March, 2024

• 17 March

  EU Parliament Approves Artificial Intelligence Act

  

  * Safeguards on general purpose artificial intelligence * Limits on the use of biometric identification systems by law enforcement * Bans on social scoring and AI used to manipulate or exploit user vulnerabilities * Right of consumers to launch complaints and receive meaningful explanations On Wednesday, Parliament approved the Artificial …

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• 17 March

  Brilliant Cloud: A public cloud service provider in Bangladesh

  

  InterCloud Limited is a company in Bangladesh that is part of a group with businesses in garment manufacturing, aviation, and telecommunications. Tusuka is known for making denim products in Bangladesh. Novoair is a premium passenger airline in Bangladesh with seven ATR-72 aircraft. In 2008, Novotel Limited started in the telecommunications …

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• 16 March

  CISA Releases Fifteen Industrial Control Systems Advisories

  

  CISA released 15 advisories about Industrial Control Systems (ICS) on March 14, 2024. The advisories include important information about security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits related to ICS. ICSA-24-074-01 Siemens SENTRON 7KM PAC3x20 ICSA-24-074-02 Siemens Solid Edge ICSA-24-074-03 Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Server ICSA-24-074-04 Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Client ICSA-24-074-05 Siemens …

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• 16 March

  IMF email account compromised: Investigates ongoing

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently experienced a cyber incident, which was detected on February 16, 2024. After further investigation with help from cybersecurity experts, the breach was identified, and steps were taken to fix it. The investigation found that 11 IMF email accounts were hacked. The affected accounts have …

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• 16 March

  StopCrypt: Most widely distributed ransomware evades detection

  

  The SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team recently observed a new variant of StopCrypt ransomware. The ransomware executes its malicious activities by utilizing multi-stage shellcodes before launching a final payload that contains the file encryption code. StopCrypt, also known as STOP Djvu, is a widely spread ransomware, as reported by …

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• 15 March

  Google Chrome introduces real-time URL protection

  

  Cybersecurity attacks are always changing, and it’s important to detect them quickly. To keep up with hackers, Google Safe Browsing now offers real-time URL protection for Chrome users on desktop or iOS. Additionally, Chrome for iOS has new password protections to help you navigate the web securely. Real-time protection through …

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• 15 March

  FCC approves Voluntary ‘Cyber Trust Mark’ For IoT Devices

  

  The Federal Communications Commission voted to start a program for labeling wireless consumer Internet of Things products with strong cybersecurity. This means that products meeting these standards will have a “U.S Cyber Trust Mark” label, helping consumers make better choices and encouraging manufacturers to improve cybersecurity. The Commission has adopted …

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• 14 March

  Padma Bank is merging with Exim Bank: Official

  

  According to Prothom Alo’s report, the fourth generation Padma Bank is going to merge with the private Exim Bank of Islamic style. This decision was taken unanimously in the Exim Bank Board of Directors meeting on Thursday (March 14). A director of Exim Bank confirmed this information to Prothom Alo …

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• 13 March

  Alert
  VCURMS and STRRAT Trojans deployed via AWS and GitHub

  

  FortiGuard Labs found a phishing campaign that tricks users into downloading a malicious Java downloader to spread new VCURMS and STRRAT remote access trojans. The attackers stored malware on public services like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and GitHub to avoid detection. They used email as its command and control throughout …

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• 13 March

  Microsoft addresses 59 CVEs its March 2024 Patch Tuesday

  

  No vulnerabilities being exploited this month- Microsoft’s security update for February 2024. March’s Patch Tuesday is not as severe as previous months. It addresses 60 vulnerabilities, with only two labeled as “critical.” In comparison, last month had over 70 security vulnerabilities. January and December had even fewer vulnerabilities, particularly when compared …

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