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Bangladesh plans to spend Tk192.66 crore to make a national hub for artificial intelligence (AI) to train new AI experts. Most of the money will come from a grant by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica). The project, titled “Fostering Innovative Technology Experts with a Focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) …

More than 55 different types of malware were found last week, and over 160 malware types are spreading in Bangladesh. Some notable malware groups are Android.BadBox2, Android.Vo1d, Avalanche-Andromeda, and Mirai. This shows that both mobile devices and IoT systems are still being targeted. The malware strains targeted Bangladesh’s cyber landscape …

BGD e-GOV CIRT found a cyber-attack campaign using AsyncRAT (Asynchronous Remote Access Trojan) aimed at Bangladesh. Threat analysis shows that the website ck44jili[.]com is a main Control Center (C2) for the AsyncRAT malware. The campaign mixes malware, remote access, and fake financial tricks. Attackers hide harmful files as real software …

BGD e-GOV CIRT officially collaborated with “Have I Been Pwned”. It is the 43rd government onboarded to Have I Been Pwned’s free gov.t service. For this collaboration CIRT now will have full access to query all their government domains via API and monitor them against future breaches. TroyHunt site said, …

As AI fuels in everything, cyber-criminal or bad actors also leverage the tools to intensify their attack path. Statistics shows nearly 30% of all reported scam victims globally started on social media platforms. In case, when any social media related crime is investigated, it is, in final, difficult to sort …

Md. Arman Hossain, 22, has been arrested. He is a student of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at a private university. He was caught in a raid in the Manikdi area near the Cantonment Police Station on Tuesday (May 5). The CID’s Cyber Police Center (CPC) shared this news on Thursday …

A new app dubbed ‘NB” TV is fast spreading in Bangladeshi but creating panic as well. By using the app some people have automatically lost money in different locations in Bangladesh. While installing, the app takes control over the smartphone and transfers money as its maker instructs. The Cyber ​​Unit of …

Cyber Threat Intelligence Unit of BGD e-Gov CIRT has found many suspicious files on Bangladesh government infra like gc.txt and uname.txt. Hackers use such files to check unauthorized write access to web servers. The found artifacts match signs of a big global web defacement campaign that hit Magento systems, first …

There has been a sharp rise in malware linked to the Nymaim / Avalanche loader in Bangladesh. CIRT BD observed over 27,000 malware events, which means bad actors are trying to infect systems and there is ongoing contact with the botnet. Threat Overview Nymaim (also known as Gozi ISFB Loader) …

Bangladesh Bank Unveils Cybersecurity Framework, V 1.0. The purpose of this framework is to ensure Cybersecurity governance and build better resilience against cyber threats. The framework is based on NIST principles but extends into seven functions: Preparation & Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover, and Reporting. This alignment ensures that …