Will Meta lawsuits shape Africa’s data privacy laws? – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-121305742,imgsize-443777,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/will-meta-lawsuits-shape-africas-data-privacy-laws.jpg Highlights Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is contesting a $220 million fine imposed by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission for alleged regulatory breaches, including unauthorized data sharing and market dominance abuse. Content moderators working for Majorel in Ghana have reported severe mental ...
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New Self-Spreading Malware Infects Docker Containers to Mine Dero Cryptocurrency
New Self-Spreading Malware Infects Docker Containers to Mine Dero Cryptocurrency https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/dockers.jpg May 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Threat Intelligence Misconfigured Docker API instances have become the target of a new malware campaign that transforms them into a cryptocurrency mining botnet. The attacks, designed to mine for Dero currency, is notable for its worm-like capabilities to propagate the malware to other ...
Read More »Thales 2025 report: 70% in India flag fast-moving AI as top GenAI security risk – ET CISO
Thales 2025 report: 70% in India flag fast-moving AI as top GenAI security risk – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-121309847,imgsize-191163,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/thales-2025-report-70-in-india-flag-fast-moving-ai-as-top-genai-security-risk.jpg 72% of respondents in India are investing in AI-specific security tools with either new or existing budgets. In India, 68% of respondents identify future encryption compromise as one of the major concerns among quantum computing security threats. Globally, malware remains the top ...
Read More »Hackers Use Fake VPN and Browser NSIS Installers to Deliver Winos 4.0 Malware
Hackers Use Fake VPN and Browser NSIS Installers to Deliver Winos 4.0 Malware https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/malware-install.jpg May 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Software Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a malware campaign that uses fake software installers masquerading as popular tools like LetsVPN and QQ Browser to deliver the Winos 4.0 framework. The campaign, first detected by Rapid7 in February 2025, involves the ...
Read More »China-Linked APTs Exploit SAP CVE-2025-31324 to Breach 581 Critical Systems Worldwide
China-Linked APTs Exploit SAP CVE-2025-31324 to Breach 581 Critical Systems Worldwide https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SAP-chinese-hackers.jpg May 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence A recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting SAP NetWeaver is being exploited by multiple China-nexus nation-state actors to target critical infrastructure networks. “Actors leveraged CVE-2025-31324, an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability that enables remote code execution (RCE),” EclecticIQ researcher Arda Büyükkaya said ...
Read More »TCS launches sovereign cloud infra designed to keep sensitive data within India’s borders – ET CISO
TCS launches sovereign cloud infra designed to keep sensitive data within India’s borders – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-120604750,imgsize-124054,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/tcs-launches-sovereign-cloud-infra-designed-to-keep-sensitive-data-within-indias-borders.jpg Speaking on the occasion, IT secretary S. Krishnan said India generates millions and millions of terabytes and megabytes of data which is stored in multiple places not just within the country but across the world. NEW DELHI: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday ...
Read More »ASUS Patches DriverHub RCE Flaws Exploitable via HTTP and Crafted .ini Files
ASUS Patches DriverHub RCE Flaws Exploitable via HTTP and Crafted .ini Files https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/asus.jpg May 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Endpoint Security ASUS has released updates to address two security flaws impacting ASUS DriverHub that, if successfully exploited, could enable an attacker to leverage the software in order to achieve remote code execution. DriverHub is a tool that’s designed to automatically detect ...
Read More »Pakistani hackers claim to have breached many Indian defence sites – ET CISO
Pakistani hackers claim to have breached many Indian defence sites – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-120918637,imgsize-1464862,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/pakistani-hackers-claim-to-have-breached-many-indian-defence-sites.jpg Cyber-attacks emanating from Pakistan have further increased, with the website of an Indian defence PSU being defaced while Pakistani hackers also claiming to have gained access to “sensitive” data from the Indian Military Engineering Services (MES) and think-tank Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses ...
Read More »Google Pays $1.375 Billion to Texas Over Unauthorized Tracking and Biometric Data Collection
Google Pays $1.375 Billion to Texas Over Unauthorized Tracking and Biometric Data Collection https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/google.jpg May 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananBiometric Data / Privacy Google has agreed to pay the U.S. state of Texas nearly $1.4 billion to settle two lawsuits that accused the company of tracking users’ personal location and maintaining their facial recognition data without consent. The $1.375 billion payment dwarfs ...
Read More »China’s data protection rules prompt pause from major European research funders – ET CISO
China’s data protection rules prompt pause from major European research funders – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-120604858,imgsize-13150,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/chinas-data-protection-rules-prompt-pause-from-major-european-research-funders.jpg Several of Europe’s biggest funders of scientific collaboration with China, in fields such as viruses and air quality, have put bilateral research programmes on hold due to concerns over Chinese data protection laws, funding agencies said. The suspension, which Reuters is reporting for the first ...
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