Capture the flag CTF-2023 and Cyber Security Conference was held at MIST in the presence of around 150 participants from 29 teams. The event started on Saturday (November 4) morning ended with the prize distribution in the afternoon. “Bonk Police” took first place in the CTF competition securing 2425 points. …
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Today (04 November) Saturday a day long “Flag Hunt-2023” and “cyber security conference” is being held at MIST powered by the IT Directorate, Bangladesh Army. 29 teams from different places across the country are competing among others to secure the first place till 3 PM. After the CTF, there are …
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*About 5,000 Okta employees had their data accessed during a third-party data breach on October 12. The breach involved stolen information, including names, Social Security numbers, and medical insurance details of both current and former employees. *The AP News website was down because of a DDoS attack. Only some pages …
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Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) Thursday (02.11.23) published four zero days vulnerabilities of Microsoft Exchange which can exploit remotely to execute arbitrary code or disclose sensitive information on affected installations. Bleeping Computer reported, these vulnerabilities were reported to Microsoft on September 7th and 8th, 2023. Microsoft acknowledges the reports …
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According to an analyst, there will be major data breaches and fines for application developers who use generative AI (GenAI) extensively next year. Forrester made the claims in its 2024 predictions for cybersecurity, risk and privacy and trust. Alla Valente, a senior analyst, issued a warning about the excessive use …
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The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) has recently announced the release of CVSS v4.0, the latest version of the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) standard. This update comes more than eight years after the release of CVSS v3.0 in June 2015. Version 4.0 of CVSS aims to …
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40 countries will sign a pledge to stop paying ransoms demanded by cybercriminal groups at the International Counter-Ransomware Initiative summit in Washington, D.C. Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Technology at the White House, suggested that this initiative is a response to the increasing global threat …
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In its Q2 2023 Global Ransomware Report, Corvus noted a significant resurgence in global ransomware attacks, which has continued through the third quarter. Now, with two months remaining in the year, the number of ransomware victims in 2023 has already surpassed what was observed for 2021 and 2022. If the …
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The President of the Canadian treasury board, Anita Anand, announced yesterday (30 October) a ban on the use of the WeChat and Kaspersky suite of applications on government-issued mobile devices. The press release stated, the Government of Canada is committed to keeping government information and networks secure. We regularly monitor …
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Details of 81.5 crore Indians linked to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) are reportedly being sold in India’s largest data leak case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India’s top investigative agency, is likely to investigate the matter once ICMR files a complaint. A report found that someone, …
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