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OneClik: A ClickOnce-Based APT Campaign Targeting Energy, Oil & Gas Infrastructure

The Trellix Advanced Research Center has uncovered a sophisticated APT malware campaign that we’ve dubbed OneClik. It specifically targets the energy, oil, and gas sector through phishing attacks and the exploitation of Microsoft ClickOnce. The campaign exhibits characteristics aligned with Chinese-affiliated threat actors, though attribution remains cautious. Its methods reflect a broader shift toward “living off the land”…

Banks & RBI Collaborate to Introduce Digital Fraud Prevention; DPIP

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In response to a sharp spike in digital payment frauds, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is joining forces with major public and private sector banks to build the Digital Payment Intelligence Platform (DPIP), a real-time, data-driven system aimed at detecting and preventing fraudulent digital transactions. The initiative, reported first by PTI, is a strategic…

Cyber warfare represents a new paradigm in Geo-Political conflict conflict

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Cyber warfare has become a critical in geo p[oltical arena. Cyber tools are being used by states who seeking to exert influence, destabilize adversaries or alter the outcomes of elections of rival nations. Countries such as the United States, Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Israel, and others are now deeply involved in invisible cyber battles…

Visibility Top Priority for Org’s to manage Cyber Complexity & be Competitive: Vinay Sharma, Regional Director, India & SAARC, NETSCOUT

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Visibility a top priority for Org’s to manage growing complexity & remain competitive: Vinay Sharma, Regional Director, India & SAARC, NETSCOUT In today’s time cyber adversaries are more resilient, take-down-resistant networks that makes tough for detection to mitigation strategies for security teams. It is important that network operations teams insights to fine-tune their strategies to…

Cyber Security Exercise Launched by Armed forces, ‘CyberThis multi-phased exercise, which concludes on June 27, is a proactive step towards bolstering cyber resilience at national level, and encompasses the conduct of targeted training sessions, evaluation and an engaging capsule for leadership, it said.

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The armed forces on Monday launched a 12-day cyber security exercise, called Cyber Suraksha, to simulate real-world threats and reinforce secure practices, the defence ministry said. The exercise is a proactive step towards bolstering cyber resilience at the national level, it said in a statement. The cyber domain is among the nine areas identified by…

Quantum Force Firewalls Bring Lightning-Fast Cyber Security to the Branch Office

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Our hyperconnected world demands more from cyber security than ever before. Security leaders must prevent intrusions at the network level, but also protect a distributed, cloud-enabled workforce in hybrid roles and in branch offices with the same enterprise-grade security that protects a company’s headquarters. A significant portion of work – and the workforce – resides…

Cybercrime To Cost The World $12.2 Trillion Annually By 2031

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Cybercrime is predicted to cost the world $10.5 trillion USD in 2025, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. If it were measured as a country, then cybercrime would be the world’s third largest economy after the U.S. and China. This represents the greatest transfer of economic wealth in history, risks the incentives for innovation and investment, is exponentially…

Adidas warns of consumer Data breach

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Adidas reported a data breach involving a customer service provider. No passwords, credit card numbers, and payment-related details were affected during the data breach. Cybercriminals had accessed customer data via a third-party customer service provider, while noting that the breach did not involve passwords or credit card data. “We immediately took steps to contain the…

US indicts Russian accused of Ransomware Attacks

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The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday unsealed charges against a Russian national accused of leading the development and deployment of malicious software that infected thousands of computers over more than a decade. Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, 48, of Moscow, led a group of cybercriminals who developed and deployed Qakbot, a name for software that could…

FBI Warns of AI Voice Scam: Smishing & Vishing Campaign Targets US Officials

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The FBI has released a public service announcement to warn individuals about a growing cyber risk involving audio and video scams Come 2025 we see malicious actors have been impersonating senior U.S. government officials to target individuals, especially current or former senior federal and state officials, as well as their contacts. The FBI is urging…