SERVER HACKED
Xi Jinping at it again: Did China develop an 'Enigma' machine to penetrate US Govt officials' accounts?
According to recent reports, cybersecurity experts are still contemplating the breach into the accounts of UK and US government officials and have raised suspicions about a Chinese attempt at cyber breaching.
Ubisoft investigates hack attempt
"Assassin's Creed" publisher Ubisoft said Tuesday it was investigating a suspected data security breach, in the latest cyberattack against a major actor in the video game industry. "We are aware of an alleged data security incident and are currently investigating,"on Tuesday.
How cybercriminals are using Wyoming shell companies for global hacks
Interviews with half a dozen tech and compliance experts and hacking victims like Mumin suggest that the state once known as the rugged refuge for 19th century bandits is now catering to 21st century outlaws.
Apple flags ‘state-sponsored’ hacking, govt orders probe; inside PharmEasy’s Rs 3,500-crore rights issue
The Centre has ordered probe after opposition members, journalists received messages on their iPhones, warning them of possible ‘state-sponsored’ privacy attack. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
E-commerce hacking: What safeguards should companies & users take
"A recent hack involved a criminal defrauding a website for Rs 4.16 crore by hacking into a company called Reward360 and creating fake bank vouchers. This raises concerns about the cyber security measures of e-commerce websites. Companies should regularly conduct Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) on their websites and perform security background checks on developers. Users should be cautious of suspicious offers or reward points, and look for websites that are PCI DSS certified."
Bengaluru BTech grad hacks Reward-360's website, steals 4.5 lakh vouchers to buy goods worth Rs 4.2 crore
A 23-year-old BTech graduate from Bengaluru has been arrested for hacking into a reward-point website linked to a private bank and stealing 4.5 lakh gift vouchers. The accused, Bodalur Lakshmipati, used these vouchers to procure goods, including gold, worth nearly Rs 4.2 crore. He hacked into the website by generating codes present on the gift vouchers using a software program he created.
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Can scamsters hack your bank account if they have your Aadhaar number?
An Aadhaar number is linked with a host of financial services and an individual may fear that scamsters may hack their bank account, etc and take out their funds using Aadhaar. However rest assured this cannot be done due to presence of many security protocols, both from the bank side and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) side.
US-domiciled Cloudzy assisted 17 different government hacking groups: US researchers
Cloudzy CEO Hannan Nozari disputed Halcyon's assessment, saying that his firm couldn't be held responsible for its clients, of which he estimated only 2% were malicious.
Crypto theft: North Korea hackers breach US IT company to target cryptocurrency firms
The hackers broke into Louisville, Colorado-based JumpCloud in late June and used their access to the company's systems to target its cryptocurrency company clients in an effort to steal digital cash
Microsoft under fire after hacks of US State and Commerce departments
In late June, one of cybersecurity expert Steven Adair's clients got an alert from Microsoft: one of the client's employees working on human rights issues had their email account compromised. The client wanted to know if Adair could get to the bottom of it.
Chinese hackers attacked Kenyan government as debt strains grew
China's foreign ministry said it was "not aware" of any such hacking, while China's embassy in Britain called the accusations "baseless", adding that Beijing opposes and combats "cyberattacks and theft in all their forms."
Mid-career cybersecurity roles and market opportunities
Mid-career roles in cybersecurity are emerging in sales, consulting, pre-sales, and cybersecurity operations, with senior analysts, threat-hunting resources, and end-product support specialists all in demand. Alongside cybersecurity firms and specialist practice areas in law firms, product management, marketing, and architecture roles are appearing in the cybersecurity market, aided by India's focus on meeting global cybersecurity standards to enhance data protection practices.
Cyber hack to cost UK outsourcer Capita up to $25 million
Capita, which provides business support services to government and companies, said in a statement on Wednesday the incident had compromised some data from less than 0.1% of its server estate and it was taking steps to recover and secure its systems.
Official Twitter handle of Nepal's Prime Minister's Office hacked
Nepal's Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Twitter handle was hacked briefly on Thursday, and two unauthorised tweets were reposted from it. The account's name was changed to 'Blur', and the tweets mentioned digital currency. The Prime Minister's Press Coordinator said that the account was restored, but the unauthorised retweets were not removed.
Russian hacker group Phoenix targets health ministry systems
Access to the personnel directory and chief physicians of every Indian hospital is likely to have been jeopardised. This raises the prospect of exfiltration of licence documents and personally identifiable information being sold on cybercrime forums on the dark Web. The attack was inferred to be the result of India agreeing to the G7 nations’ price caps and sanctions on Russian oil.
Italy warns hackers targeting known server vulnerability
The hacking attack sought to exploit a software vulnerability, ACN director general Roberto Baldoni told Reuters, adding it was on a massive scale.
US infiltrates big ransomware gang: 'We hacked the hackers'
Officials said the targeted syndicate, known as Hive, is among the world's top five ransomware networks and has heavily targeted health care. The FBI quietly accessed its control panel in July and was able to obtain software keys it used with German and other partners to decrypt networks of some 1,300 victims globally, said FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Five AIIMS servers hacked, 1.3TB data encrypted in cyber attack: Govt to Parliament
A government analysis has traced the source of the cyberattack to Chinese hackers. Five of the 100 servers had been infiltrated by hackers and data from the compromised servers has been successfully retrieved.
Cyber warfare group caused AIIMS hack: sources
The group backed by a “neighbouring” nation’s government was involved in the cyberattack, reveal sources.
After AIIMS, Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital faces hacking attack
After All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi became the victim of hacking attack where Chinese involvement was suspected, another top hospital in the national capital, the Safdarjung Hospital has also been hit.
Hacking of AIIMS server raises serious questions about cyber security in country: Congress
"It has been a week since the server of AIIMS was hacked. It raises serious questions about the cyber security of the country. In 2020, PM Modi had announced that the country will soon have a new cyber security policy. It's been two years and we're still waiting," Venugopal said on Twitter.
Fast Company shuts website after Apple News feed hacked
Apple said in a tweet that an incredibly offensive alert was sent by Fast Company, which has been hacked. Apple News has disabled their channel. The hackers posted a message on Fast Company's website before it disappeared, saying they were able to break in thanks to a password that was shared across many accounts, including an administrator.
TikTok hacked, over 2 bn user database records stolen: Security researchers
Cyber-security researchers on Monday discovered a potential data breach in Chinese short-form video app TikTok, allegedly involving up to 2 billion user database records.
AP Mahesh Co-op Urban Bank servers hacked, Rs 12 crore siphoned off
The AP Mahesh Co-operative Urban Bank authorities after detecting suspicious transactions on Sunday night were able to stop further transfer of funds/transactions and also contacted managements of those banks to block such accounts and managed to get some amount (from the diverted funds) frozen, he said.
US accuses China of Microsoft hack, rallies allies in condemnation
In a simultaneous announcement, the US Department of Justice said four Chinese nationals had been charged with hacking the computers of dozens of companies, universities and government bodies in the United States and abroad between 2011 and 2018.
Air India server hacked; data of 4.5 million consumers compromised
“This is to inform that SITA PSS our data processor of the passenger service system (which is responsible for storing and processing of personal information of the passengers) had recently been subjected to a cybersecurity attack leading to personal data leak of certain passengers. This incident affected around 4,500,000 data subjects in the world,” the national carrier said in a statement.
IndiGo claims servers hacked in December; internal docs may get uploaded on public platforms
"We would like to make this disclosure that some of our servers were subject to a hacking incident earlier this month. We were able to restore our systems in a very short span of time with minimal impact," said the airlines in an official statement.
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