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Election commission (EC) Server Outage: Disrupted SIM related services

Operators are currently facing difficulties as they are unable to utilize the Election Commission (EC) server for various services, including verifying the authenticity of mobile phone SIM buyer’s information. This server outage has persisted for two days, hampering the operators’ ability to provide services such as SIM sales. However, the …

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Critical bugs in Asus routers, warns urgent patches

ASUS has released new firmware for several router models to address security vulnerabilities, including critical ones like CVE-2022-26376 and CVE-2018-1160, which can lead to denial-of-service attacks and code execution. The seven other flaws are as follows – CVE-2022-35401 (CVSS score: 8.1) – An authentication bypass vulnerability that could permit an attacker to send malicious HTTP requests …

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BingeChat steals whatsApp backups

ESET researchers have identified an updated version of Android GravityRAT spyware being distributed as the messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico. GravityRAT is a remote access tool known to be used since at least 2015 and previously used in targeted attacks against India. Windows, Android, and macOS versions are available, as previously documented …

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Fake security researchers push malware files on GitHub

Researchers from VulnCheck have observed a campaign using real security researchers as bait for malware. The campaign goes to some lengths to appear genuine, using fake profiles, downloads, websites, and bogus GitHub profiles, to paint a convincing picture of security professionals offering up exploit code for popular programs. The campaign included a …

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Microsoft says disruptions to Outlook, cloud platform, were cyberattacks

InfoSecBulletin by Associated Press: In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite — including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps — and cloud computing platform. A shadowy hacktivist group claimed responsibility, saying it flooded the sites with junk traffic in distributed denial-of-service attacks. Initially …

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Cyber attack India’s biggest pharmaceutical giant Granules claims Lockbit

The Russia-linked ransomware group LockBit has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Indian pharmaceutical giant Granules India, and published portions of the data it allegedly stole. LockBit’s dark web leak site listed Granules India as one of its latest victims on Wednesday, according to a listing seen by TechCrunch. Granules …

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Fake election commissioner arrested, who threaten changing election result on Rajshahi

Police has arrested a fake Election Commissioner. Fraudster who called a councilor candidate in the recently held Rajshahi City Corporation Election-2023 and demanded money, otherwise threatening to change the election results. RMP’s DB team arrested him from shekher tek in Dhaka on Friday night. The arrested fraudster is Gias Uddin, …

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