Banks mull higher cybersecurity spending after AI-linked hacking incidents https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-134881065,imgsize-1619593,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/banks-mull-higher-cybersecurity-spending-after-ai-linked-hacking-incidents.jpg South Korean banks are considering increasing spending on cybersecurity systems and personnel following a series of recent hacking attacks on local lenders, industry sources said on Sunday. Major lenders, including Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank and KB Kookmin Bank, have reported leaks or exposure of customer data in hacking incidents this ...
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Anthropic Warns Small AI Models Could Soon Form Self-Propagating IoT Botnets
Anthropic Warns Small AI Models Could Soon Form Self-Propagating IoT Botnets https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ai-botnet.jpg Ravie LakshmananOct 13, 2026Artificial Intelligence / IoT Security Small artificial intelligence (AI) models may be months away from developing capabilities to self-replicate on IoT devices like smart ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes, according to a warning from Anthropic. The frontier AI lab said small AI models could ...
Read More »How an investment bank secured AI adoption without compromising confidential financial data
How an investment bank secured AI adoption without compromising confidential financial data https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-134777699,imgsize-62676,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/how-an-investment-bank-secured-ai-adoption-without-compromising-confidential-financial-data.jpg An investment analyst researching market trends turns to an AI platform to analyse a client portfolio. Another researcher copies a proprietary trading model into an AI tool seeking optimisation suggestions, while a junior analyst uses AI to summarise a confidential deal memo. Such use cases are becoming ...
Read More »Eight Malicious npm Packages Downloaded 40,767 Times Deliver Overlord RAT and Stealer
Eight Malicious npm Packages Downloaded 40,767 Times Deliver Overlord RAT and Stealer https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/npm-malware.jpg Ravie LakshmananOct 07, 2026Supply Chain / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a long-running npm supply chain malware campaign that pushes information stealers and remote access trojans (RAT) to compromised hosts. The campaign has been codenamed MALFEX by CloudSEK and Checkmarx. The activity is assessed to ...
Read More »Cybersecurity breach at Novocure raises alarm after exposure of confidential patient data
Cybersecurity breach at Novocure raises alarm after exposure of confidential patient data https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-133708229,imgsize-1444101,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/cybersecurity-breach-at-novocure-raises-alarm-after-exposure-of-confidential-patient-data.jpg Oncology company Novocure said on Tuesday a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain information systems in mid-August exposed internal records of more than 1,400 U.S. patients. The breach adds to a growing number of cyberattacks on the healthcare sector, including medical device makers Abbott, Stryker Medtronic ...
Read More »Microsoft Exchange Flaw Lets Authenticated Attackers Read Other Users’ Mailboxes
Microsoft Exchange Flaw Lets Authenticated Attackers Read Other Users’ Mailboxes https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ms-emails.jpg Ravie LakshmananOct 05, 2026Vulnerability / Email Security Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates to address a high-severity flaw in Microsoft Exchange Server that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-96940, is rated 8.8 on the CVSS scoring system. “Weak authorization in ...
Read More »Revolut data breach: Company denies direct contact with hackers demanding $3 million ransom
Revolut data breach: Company denies direct contact with hackers demanding $3 million ransom https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-134300149,imgsize-1137466,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/revolut-data-breach-company-denies-direct-contact-with-hackers-demanding-3-million-ransom.jpg Revolut has had no direct contact or demand from the individuals or group claiming responsibility for a data breach, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday. The Financial Times reported that attackers claiming responsibility for a data breach at the company had threatened to sell confidential ...
Read More »ShinyHunters Suspect Rey Reportedly Detained in Jordan, Helping FBI Identify Group Members
ShinyHunters Suspect Rey Reportedly Detained in Jordan, Helping FBI Identify Group Members https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/shinyhunters-arrested.jpg A suspected member of the ShinyHunters digital extortion group, who goes by the online alias “Rey,” has been allegedly detained by authorities in Jordan, Reuters reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Rey, whose real name is Saif al-Din Khader, is said to have been brought ...
Read More »AI tools implicated in cyberattack on Shinhan Bank exposing data of 25,000 customers
AI tools implicated in cyberattack on Shinhan Bank exposing data of 25,000 customers https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-134650700,imgsize-1161678,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/ai-tools-implicated-in-cyberattack-on-shinhan-bank-exposing-data-of-25000-customers.jpg Advanced artificial intelligence tools may have been used in a cyberattack on South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Co. that exposed information on about 25,000 customers, Yonhap News reported, highlighting the risk of automated hacking against financial institutions. Attackers probably used sophisticated AI agents to probe for vulnerabilities ...
Read More »MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked Academics
MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked Academics https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/china-fund.jpg Ravie LakshmananOct 03, 2026Cyber Espionage / Artificial Intelligence The U.K.’s domestic intelligence and security agency has warned that more than 100 academics have helped China boost its intelligence gathering efforts on behalf of Beijing’s state security service. In a “Security Service Espionage Alert” issued on September 30, 2026, MI5 ...
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