U.S. Sanctions Firm Behind N. Korean IT Scheme; Arizona Woman Jailed for Running Laptop Farm https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/it-worker.jpg Jul 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Insider Threat The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a North Korean front company and three associated individuals for their involvement in the fraudulent remote information technology (IT) worker scheme designed to generate ...
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What is Tea? The viral women-only app hit by massive data breach; it lets women review men
What is Tea? The viral women-only app hit by massive data breach; it lets women review men https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-122916578,imgsize-810146,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/what-is-tea-the-viral-women-only-app-hit-by-massive-data-breach-it-lets-women-review-men.jpg Tea, an app made to help women share information about men they date, has been breached. The company confirmed on Friday that thousands of user images were exposed online. Tea said around 72,000 images were leaked. This includes 13,000 images of selfies ...
Read More »Tanin Chakraborty, Biocon Biologics, ETCISO
Tanin Chakraborty, Biocon Biologics, ETCISO India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act marks a shift in how enterprises must think about privacy, not merely as a compliance box to tick, but as a strategic opportunity to build trust, resilience, and competitive edge in a data-driven economy. In a recent conversation with ETCISO DeepTalks, Tanin Chakraborty, Senior Director & Global Data ...
Read More »Microsoft warns of ransomware surge in SharePoint server attacks linked to Chinese hackers
Microsoft warns of ransomware surge in SharePoint server attacks linked to Chinese hackers https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-122874693,imgsize-22446,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/microsoft-warns-of-ransomware-surge-in-sharepoint-server-attacks-linked-to-chinese-hackers.jpg Microsoft has issued a warring to organisations that are using on-premises SharePoint servers. The tech giant has confirmed that the hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in its on on-premises SharePoint servers to deploy ransomware. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team has identified a specific actor, designated Storm-2603, as ...
Read More »Watch This Webinar to Uncover Hidden Flaws in Login, AI, and Digital Trust — and Fix Them
Watch This Webinar to Uncover Hidden Flaws in Login, AI, and Digital Trust — and Fix Them https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/login.jpg Jul 24, 2025The Hacker News Is Managing Customer Logins and Data Giving You Headaches? You’re Not Alone! Today, we all expect super-fast, secure, and personalized online experiences. But let’s be honest, we’re also more careful about how our data is used. If ...
Read More »US lawmaker presses for details of Pentagon use of Chinese engineers under Microsoft deal
US lawmaker presses for details of Pentagon use of Chinese engineers under Microsoft deal https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-122878403,imgsize-92578,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/cybercrime-fraud/us-lawmaker-presses-for-details-of-pentagon-use-of-chinese-engineers-under-microsoft-deal.jpg A US lawmaker on Thursday pressed the US Defense Department for further details on what information the US military shared with Chinese engineers as part of a cloud computing services contract with Microsoft. After a report by investigative journalism publication ProPublica, Microsoft last week said ...
Read More »India’s digital payment surge needs a security reset, ETCISO
India’s digital payment surge needs a security reset, ETCISO India’s digital payments ecosystem has scaled rapidly, powered by the twin forces of agile fintechs and resilient banking rails. During 2024-25, total digital payments recorded growth of 34.8% and 17.9 % in volume and value terms, respectively. The Reserve Bank of India’s introduction of the e-rupee and integration by platforms like ...
Read More »‘If you’re reading this, your company is dead’: How one weak password ended a 158 year old business
‘If you’re reading this, your company is dead’: How one weak password ended a 158 year old business https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-122826537,imgsize-1192379,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/if-youre-reading-this-your-company-is-dead-how-one-weak-password-ended-a-158-year-old-business.jpg For 158 years, KNP Logistics Group was a trusted transport company based in Northamptonshire. Generations of workers had built its name into a legacy. But all it took to bring that century-and-a-half-old enterprise to its knees was one weak password. In ...
Read More »China-Linked Hackers Launch Targeted Espionage Campaign on African IT Infrastructure
China-Linked Hackers Launch Targeted Espionage Campaign on African IT Infrastructure https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/chinese-hackers.jpg Jul 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Malware The China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as APT41 has been attributed to a new campaign targeting government IT services in the African region. “The attackers used hardcoded names of internal services, IP addresses, and proxy servers embedded within their malware,” Kaspersky researchers ...
Read More »CoinDCX Hack: How Safe Are Your Crypto Assets After Massive Rs 368 Crore Breach?ETCISO
CoinDCX Hack: How Safe Are Your Crypto Assets After Massive Rs 368 Crore Breach?ETCISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-122810135,imgsize-76452,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/next-gen-tech/coindcx-hack-how-safe-are-your-crypto-assets-after-massive-rs-368-crore-breach.jpg India’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, CoinDCX, recently suffered a security breach resulting in a loss of approximately $44.2 million (Rs 368 crore). While the company quickly reassured users that no customer assets were affected, the incident has reignited concerns over the security of crypto platforms and ...
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