India ranks among the bottom five on Harvard's Belfer Cyber Power Index 2022, while China, its primary adversary, is at a strong number two position. Lt. Gen. (Retd.) R S Panwar says a national cyber strategy with an offensive approach is imperative.
Filipino authorities are pushing for higher funding for the country's cybersecurity agency and other government agencies in the wake of recent cyberattacks that resulted in data breaches at multiple government agencies. Researchers say cybercriminals and nation-state actors are behind the attacks.
Cisco issued an urgent warning Monday about a critical vulnerability in one of its modular operating system's web interfaces that is designed for routers, switches and other appliances. Hackers exploited the IOS XE software UI to gain admin rights that give them full control of compromised devices.
IBM says the personal information of 631,000 people was compromised by a "technical method" that allowed unauthorized access to a third-party database used by a Johnson & Johnson patient medication support platform. IBM said the problem has been fixed, but two lawsuits have already been filed.
Nation-state hacks against Western start-ups are surging in a bid by competitor nations to glean intellectual property, warns the Five Eyes intelligence alliance. The stolen data was likely used to fast-track technological and military capabilities within adversary nations, alliance members say.
Amplifying kinetic attacks, Russian hackers in recent months have hit at least 11 telecommunications firms in Ukraine with a barrage of "destructive" malware designed to exfiltrate data, steal social media account credentials, destroy IT systems and disrupt operations, the Ukrainian government says.
Cybercriminals are disguising malware as phony browser updates on compromised websites. Fraudulent updates for Chrome, Firefox and Edge browsers are luring unsuspecting users into downloading malware that can steal data, take over devices or deploy ransomware.
Each year, financial scams cost banks up to $400 million in losses. Despite heavy investments in anti-fraud technology, banks are struggling to protect customers. Bank impersonation scams continue to be the most widely used approach for duping banking customers, said CEO of a stealth startup and the former senior...
The EU will set up a dedicated office to oversee the implementation of the AI Act, especially by big-tech companies such as OpenAI. Dragoş Tudorache, a Romanian politician and the co-rapporteur of the AI Act, said negotiators have agreed in principle on creation of an "EU AI Office."
The Biden administration is backing down from efforts to make cybersecurity a component of safety assessments of water systems, months after federal judges ordered the EPA to halt those efforts. The agency said it would make the security of operational technology a factor in sanitary surveys.
The number of people affected by a Tennessee cardiac care clinic hack has more than doubled to 411,000 since the healthcare group first reported the incident to regulators in July. Cybercriminal group Karakurt claimed responsibility for the attack, which has so far triggered five class action suits.
A financially motivated hacking group turned cyberespionage operation targeted attendees of high-profile European conferences, including the Women Political Leaders Summit in Brussels. Threat actor Void Rabisu - also known as Tropical Scorpius and UNC2596 - has been honing its backdoor.
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