-dark-web.jpg Databases, access and carding — the most popular queries on the Indian dark web have become common knowledge Cybercriminals on the Indian dark web are most interested in databases, access to company infrastructure and bank card data. This is stated in a ...
Read More »Japan Airlines hit by cyberattack, causing some delays to its flights, ET CISO
Japan Airlines hit by cyberattack, causing some delays to its flights, ET CISO Japan Airlines on Thursday reported a cyberattack which it said could impact domestic and international flights, but later announced it had identified and addressed the cause. At least nine domestic flights were delayed by Japan Airlines (JAL), the country’s second-biggest airline after All Nippon Airways (ANA), local ...
Read More »Brazilian Hacker Charged for Extorting $3.2M in Bitcoin After Breaching 300,000 Accounts
Brazilian Hacker Charged for Extorting $3.2M in Bitcoin After Breaching 300,000 Accounts https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/brazil.png Dec 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Ransomware A Brazilian citizen has been charged in the United States for allegedly threatening to release data stolen by hacking into a company’s network in March 2020. Junior Barros De Oliveira, 29, of Curitiba, Brazil has been charged with four counts of ...
Read More »Cyber police recover bizman’s 4.6 crore lost in SIM swap fraud – ET CISO
Cyber police recover bizman’s 4.6 crore lost in SIM swap fraud – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-116670987,imgsize-3919,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/cyber-police-recover-bizmans-4-6-crore-lost-in-sim-swap-fraud.jpg The ‘1930’ cyber helpline managed to secure Rs 4.65 crore out of Rs 7.6 crore that a business family lost to a SIM swap fraud recently. The family, comprising a man and his two sons, hail from Kandivli and run a steel trading business. On ...
Read More »Iran’s Charming Kitten Deploys BellaCPP: A New C++ Variant of BellaCiao Malware
Iran’s Charming Kitten Deploys BellaCPP: A New C++ Variant of BellaCiao Malware https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/malware.png Dec 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware The Iranian nation-state hacking group known as Charming Kitten has been observed deploying a C++ variant of a known malware called BellaCiao. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky, which dubbed the new version BellaCPP, said it discovered the artifact as part of ...
Read More »Gurgaon Police registers 16788 cyber fraud complaints – ET CISO
Gurgaon Police registers 16788 cyber fraud complaints – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-116617702,imgsize-9420,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/gurgaon-police-registers-16788-cyber-fraud-complaints.jpg The Gurgaon Police has registered a total of 16788 complaints regarding cyber fraud crime, revealed as per the Cyber Police Gurugram. The total monetary loss in the cyber fraud cases has been estimated at Rs 125 crore. So far, 21 individuals have been arrested by the Gurugram Police in ...
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