96% of Indian organizations hit by ransomware worked with law enforcement, Sophos finds – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111457545,imgsize-9022,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/96-of-indian-organizations-hit-by-ransomware-worked-with-law-enforcement-sophos-finds.jpg Sophos, a global leader in innovative security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, today released additional findings from its annual “State of Ransomware 2024” survey. According to the report, among organizations surveyed, 96% of Indian companies that were hit by ransomware over the past year ...
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800 online financial frauds a day – ET CISO
800 online financial frauds a day – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111247257,imgsize-34144,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/800-online-financial-frauds-a-day.jpg Nearly 800 digital payment fraud cases are reported every day in India, nearly 10 times more than what RBI’s annual report showed. This is because the central bank’s took into account cases above Rs 1 lakh only. According to the report, 29,082 card & digital payment fraud cases worth Rs ...
Read More »Japan’s space agency suffer multiple cyberattacks – ET CISO
Japan’s space agency suffer multiple cyberattacks – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111182373,imgsize-36900,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/japans-space-agency-suffer-multiple-cyberattacks.jpg Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, which is Japan’s space agency suffered a series of cyberattacks since last year. However, sensitive information related to rockets and satellites was not breached, even as Tokyo continues to probe and take preventive steps. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi acknowledged that the JAXA has ...
Read More »Cyber attack: Change Healthcare to start notifying customers – ET CISO
Cyber attack: Change Healthcare to start notifying customers – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111156314,imgsize-103,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/cyber-attack-change-healthcare-to-start-notifying-customers.jpg Change Healthcare is starting to notify hospitals, insurers and other customers that they may have had patient information exposed in a massive cyberattack. The company also said Thursday that it expects to begin notifying individuals or patients in late July. Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of health care giant ...
Read More »UN raises alarm over AI-fuelled Holocaust denial and distortion – ET CISO
UN raises alarm over AI-fuelled Holocaust denial and distortion – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111100965,imgsize-88198,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/grc/un-raises-alarm-over-ai-fuelled-holocaust-denial-and-distortion.jpg AI technology is helping to create false stories about World War II atrocities including Holocaust denial, risking an “explosive spread of anti-Semitism”, the UN warned Tuesday. The UN’s education and culture body UNESCO called for governments and tech companies to introduce ethical safeguards around AI technology, and ...
Read More »Tile users’ data exposed after hacker breached internal system – ET CISO
Tile users’ data exposed after hacker breached internal system – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110955719,imgsize-155478,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/tile-users-data-exposed-after-hacker-breached-internal-system.jpg Tile, popular for its Bluetooth tracking devices, was recently hacked. According to a 404 media report, a hacker was able to access customer information like names, addresses, mobile numbers and email addresses through the company’s internal tools developed for responding to law enforcement requests about Tile trackers. ...
Read More »Fortinet to Acquire Lacework, Enhancing the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Cybersecurity Platform – ET CISO
Fortinet to Acquire Lacework, Enhancing the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Cybersecurity Platform – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110927414,imgsize-23236,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ot-security/fortinet-to-acquire-lacework-enhancing-the-industrys-most-comprehensive-cybersecurity-platform.jpg Lacework delivers a leading AI-powered cloud security platform. Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lacework, the data-driven cloud security company. Lacework delivers a leading AI-powered ...
Read More »A comprehensive guard against social engineering in the digital age – ET CISO
A comprehensive guard against social engineering in the digital age – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110932985,imgsize-3848,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ciso-strategies/a-comprehensive-guard-against-social-engineering-in-the-digital-age.jpg Brijesh Balakrishnan, Vice President & Global Head of Cybersecurity Practice, Infosys Social engineering attacks are an exercise in deception, with cybercriminals exploiting human vulnerabilities rather than technical flaws. These attacks play on psychological traits such as curiosity, trust, and fear to extract sensitive information or compel ...
Read More »Switzerland flags cyberattacks, disinformation ahead of Ukraine summit – ET CISO
Switzerland flags cyberattacks, disinformation ahead of Ukraine summit – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110888489,imgsize-172930,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/switzerland-flags-cyberattacks-disinformation-ahead-of-ukraine-summit.jpg Switzerland notes cyberattacks rise before peace summit. Switzerland has registered an increase in cyberattacks and disinformation in the run-up to a summit this weekend that aims to create a pathway for peace in Ukraine, the government said on Monday. Ninety states and organizations have registered to take part ...
Read More »Rapid digitalization of agriculture sector increasing cybersecurity risks – ET CISO
Rapid digitalization of agriculture sector increasing cybersecurity risks – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-110611167,imgsize-16708,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/rapid-digitalization-of-agriculture-sector-increasing-cybersecurity-risks.jpg While the adoption of robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) in the agriculture sector is helping fight labour shortages and climate change, it is also raising the risk of cyberattacks, according to a report on Friday. The report by GlobalData, a data and analytics ...
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