August, 2023

• 11 August

  2023 Threat Report: Social Engineering and Web Attacks waves

  

  The overall cyber-threat risks have significantly increased during the second quarter of 2023. The number of unique web attacks being blocked has increased by 24%, resulting in over 700 million unique attacks being blocked every month. Social engineering and web-related threats have become increasingly prevalent among the various cyber risks. …

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• 10 August

  Police will not be able to check citizens’ devices under new law: Law Minister

  

  Digital Security Act is being replaced to Cyber Security Act-2023. Under this law, the term of sentence has been reduced, there is provision for bail. The police will not be able to check citizens’ devices under the new law. Law Minister Anisul Haque said these in a press conference at …

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• 10 August

  “Cyber security act-2023” feedback open for 14 days

  

  Feedback can be given within 14 days through the website on the ‘Cyber Security Act-2023’, ICT State Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak gave this information at a press conference regarding the repeal of Security Act-2018 and presentation and notification of proposed Cyber Security Act-2023 at Agargaon ICT Tower on Thursday (August …

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• 10 August

  5 Institutions add to CII list: ICT State minister

  

  BRTA, Vaccine Management System, Health Department’s MIS, Land Record System, Rural Electricity will be added to the Critical Information Infrastructure or (CII) list, said ICT State Minister Zunayed Ahmed Palak. He gave this information to the journalists after the review meeting to the progress of preparation on possible cyber attack …

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• 9 August

  Janata Bank Ltd. is now “Janata Bank PLC”

  

  The name of Janata Bank has changed. The new name is ‘Janata Bank PLC’. The Banking Regulations and Policy Department of Bangladesh Bank has informed this information in a circular on Tuesday (August 8). It is said that, as per the provisions of Section 11A(a) of the Companies Act, 1994, …

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• 8 August

  UK electoral Commission hack exposed data of 40 million voters

  

  The UK’s Electoral Commission was targeted by a “sophisticated cyber-attack”, which led to the personal information of many British voters being exposed. In October 2022, the Commission made a shocking discovery – an attack had been detected on its systems after detecting suspicious activity. Attackers accessed the servers of the …

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• 8 August

  Two-Thirds of UK Sites Vulnerable to Bad Bots: DataDome

  

  DataDome reveals that a staggering 66% of UK websites are unable to block simple bot attacks. As a result, these businesses are left vulnerable to fraud, account breaches, and countless other risks. The security vendor used its BotTester tool to test more than 2400 of the biggest sites in the …

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• 8 August

  Google asks employees to sleep at office campus for $99/night

  

  As the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, offices are finding new ways to motivate employees to return to work. Google is also making efforts to ensure a smooth transition when returning to the campus. The tech giant is offering a discounted hotel stay for $99 per night at a new campus in …

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• 7 August

  Coming “Cyber security act-2023” by September in Bangladesh

  

  Finally, the government has decided to repeal the Digital Security Act-2018. Instead it will now be renamed as the ‘Cyber Security Act-2023’. This decision was taken in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday (August 7) morning. Law Minister Anisul Haque told the media this information. …

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• 6 August

  Bangladesh bank alert on cyber attack to bank and financial sectors

  

  Bangladesh Bank alert on a cyber attack on 15 August to the bank and financial institutions. Sunday (6 July) Bangladesh Bank issued the alert. Taken the cyber threat by the threat actor as serious the alert read the following: ALSO READ: 15 August target possible big cyber attack in BD; …

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