Google Reports State-Backed Hackers Using Gemini AI for Recon and Attack Support https://firewalls.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/google-ai.jpg Google on Thursday said it observed the North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC2970 using its generative artificial intelligence (AI) model Gemini to conduct reconnaissance on its targets, as various hacking groups continue to weaponize the tool for accelerating various phases of the cyber attack life cycle, ...
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Experts hail revised AI deepfake guidelines that focus on misleading content
Experts hail revised AI deepfake guidelines that focus on misleading content https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-128191280,imgsize-12472,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/ot-security/experts-hail-revised-ai-deepfake-guidelines-that-focus-on-misleading-content.jpg Legal experts have welcomed the government’s amended guidelines on AI-generated deepfakes, saying that social media intermediaries will be happy with the reasonable efforts expectation rather than the earlier proposed visible labelling. The IT Ministry has issued updated guidelines for social media intermediaries like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, directing ...
Read More »Why securing consumer data has become a critical business priority in 2026, ETCISO
Why securing consumer data has become a critical business priority in 2026, ETCISO Every digital interaction leaves a trail. Every click, transaction, and conversation generates information that can reveal preferences, behaviors, and patterns. For businesses, this data is invaluable, a guiding strategy that drives innovation and shapes customer engagement. But, with this opportunity comes responsibility. Cyberattacks are increasing in scale ...
Read More »Data privacy is becoming an infrastructure imperative
Data privacy is becoming an infrastructure imperative https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-127902085,imgsize-337112,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/data-privacy-a-key-infrastructure-challenge-for-indian-enterprises.jpg For Indian enterprises, managing data privacy is rapidly becoming fundamental to infrastructure engineering and risk management. It is no longer advisable to relegate privacy to legal tick-boxes or compliance checklists. As organizations modernize digital estates across cloud, hybrid, and edge environments, privacy must be treated as part of the data lifecycle engineering ...
Read More »Exposed Training Open the Door for Crypto-Mining in Fortune 500 Cloud Environments
Exposed Training Open the Door for Crypto-Mining in Fortune 500 Cloud Environments https://firewalls.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/pentera.jpg The Hacker NewsFeb 11, 2026Identity Security / Threat Exposure Intentionally vulnerable training applications are widely used for security education, internal testing, and product demonstrations. Tools such as OWASP Juice Shop, DVWA, Hackazon, and bWAPP are designed to be insecure by default, making them useful for learning how ...
Read More »AI has led to industrialisation of cybercrime
AI has led to industrialisation of cybercrime https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-128186576,imgsize-5440,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/cybercrime-fraud/ai-has-led-to-industrialisation-of-cybercrime.jpg The advent of artificial intelligence has led to the industrialisation of cybercrime, with a lot of automated attacks being carried out by organised gangs, a top official of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Global CyberPeace Summit 2026, Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre CEO Rajesh Kumar said that ...
Read More »3 lessons from Supreme Court’s Meta ruling, ETCISO
3 lessons from Supreme Court’s Meta ruling, ETCISO On February 3, 2026, the Supreme Court of India sent a seismic shockwave through the global technology landscape. In a stern rebuke of Meta and WhatsApp’s “take-it-or-leave-it” privacy policy, the Supreme Court did more than adjudicate a dispute. It set a new constitutional floor for the digital economy. The message was crystal ...
Read More »Personal data breach affected over 165,000 accounts: Coupang
Personal data breach affected over 165,000 accounts: Coupang https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-127967554,imgsize-11534,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/data-breaches/coupang-data-breach-affects-over-165000-customers-what-you-need-to-know.jpg E-commerce giant Coupang said on Thursday it has discovered a data leak of personal information from more than 165,000 customer accounts linked to an incident it first identified in November last year. The leaked data includes names, phone numbers and addresses entered by customers on the address list for shipping, and ...
Read More »From Ransomware to Residency: Inside the Rise of the Digital Parasite
From Ransomware to Residency: Inside the Rise of the Digital Parasite https://firewalls.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/picus.jpg Are ransomware and encryption still the defining signals of modern cyberattacks, or has the industry been too fixated on noise while missing a more dangerous shift happening quietly all around them? According to Picus Labs’ new Red Report 2026, which analyzed over 1.1 million malicious files and mapped ...
Read More »Digital frauds drop as banks step up vigil
Digital frauds drop as banks step up vigil https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-128139932,imgsize-48902,width-1200,height=627,overlay-etciso,resizemode-75/cybercrime-fraud/digital-banking-frauds-decline-rbi-steps-up-customer-protection.jpg Amidst rising digital banking frauds, Reserve Bank of India is proposing ways to give solace to aggrieved customers who have lost money to scam insters unknowingly. The share of digital frauds has come down marginally partly due to the awareness programmes, yet they account for 17% of total complaints in FY25 ...
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