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U.S. cybersecurity officials see mainly low-impact attacks from logging flaw, so far – ET CISO

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By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. agency charged with defending the country against hacking said on Tuesday the majority of attacks it has seen using a recently disclosed flaw in widely used open-source software were minor, with many of them seeking to hijack computing power to mine

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Thirty-fold increase in DDoS cyber attacks in India in festive season – ET CISO

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New Delhi, There has been a 30-fold increase in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyber attacks in India in October, compared to the volume recorded in the previous month, a new report showed on Wednesday. Cyber-security analysts at Tata Communications found that while the attacks started with a few targeted broadband providers in early October, the pattern […]

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Explainer: The security flaw that’s freaked out the internet – ET CISO

securityforumadmin December 15, 2021 0

Security pros say it’s one of the worst computer vulnerabilities they’ve ever seen. They say state-backed Chinese and Iranian hackers and rogue cryptocurrency miners have already seized on it. The Department of Homeland Security is sounding a dire alarm, ordering federal agencies to urgently eliminate the bug because it’s so easily exploitable – and

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The new world of work in India comes with new risks – ET CISO

securityforumadmin November 26, 2021 0

By Kartik Shahani After multiple lockdowns across the country, employees in India are gradually returning to their offices. Working remotely for nearly two years has both organisations and employees wanting flexibility in operations and the hybrid work model is becoming a popular choice. A vast majority of Indian organisations (80%) plan to adopt the hybrid […]

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Growing number of non-business IoT devices on corporate networks make businesses vulnerable – ET CISO

securityforumadmin October 26, 2021 0

Indian companies are facing growing risk from non-business IoT devices with a massive surge in the number of such devices connecting to their corporate networks since the move to remote working. According to an IoT survey conducted by Palo Alto Networks, around 78% organizations reported an increase in non-business IoT devices on corporate networks in […]

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Tokyo Olympics was targeted 2.5 times more than 2012 London Olympics – ET CISO

securityforumadmin October 26, 2021 0

There were as many as 450 million cyberattack attempts during the Tokyo Olympics games. This is around 2.5 times more in comparison with the 2012 London Summer Olympics. The mind-boggling figures of the number of cyber attacks have been revealed by none other than NTT Ltd. The company was managing the huge technology and security […]

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NYT journalist says hacked with Pegasus spyware – ET CISO

securityforumadmin October 25, 2021 0

Washington, New York Times journalist Ben Hubbard was repeatedly targeted with Israel-based NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware over a three-year period from June 2018 to June 2021, according to a new report by University of Toronto‘s Citizen Lab that studies spyware on Sunday. The attempts took place when he was reporting on Saudi Arabia, and writing […]

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Israeli hospital targeted in ransomware attack – ET CISO

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Jerusalem, Oct 13, 2021 -An Israeli hospital was targeted Wednesday by a ransomware attack, officials said, with the state’s cyber directorate calling it the first such attack on a hospital in the country. The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center is “currently using alternative systems to treat its patients”, it said in a statement, describing the attack […]

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Critical bug in world’s largest NFT marketplace OpenSea found, firm fixes it – ET CISO

securityforumadmin October 14, 2021 0

New Delhi, Cyber-security researchers on Wednesday reported that world’s largest NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace called OpenSea had compromised security which, if exploited, could have led hackers to hijack user accounts and steal entire crypto wallets of users, by sending malicious NFTs. After seeing reports of stolen crypto wallets triggered by free airdropped

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Apple warns of cybercrime risks if EU forces it to allow others’ software – ET CISO

securityforumadmin October 14, 2021 0

Apple on Wednesday ramped up its criticism of EU draft rules that would force it to allow users to install software from outside its App Store, citing the risks posed by cybercriminals and malware. The iPhone maker has been a fierce critic of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s proposed rules, which were announced last year […]