The SAP NetWeaver vulnerability case took an interesting turn Wednesday when the Russian ransomware group BianLian and the operators of RansomEXX were tied to exploitations of the NetWeaver bug.The news of the exploitation by Russian ransomware gangs was in contrast to recent reports by Forescout Vedere Labs that China-based threat groups were involved in the...Read More
The Adugodi police in southeastern Bengaluru said they dismantled a cybercrime racket with the arrests of 12 men, mostly hailing from Uttar Pradesh, who allegedly duped people with work-from-home scams described as too good to be true. At the heart of the operation were two unlikely masterminds—Harshavardhan Ojha, a 25-year-old BTech graduate from Balia, UP;...Read More
Ransomware gangs have joined ongoing SAP NetWeaver attacks, exploiting a maximum-severity vulnerability that allows threat actors to gain remote code execution on vulnerable servers. SAP released emergency patches on April 24 to address this NetWeaver Visual Composer unauthenticated file upload security flaw (CVE-2025-31324), days after it was first tagged by cybersecurity company ReliaQuest as targeted...Read More
Gandhinagar: Aimed at increasing the state police’s ability to combat crime, chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday launched two portals — iPRAGATI and the Cyber Crime Refund portal‘Tera Tujhko Arpan’. In addition, the govt also launched an application to reactivate bank accounts frozen due to financial cybercrime complaints.An official govt statement said the portals were...Read More
May 12 marks Anti-Ransomware Day, a global awareness initiative created by INTERPOL and Kaspersky to commemorate the 2017 WannaCry outbreak. That infamous ransomware campaign crippled hundreds of thousands of systems worldwide, from UK hospitals to global logistics networks, and its modern descendants are more dangerous, stealthier and relentlessly adaptive. While WannaCry marked a turning point,...Read More
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched two digital portals and a mobile application under the Home Department, aimed at enhancing transparency, efficiency, and accessibility in the state’s law enforcement services. Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi was also present at the launch event. The initiatives, rolled out statewide, are designed to streamline police...Read More
North Carolina-based steel company Nucor said it temporarily halted production operations at some locations because of a recent cybersecurity incident and is working to restart them. In an 8-K filing with federal regulators, Nucor said the incident involved “unauthorized third party access to certain information technology systems” but did not explain further. The company “began...Read More
Organisations across the world are being urged to step up their defences against ransomware threats, as cybercriminals continue to disrupt businesses, public services and essential infrastructure. Anti-Ransomware Day, which takes place annually on 12 May, serves as a touchstone for reflection and action, highlighting the need for both prevention and robust response strategies in the...Read More
Anti-Ransomware Day reminds us that ransomware is a business crisis waiting to unfold. Initiated by INTERPOL and Kaspersky in 2020, this global awareness day marks the anniversary of the infamous WannaCry outbreak—a ransomware attack that paralyzed systems in over 150 countries. It’s a call to move beyond reactive thinking and get serious about preparedness. Yet...Read More
In a major crackdown on cyber fraud, the Adugodi police in southeast Bengaluru have arrested 12 individuals—primarily from Uttar Pradesh—for running a well-organized cybercrime operation. Officials revealed the arrests on Wednesday following a probe into a scam that targeted a homemaker. The accused include two key figures: 25-year-old Harshavardhan Ojha from Balia, UP, a BTech...Read More
