More than a dozen threat actors are using a strong attack method in the domain name system (DNS). These hackers can take control of domain names without the owners realizing, and then use them for harmful activities. Infoblox, an IT automation and security company, cautions about this risk. The “Sitting …

A ransomware attack on a tech provider has caused payment systems in nearly 300 local Indian banks to temporarily shut down, according to two reliable sources. The attack affected C-Edge Technologies, a provider of banking technology systems to small banks across the country, they said. C-Edge Technologies did not respond …

Zimperium’s zLabs found a new threat called SMS Stealer. It has been found in over 105,000 samples and affects more than 600 global brands. SMS Stealer poses risks like account takeovers and identity theft. SMS stealer: The SMS Stealer threat was discovered in 2022. It tricks victims by using fake …

Apple released security updates for iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS, and Safari to fix many vulnerabilities. The IT giant addressed numerous security vulnerabilities, such as authentication and policy bypasses, information disclosure, denial-of-service (DoS) issues, and bugs leading to memory leaks, unexpected application termination, or system shutdown, by releasing iOS 17.6 and …

Microsoft Azure suffered an outage on July 30 due to a cyberattack known as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Users complained about not being able to access various Microsoft services yesterday, including Microsoft 365 products like Office, Outlook, and Azure. The incident—which lasted nearly 10 hours—took place less …

Microsoft is looking into a big problem that is preventing people from accessing certain Microsoft 365 and Azure services. “We’re currently investigating access issues and degraded performance with multiple Microsoft 365 services and features. More information can be found under MO842351 in the admin center,” Redmond said. Many users are …

Bangladesh Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD) experienced a data breach recently. An attacker, who goes by the alias “frog,” successfully accessed the SQL data of RTHD’s Road and Road Training Department. The breach was discovered earlier this week and is being analyzed by the expert team at Bangladesh Cyber …

CISA added three new vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog of actively exploited vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-4879 ServiceNow Improper Input Validation Vulnerability: ServiceNow has addressed an input validation vulnerability that was identified in Vancouver and Washington DC Now Platform releases. This vulnerability could enable an unauthenticated user to remotely execute code within the …

State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunayed Ahmed Palak said that 8 websites were attacked over 50,000 times in 10 days. He shared this at a press conference after a meeting on cyber security at the ICT Tower in Agargaon, Dhaka, on Tuesday (July 30). There is a …