Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike has confirmed the termination of an insider who allegedly provided sensitive internal system details to a notorious hacking collective. The incident, which came to light last week, involved the leak of internal screenshots on a public Telegram channel operated by the threat group known as “Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters.” The leaks surfaced when…
APT24, a threat actor referred from Chinese cyber criminal group, has been observed employing multiple techniques to deploy malware as part of a three-year-long cyberespionage campaign, Google reports. Also tracked as G0011, Pitty Panda, and Pitty Tiger, APT24 has been active since at least 2008, mainly relying on spear phishing and social engineering to achieve its…
Microsoft Azure successfully repelled one of the most devastating distributed denial-of-service attacks in cloud computing history on October 24, 2025. The assault, which peaked at an unprecedented 15.72 terabits per second (Tbps), targeted a single endpoint in Australia and demonstrated both the escalating sophistication of modern cyber threats and the resilience of enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure….
Albertsons Companies, a leading food and drug retailer in the United States, has appointed Nantha Ram Ramalingam as Director and Head of Cybersecurity GCC (India) of Albertsons Companies India, located in Bengaluru. Nantha Ram has over 16 years of experience in Information & Cyber Security, Industrial Cybersecurity (OT Security), Retail Security, Supply Chain Security, and…
Synnovis, a leading UK pathology services provider, is notifying healthcare providers that a data breach occurred following a ransomware attack in June 2024, which resulted in the theft of some patients’ data. Synnovis is now reaching out to affected organizations, including NHS hospitals and clinics, but will not contact patients directly. Patient notifications will be handled…
Shares of Blue Cloud Softech Solutions are in focus today as the company has stated that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with BlackDice Cyber Ltd, a UK-based cybersecurity technology company. The partnership aims to integrate AI-based network security directly into 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) hardware and edge infrastructure, ensuring secure, end-to-end…
The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) is investigating a cyberattack on IT systems supplier Miljödata that exposed data belonging to 1.5 million people. Miljödata is an IT systems supplier for roughly 80% of Sweden’s municipalities. The company disclosed the incident on August 25, saying that the attackers stole data and demanded 1.5 Bitcoin to not leak it….
Saepio has acquired Ruptura to help organisations safeguard their most critical systems and data in an increasingly complex threat environment. Having previously collaborated through a successful partnership, Saepio and Ruptura already share a proven track record of delivering robust cyber defences for clients. The acquisition brings Ruptura’s advanced penetration testing (pen testing) skills directly in-house,…
Sophisticated cybercriminals deploying artificial intelligence (AI) as a weapon .. Sophisticated cybercriminals deploying artificial intelligence (AI) as a weapon are taking advantage of inadequate corporate defences in India, CrowdStrike’s latest Asia Pacific eCrime report found. This raises alarm bells for the country’s $5 trillion economic ambitions. Though the Asia Pacific region represents more than half of…
The Open VSX registry rotated access tokens after they were accidentally leaked by developers in public repositories and allowed threat actors to publish malicious extensions in a supply chain attack. Wiz researchers discovered two weeks ago, when they reported an exposure of over 550 secrets across Microsoft VSCode and Open VSX marketplaces. Some of those…
