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 …
Read More »G20 Summit: India faced approximately 2,450 targeted cyberattacks
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 …
Read More »G20 summit: Indian Hackers’ Counteroffensive Against Hacktivists’ Anti-India Ops
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 …
Read More »Cisco ASA Zero-Day Exploited in Akira Ransomware Attacks
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 …
Read More »Who are the Hackers Targeting India G20 Summit 2023?
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 …
Read More »Bangladeshi Rumman Chowdhury in TIME’s Top 100 in AI
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 …
Read More »Daily Cybersecurity Update, September 07, 2023
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 …
Read More »MITRE and CISA Release Tool to Help Organizations Mitigate OT Attacks
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 …
Read More »Hacker group again threat attack Bangladesh 19 September: CIRT Alert
The Indian Cyber Force (ICF) hackers group again threat they are going to attack Bangladesh coming 19 September for the 2nd time. Prior to that, they attack Bangladeshi infrastructure on 15 August and according the calculation provided by the BGD e-Gov CIRT on that day more than 10 websites were …
Read More »Chrome extensions can steal plaintext passwords from websites
A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has uploaded to the Chrome Web Store a proof-of-concept extension that can steal plaintext passwords from a website’s source code. An examination of the text input fields in web browsers revealed that the coarse-grained permission model underpinning Chrome extensions violates the principles …
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