Ftx Bankruptcy: FTX points to cost, cyber risk as it opposes independent bankruptcy investigation FTX’s lawyers on Monday strongly urged a US bankruptcy judge in Delaware not to greenlight a court-supervised investigation into its collapse, saying it would waste time and money and could pose a security risk. FTX attorney James Bromley at Monday’s hearing told Judge John Dorsey, who ...

Here’s what IT leaders have to say on ChatGPT-enabled cyber attacks ChatGPT quickly became the talk-of-the-town when it launched last year. It wowed with its capabilities so much so that Microsoft announced a huge investment in OpenAI, the company that developed the AI platform. IT leaders have now said that apart from its exciting use cases, ChatGPT poses a threat ...

Fraudsters in call centres change modus operandi, use automated voice messages   Wary of being caught by foreign nationals who are increasingly getting aware of fake call centres duping them, fraudsters have now changed their modus operandi by operating the call centres using automated voice messages in the respective English accent of the victims they are targeting. The revelation was ...

Offer that seems too good probably can’t be trusted: SP Triveni Singh Whether it’s loan apps or a text that apes your discom and says your power will be disconnected, cyber frauds are coming up with innovative ways to target people. Triveni Singh, SP (cybercrime), talks to TOI on the ways people should adopt to safeguard themselves from this menace ...

Top US cybersecurity diplomat’s Twitter account hacked AP photo Washington: The top cybersecurity diplomat in the US, Nate Fick, has revealed his personal Twitter account was hacked. In a tweet, Fick said that “My account has been hacked. Perils of the job.” It was not clear who was responsible for the hack or if cyber-criminals posted anything derogatory from his ...

Holistic approach needed to balance data security and privacy: Golok Kumar Simli   With mobility in the workforce and workplace becoming a new norm in the post-pandemic world, the management of data, data security and privacy has become the biggest challenge for enterprise and government technology leaders, said chief technology officer of Passport Seva Programme. While speaking to ETGovernment on ...

Cyberattack: Italy warns hackers targeting known server vulnerability ROME: Thousands of computer servers have been targeted by a global ransomware hacking attack targeting VMware ESXi servers, Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) said on Sunday, warning organisations to take action to protect their systems. The hacking attack sought to exploit a software vulnerability, ACN director general Roberto Baldoni told Reuters, adding ...

Need for global collaboration to deal with cybercrime: CAG at SCO-SAI   New Delhi: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Girish Chandra Murmu during the Accountants General Conference, organised by Comptroller and Auditor General of India, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)( Observing that cybercrime has become a major economic threat, CAG GC Murmu on Monday underlined the need ...

Kolkata: Hacked e-car showroom map link takes customers for a ride KOLKATA: The city’s first only-electric automobile dealership, which opened on Friday, was short-circuited by a hacker, who has changed the location of the business on Google Map to a narrow lane, around 900m from where the showroom’s actual location off EM Bypass. The showroom is located at 938, Naskarhat ...

Britain’s JD Sports says customer data accessed by cyberattack     FILE PHOTO: JD Sports logo is seen on the exterior of a store in London, Britain, November 17, 2021. Picture taken November 17, 2021. REUTERS/May James British sports and fashion retailer JD Sports Fashion has been the victim of a cyberattack which saw customer data relating to historical online ...