WhatsApp is currently experiencing a global outage. Users around the world are unable to connect to the messaging service since 2PM ET today. The problem seems to be affecting all 2 billion users of WhatsApp. WhatsApp does not have a status page. It is also not listed on Meta’s service …
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CYBERSECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION
Serious security breach hits EU police agency
They were supposed to be under lock and key, in a secure storage room deep inside Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. But a clutch of highly sensitive files containing the personal information of top law enforcement executives went missing last summer. Europe’s law enforcement agency has been mired in a …
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BANKING, MALWARE, FINANCIAL SERVICES, RAT, JS
JSOUTPROX ATTACK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN APAC
A new version of JSOutProx has been detected by Resecurity. This version is targeting financial services and organizations in the APAC and MENA regions. JSOutProx is a sophisticated attack framework that uses both JavaScript and .NET to carry out its attacks. The malware allows for the loading of various plugins …
Read More »India is likely to host Meta’s first data centre
Meta is likely to establish its first data center in India at the Reliance Industries campus in Chennai. This move will enable the company to process user-generated content from its popular apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp locally as reported by Economictimes. Mark Zuckerberg’s company made a deal with RIL …
Read More »Expert opinion about the BTCL .bd domain issue
Executive member of Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) and One of key person of Internet initiative of japan (IIJ) Yoshinobu Matsuzaki said, “.bd has 4 nameservers. 3 of them, dns.bd, surma.btcl.net.bd and jamuna.btcl.net.bd are answering SERVFAIL to any .bd queries. But they are answering some functional queries like id.server …
Read More »CISA Publishes High-Risk Communities Webpage
CISA has a new webpage with cybersecurity resources for civil society communities at high risk of digital security threats. CISA developed this resource with the help of civil society organizations, government, and private industry partners. It is meant to support communities in their cybersecurity efforts, in line with the priorities …
Read More »OWASP discloses data breach caused by wiki misconfiguration
The nonprofit OWASP warned its members about a possible data breach that could have affected anyone who was a member of the organization from 2006 to 2014. The foundation released a statement on Friday, saying they found old resumes on an old Wiki server in late February. The organization calls …
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If rumour continues
Bangladesh may temporarily shut Facebook, Youtube
Minister for Liberation War Affairs AKM Mozammel Haque said that Facebook and Youtube will temporarily be shutdown if rumors persist and the giants do not respond to the request by the Bangladeshi Gov.t. Mozammel Haque told reporters after the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Law and Order at the …
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PWC survey
43% CEOs think India to play a major role in Bangladesh’s business growth
60% of Bangladesh’s CEOs believe the country’s economic growth will decline this year, while 36% expect it to increase. According to 57% of Bangladeshi CEOs, their businesses can survive the next 10 years under current conditions, while 40% believe their businesses will last more than 10 years if things stay …
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CareEdge Ratings study
India data center capacity to double in 3 years
India’s data center industry is set to double from about 0.9 Gigawatts in 2023 to almost 2 Gigawatts by 2026. Over the next three years, it is expected that $6 billion will be invested to expand capacities. India currently holds a data center capacity share of only 3% globally despite …
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