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…
Security alert, was issued for Samsung users on December 13, stating concern as high-risk and emphasised the urgency of updating the operating system or firmware in the existing Samsung mobile phones. Samsung Electronics has been notifying some of its customers of a data breach that exposed their personal information to an unauthorized individual form the…
The United States, India, and Taiwan collaborate for a cybersecurity workshop as on December 11-12 to address cybersecurity and digital security challenegs. This will help foster operational expertise and sharing best practices under the auspices of the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF). The event was graced by US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, Taiwan’s Representative Baushuan…
Threat of Cyber attack on Indian websites and critical infrastructure is impending as one of the largest hackers group plans cyber attack targeting the health sector. A nationwide alert has been issued and Central agencies are particularly vigilant instructing to adhere to Cyber Hygiene Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) and perform necessary tasks to safeguard data…
Nissan is investigating a cyber-attack that has targeted its systems in New Zealand and Australia. Customers are being warned of the attack, which may have led to hackers accessing personal information. In a statement on the company’s website, it says they’ve notified cyber security authorities in New Zealand and across the Tasman and their global…
Genetic testing company revealed of data breach affecting 23andMe users that was disclosed earlier this fall. The company says its investigation found hackers were able to access information from 14,000 userbase. Based on its investigation hackers had accessed 0.1% of its customer base. When the breach was first revealed in October, the company said its investigation…
The Bengaluru police cyber crime unit has busted an interstate cyber fraud network which had opened several benami accounts (mule accounts) to carry out cyber frauds. The police have arrested six accused of which, five are from Kerala and one hails from Karnataka. The group used to trap innocent people, especially petty workers in the…
NAL HIT BY RANSOMEWARE As per National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), LockBit added to its Dark Web leak site. This gave them edge and threatens to publish the organization’s stolen data if it fails to pay an unspecified ransom as per TechCrunch. Website’s of NAL was down CERT (Indian cyber agency) was down. LockBit is famous…
