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Cybersecurity firm Sophos has uncovered a pig-butchering ring that managed to steal over $1 million from its victims in just three months. Translated from Chinese as “shā zhū pán,” this intriguing term describes a captivating blend of romance and fraud, skillfully coaxing victims into investing in deceptive cryptocurrency ventures. An …

Oracle Corp and Microsoft Corp have partnered to create Oracle Database@Azure. This new service allows customers to directly access Oracle database services that are hosted on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and deployed in Microsoft Azure datacenters. Oracle Database@Azure provides the performance, scalability, and availability advantages of Oracle Database on OCI …

Elon Musk’s internet company Starlink is going to launch its services in India soon. The company is likely to get the license India. Starlink requires GMPCS (Global Mobile Personal Communication Satellite) service license to provide satellite broadband services in India. OneWeb and Jio Satellite Communications Limited have already obtained this …

Gartner predicts that over 50% of cyberattacks until 2026 will target vulnerable areas that are not covered or protected by the principles of zero trust. “Zero trust has two significant concerns that need to be addressed. There are various factors to consider, such as legacy technology and shadow IT, that …

Bassem Bazzoun, a security researcher awarded for $25,300 and ranked 2nd place on the conference Leaderboard for discovering a Two-Factor Authentication bypass in Facebook during Meta bug bounty Researchers conference in Seoul, South Korea, 2023. If you’re curious about the technical details of how he managed to bypass Facebook’s two-factor …

Google announced that it is enabling real-time phishing protection for all Chrome users. This means that Chrome will now check every website you visit against a list of known phishing sites in real time, even if you have not visited the site before. This will help to protect you from …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …