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Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties
The United States on Thursday banned Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky from providing its popular anti-virus products in the country, the US Commerce Department announced. "Kaspersky will generally no longer be able to, among other activities, sell its software within the United States or provide updates to software already in use," the Commerce Department said in a statement announcing the action, which it said is the first of its kind. da/des
Pakistan-based hackers step up attacks against Indian govt systems
Pakistan-based groups SideCopy and Transparent Tribe (APT36) are targeting India's government and defence IT systems through malware attacks, as reported by cybersecurity firm Quick Heal Technologies.
India fastest-growing office for Palo Alto in last five years: CEO Nikesh Arora
Chief executive officer Nikesh Arora who has led the transformation of the firewall-focused network security vendor into today’s diversified cybersecurity provider says that in the last five to seven years, cyber-attacks have gone from being a hobby to a profession, this is triggering sustained demand for cyber-security products globally.
Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online: report
Spyware lets the user see the contents of the target's device, including calls, texts, email and voicemail. Some forms of spyware can take control of a phone, including turning on its microphone and camera.
FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime
Cybersecurity experts said they were impressed by the deft dismantling of the network but cautioned that any setback to cybercrime would likely be temporary.
US says it has disrupted notorious 'Qakbot' hacking network
"Qakbot malware infected more than 700,000 victim computers, facilitated ransomware deployments, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to businesses, healthcare providers, and government agencies all over the world," the US Department of Justice said a statement.
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China hacked Japan's sensitive defence networks, says report
As per The Washington Post, three former senior US officials, who was among a dozen current and former US and Japanese officials interviewed, said that the hackers had deep, persistent access and appeared to be after anything they could get their hands on- plans, capabilities and assessments of military shortcomings.
Phishing, Ransomware & Beyond: Seven types of Cyberattacks you should know
With the increase in the frequency of cyberattacks, attackers have also started using more sophisticated strategies to find loopholes in digital systems. Cyberattacks can be defined as an exploitation of computer systems and networks with the intent to harm. Ransomware is the most significant and harmful type of malware attack.
U.S. hunts Chinese malware that could disrupt military operations
The Biden administration is hunting for malicious computer code it believes China has hidden deep inside the networks controlling power grids, communications systems and water supplies that feed military bases in the United States and around the world, according to U.S. military, intelligence and national security officials.
Scammers target WhatsApp users with phishing attempts
The problem is that while telcos and the regulator have been working to create artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions to check spam calls and messages over the regular terrestrial network, scammers have moved to over-the-top (OTT) communication platforms such as, but not limited to, WhatsApp.
Meta says Pakistan, China-based networks used malware to target Indian users on Facebook, Instagram
These cyber espionage groups, which pose an advanced persistent threat (APT), “relied heavily on social engineering and invested in making some of their fake accounts resemble more varied and elaborate fictitious personas”.
How WhatsApp's new security feature 'Device Verification' protects your account from malware
The Device Verification requires no action or additional steps from users to protect their account.
Ransomware, malware attacks rise in 2022: report
India experienced about 700,000 malware attacks in 2022, up from 650,000 in 2021, according to the Trend Micro annual security study.
5G network can be misused for drug trafficking, money laundering, terror financing: Papers submitted at DGPs' meet
The papers, written by some Indian Police Service officers, were submitted at the just-concluded conference of director generals of police (DGPs) and inspector general of police (IGPs), attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Cyberthreat risks, usage of unsecured networks high amid hybrid working: Cisco survey
The report by Cisco titled ‘My Location, My Device: Hybrid work’s new cybersecurity challenge’, is based on a survey of 6,700 security professionals worldwide, including India.
ETtech Explainer: Tracing ransomware’s path from floppy disks to crypto
The recent cyberattack on Delhi’s AIIMS has once again put ransomware under the spotlight. Such attacks have come a long way since the first one in 1989, which involved posting infected floppy disks to 20,000 people.
Password attacks rise to 921 every second globally: report
According to the 'Digital Defence Report 2022', attackers are adapting and finding new ways to implement their techniques, thereby increasing the complexity of how and where they host campaign operation infrastructure.
Malware in 28 games like Roblox, Minecraft exploit several players' financial data
Cybercriminals are creating more and more new schemes and tools to attack players and steal their credit card data and even game accounts, which can contain expensive skins that can later be sold.
Government likely to launch national malware repository on August 3
The launch of the national malware repository and the national cyber registry is likely to create a robust cybersecurity regime for the country, with Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert In) being the apex organisations looking after them.
Cert-In warns users about mobile-based malware and methods employed to infect devices
The advisory warned that malware such as Adware, cryptocurrency mining malware, remote access tools, mobile banking and short messaging service trojans, mobile spyware and ransomware were active and users must ensure they are safe from them.
Oil India cyber attack: Russian malware planted from Nigeria
Oil has lodged an FIR in Duliajan police station. Cyber attacker has demanded US$ 7500000 as a ransom through a note from the infected PC. Oil is roping in international cyber security expert as a consultant.
Recent malware attack had no bearing on operations: Oil India
The state-owned company had suffered a major cyber-attack in its field headquarters in eastern Assam's Duliajan, with the hacker demanding $75,00,000.
Russia invasion: As the tanks rolled into Ukraine, so did Malware. Then Microsoft entered the war.
Within three hours, Microsoft threw itself into the middle of a ground war in Europe — from 5,500 miles away. The threat center, north of Seattle, had been on high alert, and it quickly picked apart the malware, named it “FoxBlade” and notified Ukraine’s top cyberdefense authority.
Ukraine hit by more cyberattacks, destructive malware
Early Thursday local time in Ukraine, as fears of a Russian invasion heightened, the foreign ministry and council of ministers were unreachable and other sites were slow to load, suggesting the DDoS attacks were continuing, though there was no official confirmation.
Spyware find highlights depth of hacker-for-hire industry
The hacker-for-hire industry is facing increased scrutiny as well as regulatory and legal pressure. That includes a call by a group of U.S. lawmakers this week to sanction NSO Group, Nexa and their top executives.
Chinese hackers hit 30,000 US organisations in new attack
Two cybersecurity experts who have briefed US national security advisors on the attack told KrebsOnSecurity the Chinese hacking group seized control over "hundreds of thousands" of Microsoft Exchange Servers worldwide.
US company identifies Chinese malware targeting Indian power assets
The targeted assets include load despatch centres of eastern, north eastern, southern and western regions besides state load despatch centres of Delhi and Telengana.
Power Ministry says no impact on any functionalities of POSOCO due to malware attack
The ministry was responding to a study carried out by a private US company which suggested that a China-linked group targeted India's power grid system through malware, a software designed to cause damage to a computer network.
Over 143 million Windows malware detected in Q2: Quick Heal Technologies
June had a higher number of Windows malware detections as compared to April and May with businesses starting to open up. Trojan clocked 51% detections with W32.Pioneer.CZ1 leading the charts (10 million+ detections). It is a file infector that injects a code to files present on the disk and shared network, collects system information, and eventually forwards it to a CNC server.
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