Manufacturing’s rapid digital transformation has merged legacy industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) networks with corporate IT and IoT infrastructures, drastically expanding the industry’s cyberattack surface. In this interconnected environment, pretty much every piece of equipment is now reachable via enterprise networks or the Internet. This convergence of IT, IoT, and OT has […]

The Chandigarh Cyber Cell has unravelled a ₹2.5 crore fraud targeting a senior citizen, a retired chief architect from Sector 10—who was duped through a sophisticated “digital arrest” scheme. Three suspects have been apprehended under a multi-state operation involving impersonation of law enforcement and judiciary officials. Elaborate Impersonation Trap Spanning TRAI, CBI, and Supreme CourtMulti-State […]

The Defense Department faces threat actors that are smarter, faster and more advanced than ever before. The Government Accountability Office reported that federal agencies faced 32,211 information security incidents in fiscal year 2023 — a nearly 10% increase over the previous year as noted in last year’s Federal Information Security Modernization Act annual report. But […]

The cybersecurity landscape has witnessed the emergence of increasingly sophisticated ransomware operations, with DragonForce standing out as a particularly concerning threat actor that has evolved from politically motivated attacks to large-scale financial extortion campaigns. DragonForce ransomware group launched in 2023 as a politically motivated collective, initially targeting entities that aligned with specific ideological beliefs. However, […]

A cyberattack on a financial institution in Asia last month featuring the Fog ransomware has made a splash among researchers and incident responders due to the unusual tools and tactics involved.  Researchers at Symantec said the hackers used a legitimate employee monitoring software called Syteca — something they have never seen in a ransomware attack […]

Hyderabad: Two people from Hyderabad have been arrested on suspicion of acting as money mules for a cross-border cybercrime syndicate with links to Sri Lanka and Cambodia. The crime surfaced when cybercrime investigators in Chennai alerted deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Bengaluru Southeast, Sarah Fathima of a possible victim in the city. Upon investigation, Bengaluru police found that […]

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Madhya Pradesh’s cyber cell, aided by Rajasthan’s specialist teams, has arrested two individuals who created a fake Facebook profile impersonating a senior Bhopal police official. The accused allegedly lured a minor to activate a SIM card, which was then used in fraud attempts. The plot, a combination of social media deception and SIM-based trickery, was […]

If you have an internet-connected camera inside your house or have been to a place with surveillance, you are in for a shock. According to security researchers, over 40,000 IoT security cameras have been hacked globally, with their footage available to stream through web browsers. The live feed siphoned off from these cameras includes private […]