China-linked hackers have been using misconfigured Cisco security products to deploy backdoors on target networks for at least the past several weeks. The hacker group, which Cisco tracks as UAT-9686, has been taking advantage of an insecure setting in Cisco’s AsyncOS software, which powers the company’s email and web security devices and virtual platforms, Cisco…
Hyundai Motor Group has established a dedicated unit to respond to cyber threats and is sharply increasing its investment in information security as it accelerates efforts to strengthen protection across the group. The cyberthreat response team, led by Yang Ki-chang, head of the group’s Integrated Security Center, will oversee vulnerability assessments, threat monitoring and incident…
Cybersecurity leaders are increasingly turning to AI to navigate mounting cost pressures and the escalating sophistication of cyber threats, a recent report by Wipro has shown. Nearly one-third of global cybersecurity leaders now rank investment in AI-driven automation as their top priority for both bolstering security operations and reducing costs, according to Wipro’s “State of…
An advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to Pakistan has been attributed to the creation of a fake website masquerading as India’s public sector postal system as part of a campaign. This is designed to infect both Windows and Android users in the country. Cybersecurity company CYFIRMA has attributed the campaign with medium confidence…
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered security shortcomings in SAP AI Core cloud-based platform for creating and deploying predictive artificial intelligence (AI) workflows that could be exploited to get hold of access tokens and customer data. The five vulnerabilities have been collectively dubbed SAPwned by cloud security firm Wiz. “The vulnerabilities we found could have allowed attackers to access customers’ data…
Nearly one in four Indians faced hacking attacks in the first quarter (January-March period) this year, as malware continues to be a major cyber threat, a report showed on Friday. In the quarterly data released by global security company Kaspersky, 22.9% of web users in the country were attacked by web-borne threats. About 20.1 percent…
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…
