The Union ministry of communications has said that the department of telecommunications’ (DoT) directions for the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app in mobile handsets are aimed at safeguarding citizens from purchasing non-genuine handsets, enabling easy reporting of suspected misuse of telecom resources. “Failure to comply with these directions shall attract action under the Telecommunications…
Hyundai Motor Group has established a dedicated unit to respond to cyber threats and is sharply increasing its investment in information security as it accelerates efforts to strengthen protection across the group. The cyberthreat response team, led by Yang Ki-chang, head of the group’s Integrated Security Center, will oversee vulnerability assessments, threat monitoring and incident…
A ransomware operation has discovered it can target large corporations by going after network security devices pitched to smaller enterprises. The market for SonicWall SSL VPN devices tends to be small- and medium-sized firms – but when those businesses are bought by larger businesses, the devices suddenly are part of a network worth real money…
OpenAI said a Mixpanel breach exposed API user metadata—and urged customers to watch for phishing attacks. Mixpanel said an attacker accessed part of its systems and exported customer-identifiable metadata. OpenAI said no prompts, API keys, payment information, or authentication tokens were involved. Both companies reviewed the incident, notified affected users, and outlined new security steps…
Hackers are hijacking U.S. radio transmission equipment to broadcast bogus emergency messages and obscene language, the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday. In a public notice, opens new tab, the FCC said a “recent string of cyber intrusions against various radio broadcasters” had occurred, resulting in the issuance of the U.S. Emergency Alert System’s “Attention Signal.”…
