In an exciting partnership with Mastercard and Visa, Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has introduced Bangladesh’s very first range of wearable payment devices, proudly named ‘WEAREBL’. The devices were officially announced on Monday and the bank proudly declared them as the “first of its kind” in the country. The bank has …

Google announced that it is enabling real-time phishing protection for all Chrome users. This means that Chrome will now check every website you visit against a list of known phishing sites in real time, even if you have not visited the site before. This will help to protect you from …

Spyware posing as fake Telegram “mods” has been downloaded by thousands of people on Google Play. This is a serious issue for business users. Mods, or modified applications, are widely recognized as an integral part of the Telegram ecosystem for enhancing the functionality of the popular messaging client. Mods are …

A report by Cloudsek’s threat research team on September 9 revealed that the group called ‘Team Insane Pk’ conducted around 2,450 cyberattacks targeting ‘#OpIndia’. Out of these, more than 50% percent of the attacks consisted of DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks. ALSO READ: G20 summit: Indian Hackers’ Counteroffensive Against Hacktivists’ Anti-India …

Amidst the G20 Summit in New Delhi, a new front is taking shape in the realm of cyberspace. Indonesia and Pakistan  are leading a united front in a cutting-edge cyber campaign called ‘#OpIndia,’ strategically aimed at numerous Indian government websites. However, Indian hacktivist groups are not sitting idle. The Rise …

Cisco recently detected a zero-day vulnerability in its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. This vulnerability has been targeted by Akira ransomware attacks since August. The vulnerability, known as CVE-2023-20269, has a CVSS score of 5.0 and is of medium severity. It affects the remote access …

Ahead of the G-20 India Summit 2023, there has been a worrisome development as several hacker groups join forces under the #OPIndia banner, declaring their clear intention to carry out cyber attacks on India. As India gears up to host global leaders at the upcoming G-20 summit, the alarming coordinated …

Bangladeshi-born Bengali American data scientist, Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, has earned a well-deserved spot on the esteemed TIME 100 AI list. This incredible accolade acknowledges her remarkable impact in the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Dr. Chowdhury is a prominent figure in the field of applied algorithmic ethics. By combining data …

Tenable entered a definitive agreement to acquire cloud security startup Ermetic for $240 million in cash and $25 million in restricted stock and restricted stock units. Malwarebytes Labs spotted a malvertising campaign targeting both Windows and Mac users with a new Atomic Stealer variant. It uses phishing sites and Google …

The MITRE Corporation and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released Caldera for OT, a new extension to the open source Caldera platform that emulates adversarial attacks against operational technology (OT). Caldera for OT is the result of a collaboration between MITRE, CISA, and the Homeland Security Systems …