U.S. Court Orders NSO Group to Hand Over Pegasus Spyware Code to WhatsApp

A U.S. judge has ordered NSO Group to hand over its source code for Pegasus and other remote access trojans to Meta as part of the social media giant’s on-going litigation against the Israeli spyware vendor.   The decision marks a major legal victory for Meta, which filed the lawsuit in October 2019 for using its infrastructure to distribute the spyware to approximately…

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President Biden Blocks Mass Transfer of Personal Data to High-Risk Nations

U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an Executive Order that prohibits the mass transfer of citizens’ personal data to countries of concern. Key pointers in The Executive Order: The Executive Order also “provides safeguards around other activities that can give those countries access to Americans’ sensitive data,” the White House said in a statement. This includes sensitive…

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Tata Elxsi Announces Partnership with AccuKnox for 5G Managed Security Services for Operators

Tata Elxsi, through its NEURON product suite, announces a strategic partnership with Accuknox, the developer of NIMBUS, a state-of-the-art cloud-native security solution. This collaboration marks a significant advancement in network transformation and security, offering operators a comprehensive solution for building and securing autonomous networks. NEURON, telco automation platform, comprises of a comprehensive suite of transformation…

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Cyber security Insurance Market to Surge 18.2% CAGR, Reaching US$ 61.2 Billion by 2032

Due to the rapidly increasing ransomware attacks, more businesses from small companies to big brands are purchasing cyber insurance plans to help mitigate potential losses in the event of a breach. The cyber security insurance market is expected to reach US$ 11.5 Billion in 2022, registering a CAGR of 18.2% from 2022 to 2032. Growing security threats and financial…

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Global Cybersecurity Association launches GCA Index

The Global Cybersecurity Association (GCA), a dedicated non-profit body, announced the launch of ‘GCA Index’ at a conference in New Delhi titled “Empowering Cybersecurity: Bringing youth, industry citizen & government on a common platform”. This first-of-its kind Index will serve as a go-to reliable resource, offering insights into various use cases and highlighting products, services,…

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Rs 837-cr Cyber Security Project for a CyberSafe Maharashtra: CM Eknath Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said planning is on for a cyber security project worth Rs 837 crore to prevent and solve digital-era crimes and make the state safe from such offences, reported news agency PTI. He said the advanced technology project will make Maharashtra a cyber crime safe state. Crime has changed in today`s…

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Have you Noticed Job’s Adds Roaming Around Facebook; Beaware of Ov3r_Stealer’ Malware

Recently as I was going through my Facebook , I noticed that lot of job advertisement for various position mainly account manager. As I applied they send back queries asking for mobile number and What’s Up messages. Researchers first discovered the stealer in early December. It was being spread via a Facebook job advertisement for…

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No, 3 million Electric Toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS Attack; Hypothetical Attack

3 million electric toothbrushes were hacked with malware to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is likely a hypothetical scenario instead of an actual attack, said a publication. The published a story stated that an employee of cyber security firm Fortinet said 3 million electric toothbrushes had been infected with Java malware to conduct DDoS…

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Britain & France Gather Diplomats for International Agreement on Spyware

The United Kingdom and France will jointly host a diplomatic conference at Lancaster House in London this week in feb 2024, to launch a new international agreement addressing “the proliferation of commercial cyber intrusion tools.” According to the Foreign Office, 35 nations will be represented at the conference, alongside “big tech leaders, legal experts, and…

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CybeReady, Introduced 5 Best Practices for Securing Internet Activities

CybeReady, introduced five best practices for securing internet activities with the launch of an updated CISO Toolkit available in 13 languages for Safer Internet Day on February 6th. This initiative underscores the critical need for informed and vigilant online practices in the face of increasing cyber incidents affecting both the corporate sector and individual users….

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