The prolific ransomware gang LockBit has claimed responsibility for hacking one of India’s top brokerage firms, Motilal Oswal. Indian authorities say they are aware and investigating the incident. On Tuesday, LockBit added the Indian brokerage giant Motilal Oswal to its dark web leak site, according to the report published by …
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BGD e-GOV CIRT Report
Bangladesh faced 71.39% of Malware Infections Linked to Ransomware
The threat landscape report from BGD e-GOV CIRT shows a significant 71.39% increase in malware infections linked to potential ransomware threats. The report shows that there exist vulnerabilities in Bangladesh that could lead to ransomware attacks on various organizations. The main malware strains identified are M0yv, Phorpiex, and Necurs, which …
Read More »Adobe Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products
Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe software. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Adobe Commerce and Magento Adobe Substance 3D Painter Adobe Acrobat and Reader Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server Adobe Audition Adobe Substance 3D Designer …
Read More »Microsoft Fixes Two Zero-Days in February Patch Tuesday
Microsoft released updates for 73 vulnerabilities, including two zero-day flaws being actively exploited, which makes for a busy February for system administrators. In February’s Patch Tuesday update, there were fixes for five critical vulnerabilities and 30 remote code execution flaws. However, the two zero-day vulnerabilities were security feature bypass bugs. …
Read More »NRB Bank MD Mamoon Mahmood resigns
Mamoon Mahmood Shah, the Managing Director and CEO of NRB Bank, has resigned due to personal reasons. Mamoon resigned on 21 January instead of waiting until his tenure ended on 2 February. Shakir Amin Chowdhury is currently the acting managing director of NRB Bank, according to the bank’s website. “I …
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Beaming Report
UK Businesses Lose $40bn to Security Breaches in a Year
Last year, more than 1.5 million UK companies were attacked by cybercriminals, causing them to lose over £31.5 billion ($40 billion), according to a report from business ISP Beaming. A company surveyed 500 business leaders in 2023 to find out about security breaches that affected their organization. They were asked …
Read More »Bank of America warns customers of data breach
Bank of America is warning customers about a data breach that exposed their personal information due to a hack at one of its service providers, Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS), last year. The customer’s personal information that was exposed in the security breach includes their names, addresses, social security numbers, dates …
Read More »Bangladesh to make AI Act: Law Minister
Bangladeshi government is working on a law for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to keep up with global technology. Before passing the law, they will consult with the stakeholders. He spoke about these things in a meeting with a delegation from the “Center for NRB.” The meeting took place in the conference …
Read More »CISA released the 2024 Priorities of Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative
CISA released the 2024 Priorities of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC). These priorities will help the group focus on developing effective solutions to cybersecurity challenges. Resulting from the trusted partnerships the collaborative has fostered, the focused goals of the 2024 priorities are to: Defend against Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) …
Read More »Ransomware tracker: The latest figures (February 2024)
Ransomware gangs began 2024 slowly, with fewer attacks in various important sectors in January. Ransomware gangs posted fewer victims in January compared to the previous month, with a total of 242 victims. This is the lowest number of victims since February 2023. Attacks on healthcare providers, state and local governments, …
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