Cybersecurity leadership gap widens as cybercrime costs rise, ETCISO A widening gap in cybersecurity leadership, rising cybercrime costs and persistent talent shortages are leaving organisations increasingly exposed, according to the Sophos CISO Report 2026, developed in partnership with Cybersecurity Ventures. The report highlights a structural imbalance in global cyber resilience. While cyber risk continues to grow, the availability of experienced ...
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China supercomputer breach exposes massive defence data, sparks security concerns
China supercomputer breach exposes massive defence data, sparks security concerns https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-130168248,imgsize-172930,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/china-supercomputer-breach-exposes-massive-defence-data-sparks-security-concerns.jpg A major cybersecurity breach has reportedly exposed highly sensitive data from a Chinese government supercomputer, raising serious concerns around national security and data protection. The story reported by CNN broke out recently. According to reports, a hacker managed to infiltrate a system linked to the National Supercomputing Centre in ...
Read More »2026: The Year of AI-Assisted Attacks
2026: The Year of AI-Assisted Attacks https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ai-cyberattacks.png On December 4, 2025, a 17-year-old was arrested in Osaka under Japan’s Unauthorized Access Prohibition Act. The young man had run malicious code to extract the personal data of over 7 million users of Kaikatsu Club, Japan’s largest internet cafe chain. When asked, the young man shared his motivation for the hack: he ...
Read More »OpenAI rolls out Advanced Account Security for ChatGPT users
OpenAI rolls out Advanced Account Security for ChatGPT users https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-130709149,imgsize-50450,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/ot-security/openai-rolls-out-advanced-account-security-for-chatgpt-users.jpg Security keys are small physical devices that connect via USB ports and enable secure logins using cryptographic identifiers stored on the hardware. OpenAI has launched Advanced Account Security (AAS), a new opt-in set of protections aimed at strengthening security for ChatGPT users, particularly those considered high-risk or high-value targets such ...
Read More »How cybercriminals are exploiting India’s digital trust, ETCISO
How cybercriminals are exploiting India’s digital trust, ETCISO As India rapidly embraces digital governance, cybercriminals are finding new ways to exploit this trust. A recent fraud alert from Odisha highlights a growing scam where unsuspecting vehicle owners receive fake traffic challan messages designed to steal sensitive data and compromise their devices. The scam operates with elegant simplicity. A WhatsApp message ...
Read More »Vercel data breach: How hackers targeted the cloud company and offered its data for sale for $2 million
Vercel data breach: How hackers targeted the cloud company and offered its data for sale for $2 million https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-130431427,imgsize-5766,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/vercel-data-breach-how-hackers-targeted-the-cloud-company-and-offered-its-data-for-sale-for-2-million.jpg American cloud development platform Vercel on Sunday confirmed a security breach allowing an attacker to gain unauthorised access to data for a “limited subset of customers”. “We’ve identified a security incident that involved unauthorized access to certain internal Vercel systems. We ...
Read More »VECT 2.0 Ransomware Irreversibly Destroys Files Over 131KB on Windows, Linux, ESXi
VECT 2.0 Ransomware Irreversibly Destroys Files Over 131KB on Windows, Linux, ESXi https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/vect.gif Threat hunters are warning that the cybercriminal operation known as VECT 2.0 acts more like a wiper than a ransomware due to a critical flaw in its encryption implementation across Windows, Linux, and ESXi variants that renders recovery impossible even for the threat actors. The fact that ...
Read More »Indian banks: AI cyber threats force tech infrastructure repricing
Indian banks: AI cyber threats force tech infrastructure repricing https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-130568698,imgsize-26120,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/cybercrime-fraud/indian-banks-ai-cyber-threats-force-tech-infrastructure-repricing.jpg India’s banking sector may be heading into a fresh phase of market repricing, as concerns around exposure to advanced AI-led cyber threats such as Anthropic Mythos AI model begin to shift investor focus toward the quality of technology infrastructure and legacy systems. The development is set to prompt investors to ...
Read More »Why Indian Banks Are on High Alert in the Age of Anthropic’s Mythos, ETCISO
Why Indian Banks Are on High Alert in the Age of Anthropic’s Mythos, ETCISO India is poised to become a global AI execution hub. Powerful AI models like Anthropic’s Mythos present both opportunities and security risks for the banking sector. As the global financial sector grapples with the implications of Anthropic’s AI model ‘Mythos’, which they claim to be the ...
Read More »US security company ADT confirms hacking incident, says some customer data stolen
US security company ADT confirms hacking incident, says some customer data stolen https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-130543679,imgsize-86843,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/us-security-company-adt-confirms-hacking-incident-says-some-customer-data-stolen.jpg ADT, one of the largest home security providers in the US, has confirmed that hackers successfully broke into its systems and stole customer information like their phone numbers and addresses. The announcement comes as a notorious extortion group, known as ShinyHunters, threatens to leak millions of records ...
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