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Mamoon Mahmood Shah, the Managing Director and CEO of NRB Bank, has resigned due to personal reasons. Mamoon resigned on 21 January instead of waiting until his tenure ended on 2 February. Shakir Amin Chowdhury is currently the acting managing director of NRB Bank, according to the bank’s website. “I …
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February, 2024
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13 February
Beaming Report
UK Businesses Lose $40bn to Security Breaches in a Year
Last year, more than 1.5 million UK companies were attacked by cybercriminals, causing them to lose over £31.5 billion ($40 billion), according to a report from business ISP Beaming. A company surveyed 500 business leaders in 2023 to find out about security breaches that affected their organization. They were asked …
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13 February
Bank of America warns customers of data breach
Bank of America is warning customers about a data breach that exposed their personal information due to a hack at one of its service providers, Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS), last year. The customer’s personal information that was exposed in the security breach includes their names, addresses, social security numbers, dates …
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13 February
Bangladesh to make AI Act: Law Minister
Bangladeshi government is working on a law for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to keep up with global technology. Before passing the law, they will consult with the stakeholders. He spoke about these things in a meeting with a delegation from the “Center for NRB.” The meeting took place in the conference …
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13 February
CISA released the 2024 Priorities of Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative
CISA released the 2024 Priorities of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC). These priorities will help the group focus on developing effective solutions to cybersecurity challenges. Resulting from the trusted partnerships the collaborative has fostered, the focused goals of the 2024 priorities are to: Defend against Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) …
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12 February
Ransomware tracker: The latest figures (February 2024)
Ransomware gangs began 2024 slowly, with fewer attacks in various important sectors in January. Ransomware gangs posted fewer victims in January compared to the previous month, with a total of 242 victims. This is the lowest number of victims since February 2023. Attacks on healthcare providers, state and local governments, …
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10 February
Kenya hit by 1.2 billion cyber threats in 3 months
Kenya experienced more than 1.2 billion cyber threats in the three months leading up to December. 123 million threats were detected in the previous quarter, showing a 943% increase from the previous period. The Communications Authority of Kenya’s latest report says that the increase in cyber threats is due to …
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10 February
Bangladesh to make AI powered government brain: Palak
State Minister for Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology Junayed Ahmed Palak said that AI powered government brain will be made. He said this at the opening ceremony of the specially abled persons job fair organized under the leadership of Information and Communication Technology Department and under the initiative of Bangladesh …
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9 February
Kaspersky report
New “Coyote” Trojan Targets 61 Brazilian Banks
Banking Trojan developers are always finding new ways to spread malware and infect victims. Kaspersky found a new malware that targets users of over 60 banks in Brazil. It caught the attention because of its advanced infection method using various technologies, different from known banking Trojan infections. The malware uses …
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9 February
Fortinet warn new Fortinet RCE flaw in SSL VPN
Fortinet warns about a new critical vulnerability in FortiOS SSL VPN that could be used in attacks. The flaw, known as CVE-2024-21762 / FG-IR-24-015, has a severity rating of 9.6. It is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in FortiOS. This vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to execute remote code by using malicious …
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