India’s average data breach cost rises to record Rs 25.5 crore in 2026 https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-132820611,imgsize-193368,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/indias-average-data-breach-cost-rises-to-record-rs-25-5-crore-in-2026.jpg The average cost of a data breach in India rose to a record Rs 25.5 crore in 2026, marking a 15.9 per cent increase from Rs 22 crore last year, according to IBM’s 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report released on Monday. The report said ...
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Suspected Chinese-Speaking Hackers Target Central Asian Governments With OctLurk and SilkLurk
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 ...
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 »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 »OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering ‘unprecedented’ breach at startup
OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering ‘unprecedented’ breach at startup https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-132550729,imgsize-95548,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/openai-says-ai-models-went-rogue-during-testing-triggering-unprecedented-breach-at-startup.jpg FILE – The OpenAI logo appears on a mobile phone in front of a screen showing part of the company website in this photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File) OpenAI said on Tuesday that an autonomous agent powered by ...
Read More »Cruciferra Crypter Uses BYOVD and Process Ghosting to Hide Windows Malware
Cruciferra Crypter Uses BYOVD and Process Ghosting to Hide Windows Malware https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/malware-hacker.jpg The China-linked cybercrime group behind the use of income tax-related phishing lures targeting Indian taxpayers, tax professionals, and corporate finance teams has been observed using a sophisticated crypter service called Cruciferra. According to a new analysis by Proofpoint, Cruciferra has been utilized by various unrelated cybercriminal threat clusters ...
Read More »Security breaches are inevitable, your response is not
Security breaches are inevitable, your response is not https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-132555659,imgsize-124819,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/security-breaches-are-inevitable-your-response-is-not.jpg Enterprise security leaders have tried to prevent attacks for years. Boards invested in firewalls, perimeter defenses and access restrictions while measuring success by the absence of breaches. Yet, AI is increasing the speed and scale of attacks, causing organizations in India and around the world to reevaluate how they define security ...
Read More »Russian Espionage Group Exploited Zimbra Zero-Day to Steal Mail and 2FA Codes
Russian Espionage Group Exploited Zimbra Zero-Day to Steal Mail and 2FA Codes https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/zimbra-email.jpg A Russian state-supported espionage group spent months reading Western mailboxes through a then-unknown flaw in Zimbra’s webmail client. The payload goes after the last 90 days of email, the organization’s entire email directory, the password saved in the browser and the codes kept for two-factor recovery. Opening ...
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