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The Russia-linked ransomware group LockBit has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Indian pharmaceutical giant Granules India, and published portions of the data it allegedly stole. LockBit’s dark web leak site listed Granules India as one of its latest victims on Wednesday, according to a listing seen by TechCrunch. Granules …

A Russian-speaking cybercrime group has been targeting dozens of companies, including several federal agencies, in a recent spree. The group, CL0P, is known for using a flaw in the MOVEIt file transfer program to steal data. Among the victims of CL0P’s attacks are the BBC, Shell, Johns Hopkins Health Systems, …

Three hacking groups, Killnet, Anonymous Sudan, and REvil, have threatened to launch a “destructive” attack against the European financial system, starting with the SWIFT international communications system. The attack is expected to take place within the next 48 hours. The groups are reportedly motivated by political reasons, as they are …

Trend Micro, a leading cybersecurity provider, has been incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into its solutions for the past decade. However, it has now embraced the power of generative AI. The company recently unveiled its Vision One platform, which integrates various cybersecurity capabilities such as extended detection and response (XDR), attack …

The LockBit ransomware gang has been active since at least January 2020, and has launched roughly 1,700 attacks in the United States, resulting in approximately $91 million in ransom payments. The gang operates under the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, which allows affiliates to use the malware and its infrastructure to target …

Mandiant, a prominent cybersecurity firm now part of google cloud, has uncovered the activities of UNC3886, a Chinese cyberespionage group that has been actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in VMware ESXi. This vulnerability allows the group to escalate privileges on guest virtual machines, gaining unauthorized access and control. The initial …

Fortinet on Monday warned customers that a recently patched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-27997, could be a zero-day flaw that has been exploited in limited attacks. The vulnerability, which is a critical heap-based buffer overflow in the SSL-VPN module, can allow a remote hacker to execute arbitrary code or commands using …

Several Indian media report that a massive data breach of the CoWIN portal (The central platform for COVID-19 vaccination registration in India) had happened. For this breach media report one billion Indian citizens’ data is at risk. This data leak has also exposed the Aadhaar card, Voter ID, and PAN …

A hacker group known as the Cyber Anarchy Squad, supportive of the Ukrainian cause, is believed to have successfully targeted and disrupted Infotel JSC, a critical Russian internet service provider (ISP) that plays a crucial role in facilitating the financial system utilized by Russian banks. Infotel, based in Moscow, has …

With the increasing number of malware attacks and scams, the security of people’s devices is becoming a major concern. To combat this problem and help individuals keep their smart phones secure, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched several free BOT removal tools. The government is actively reaching out to …