US Health Department’s Controversial Data Sharing with ICE Sparks Privacy ConcernsETCISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-122809781,imgsize-36616,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/us-health-departments-controversial-data-sharing-with-ice-sparks-privacy-concerns.jpg The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is providing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to personal data of around 79 million Medicaid enrollees to assist in identifying individuals who may not be living in the country legally. The development reflects an expansion of federal immigration ...
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Iran-Linked DCHSpy Android Malware Masquerades as VPN Apps to Spy on Dissidents
Iran-Linked DCHSpy Android Malware Masquerades as VPN Apps to Spy on Dissidents https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/iran-spyware.jpg Jul 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananSpyware / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new Android spyware artifacts that are likely affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and have been distributed to targets by masquerading as VPN apps and Starlink, a satellite internet connection service offered ...
Read More »UK secretly resettled 4,500 Afghans in Britain after huge data exposure: Report, ETCISO
UK secretly resettled 4,500 Afghans in Britain after huge data exposure: Report, ETCISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-122552954,imgsize-99040,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/uk-secretly-resettled-4500-afghans-in-britain-after-huge-data-exposure-report.jpg Britain set up a secret scheme to relocate thousands of Afghans to the UK after a soldier accidentally disclosed the personal details of more than 33,000 people, putting them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban, court documents showed on Tuesday. A judge at London’s high ...
Read More »Microsoft Releases Urgent Patch for SharePoint RCE Flaw Exploited in Ongoing Cyber Attacks
Microsoft Releases Urgent Patch for SharePoint RCE Flaw Exploited in Ongoing Cyber Attacks https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sharepoint-security-patch.jpg Microsoft on Sunday released security patches for an actively exploited security flaw in SharePoint and also disclosed details of another vulnerability that it said has been addressed with “more robust protections.” The tech giant acknowledged it’s “aware of active attacks targeting on-premises SharePoint Server customers by ...
Read More »Urgent warning for 1.8 billion Gmail users: ‘Hidden danger’ steals passwords in ways even AI can’t detect, ETCISO
Urgent warning for 1.8 billion Gmail users: ‘Hidden danger’ steals passwords in ways even AI can’t detect, ETCISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-122722537,imgsize-52822,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/urgent-warning-for-1-8-billion-gmail-users-hidden-danger-steals-passwords-in-ways-even-ai-cant-detect.jpg A “hidden danger,” which is stealing passwords, has prompted Google to issue an urgent warning for more than a billion Gmail users. The new type of attack has been flying under the radar, attacking 1.8 billion Gmail users without them even ...
Read More »EncryptHub Targets Web3 Developers Using Fake AI Platforms to Deploy Fickle Stealer Malware
EncryptHub Targets Web3 Developers Using Fake AI Platforms to Deploy Fickle Stealer Malware https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/web3-dev.jpg Jul 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananAI Security / Infostealers The financially motivated threat actor known as EncryptHub (aka LARVA-208 and Water Gamayun) has been attributed to a new campaign that’s targeting Web3 developers to infect them with information stealer malware. “LARVA-208 has evolved its tactics, using fake AI ...
Read More »Barracuda unveils entra ID backup premium to safeguard identity data – ET CISO
Barracuda unveils entra ID backup premium to safeguard identity data – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-122337258,imgsize-4222,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/barracuda-unveils-entra-id-backup-premium-to-safeguard-identity-data.jpg Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats for all sized businesses, today announced the launch of Barracuda Entra ID Backup Premium – a comprehensive, cost-effective solution to safeguard Microsoft Entra ID environments from accidental and malicious data loss. With fast, ...
Read More »Pro-Iranian Hacktivist Group Leaks Personal Records from the 2024 Saudi Games
Pro-Iranian Hacktivist Group Leaks Personal Records from the 2024 Saudi Games https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/data-leak.jpg Thousands of personal records allegedly linked to athletes and visitors of the Saudi Games have been published online by a pro-Iranian hacktivist group called Cyber Fattah. Cybersecurity company Resecurity said the breach was announced on Telegram on June 22, 2025, in the form of SQL database dumps, characterizing ...
Read More »Gemini forged like achilles: Google shields Gemini, with powerful security Advancements – ET CISO
Gemini forged like achilles: Google shields Gemini, with powerful security Advancements – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-121965910,imgsize-27876,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/gemini-forged-like-achilles-google-shields-gemini-with-powerful-security-advancements.jpg As AI expands itself into more industries, the need for AI to be forged like a modern-day Achilles becomes increasingly necessary. For, the more its branches extend into various sectors, the more vulnerable it shall become to the ever-evolving minefield of digital threats. Google DeepMind ...
Read More »Scattered Spider Behind Cyberattacks on M&S and Co-op, Causing Up to $592M in Damages
Scattered Spider Behind Cyberattacks on M&S and Co-op, Causing Up to $592M in Damages https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/hacking-back-hackers.png Jun 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Critical Infrastructure The April 2025 cyber attacks targeting U.K. retailers Marks & Spencer and Co-op have been classified as a “single combined cyber event.” That’s according to an assessment from the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC), a U.K.-based independent, non-profit ...
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