Banks told to stay vigilant amid intel on cyberattack threat – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111356132,imgsize-28516,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/banks-told-to-stay-vigilant-amid-intel-on-cyberattack-threat.jpg Banks across the country have been put on alert amid tip-offs received by the regulator on possible cyberattacks. They have been told to proactively monitor their systems for threat detection on a 24/7 basis. “In the light of credible threat intelligence received regarding potential cyberattacks, regulated ...
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Google to Block Entrust Certificates in Chrome Starting November 2024
Google to Block Entrust Certificates in Chrome Starting November 2024 https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dv.png Jun 29, 2024NewsroomCybersecurity / Website Security Google has announced that it’s going to start blocking websites that use certificates from Entrust starting around November 1, 2024, in its Chrome browser, citing compliance failures and the certificate authority’s inability to address security issues in a timely manner. “Over the past ...
Read More »Rust-Based P2PInfect Botnet Evolves with Miner and Ransomware Payloads
Rust-Based P2PInfect Botnet Evolves with Miner and Ransomware Payloads https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/botnet.png The peer-to-peer malware botnet known as P2PInfect has been found targeting misconfigured Redis servers with ransomware and cryptocurrency miners. The development marks the threat’s transition from what appeared to be a dormant botnet with unclear motives to a financially motivated operation. “With its latest updates to the crypto miner, ransomware ...
Read More »ExCobalt Cyber Gang Targets Russian Sectors with New GoRed Backdoor
ExCobalt Cyber Gang Targets Russian Sectors with New GoRed Backdoor https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/russia.png Jun 22, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Russian organizations have been targeted by a cybercrime gang called ExCobalt using a previously unknown Golang-based backdoor known as GoRed. “ExCobalt focuses on cyber espionage and includes several members active since at least 2016 and presumably once part of the notorious Cobalt ...
Read More »New Rust-based Fickle Malware Uses PowerShell for UAC Bypass and Data Exfiltration
New Rust-based Fickle Malware Uses PowerShell for UAC Bypass and Data Exfiltration https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/malware.png Jun 20, 2024NewsroomThreat Intelligence / Cybercrime A new Rust-based information stealer malware called Fickle Stealer has been observed being delivered via multiple attack chains with the goal of harvesting sensitive information from compromised hosts. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said it’s aware of four different distribution methods — namely ...
Read More »Cybercrooks use AI, launch bot-based attacks – ET CISO
Cybercrooks use AI, launch bot-based attacks – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111049538,imgsize-561945,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/cybercrooks-use-ai-launch-bot-based-attacks.jpg A Pune-based real estate firm was recently duped out of ₹4 crore when cybercriminals, masquerading as its chairman, tricked an accounts officer into transferring company funds into fraudulent bank accounts. At the local unit of a multinational company, the finance controller fell prey to a similar scam running into crores ...
Read More »Kraken Crypto Exchange Hit by $3 Million Theft Exploiting Zero-Day Flaw
Kraken Crypto Exchange Hit by $3 Million Theft Exploiting Zero-Day Flaw https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/crypto.png Jun 19, 2024NewsroomCybercrime / Crypto Security Crypto exchange Kraken revealed that an unnamed security researcher exploited an “extremely critical” zero-day flaw in its platform to steal $3 million in digital assets and refused to return them. Details of the incident were shared by Kraken’s Chief Security Officer, Nick ...
Read More »Vipin Surelia, VISA on mitigating cyber frauds this tax filing season – ET CISO
Vipin Surelia, VISA on mitigating cyber frauds this tax filing season – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-111000270,imgsize-68548,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/cybercrime-fraud/vipin-surelia-visa-on-mitigating-cyber-frauds-this-tax-filing-season.jpg Vipin Surelia, Head, Risk Services, Visa The Reserve Bank of India’s annual report last year highlighted the severity of digital fraud. With 6,659 reported cases amounting to Rs 276 crore, it’s evident that such frauds pose a substantial threat. Tactics used by cybercriminals have evolved, ...
Read More »U.K. Hacker Linked to Notorious Scattered Spider Group Arrested in Spain
U.K. Hacker Linked to Notorious Scattered Spider Group Arrested in Spain https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/arrest.png Jun 16, 2024NewsroomCybercrime / SIM Swapping Law enforcement authorities have allegedly arrested a key member of the notorious cybercrime group called Scattered Spider. The individual, a 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom, was arrested this week in the Spanish city of Palma de Mallorca as he attempted to ...
Read More »New Attack Technique ‘Sleepy Pickle’ Targets Machine Learning Models
New Attack Technique ‘Sleepy Pickle’ Targets Machine Learning Models https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ms.png Jun 13, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Software Security The security risks posed by the Pickle format have once again come to the fore with the discovery of a new “hybrid machine learning (ML) model exploitation technique” dubbed Sleepy Pickle. The attack method, per Trail of Bits, weaponizes the ubiquitous format used to ...
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