Hackers from Russia, China, and Iran have been using tools from Microsoft-backed OpenAI to hone their skills and trick their targets, according to a report published on Wednesday. Microsoft MSFT.O, opens new tab said in its report it had tracked hacking groups affiliated with Russian military intelligence, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, and the Chinese and North…
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…
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…
Recently in Jharkhand district,police of 14 districts arrested a total of 542 cyber criminals with the help of Prakharpan app. This arrest took place between November 20, 2023 and February 1, 2024. A total of 118 cases were registered against the arrested criminals. 1913 SIM cards have been recovered from them. Cyber criminals used these…
Since the early era of organized cybercrime and state sponsored cyber crime, it has travelled a long way and has become extremely lethal and devastative in nature today. Turbulent geo-political situations across the globe have added more fuel to scale up such attacks worldwide. So, what does the future look like? Ever increasing attacks on…
Unprecedented growth of ‘Dark Web’ market has been a major concern for governments & corporate organizations worldwide. The leakage of massive volumes of stolen PII data from Thailand in ‘Dark Web’ is a very recent example of its growing strength. We at ‘www.digitalcio.in’ & ‘www.securitydive.in’, recently interviewed Shawn Loveland, COO, Resecurity, US based cyber security…
Rapid adoption of digital transformation and incorporation of advanced digital payment technologies have propelled the growth of the entire retail industry. But at the same time, this digital growth invites cyber attackers to use this industry as their next big playground and to play with victims. India has witnessed a massive shift in the retail…
Alkem Laboratories confirmed a cybersecurity incident that led to a fraudulent transfer of Rs 52 crore from one of its subsidiaries affecting the brand value and reveling serious vulnerabilities at several level. The disclosure raises concerns about vulnerabilities in India’s pharmaceutical sector to cyberattacks and led to price fall in their share prices. Alkem stated…
Triveni Singh, a 2011 batch state cadre IPS officer who is known as the ‘cybercop’, held the position of superintendent of police (SP) cybercrime since August 2020, retired from his services. He retired at least two years before his scheduled superannuation in November 2025. Initially appointed as a provincial police services (PPS) officer in 1994,…
Hackers infiltrated into escrow bank accounts of a Thane based company, posing as bank executive In a major cybercrime incident that has sent shockwaves through the city, unidentified hackers successfully infiltrated the escrow bank account of a Thane-based company, resulting in a staggering loss of approximately Rs 25 crore. Escrow accounts are majorly held by…
