Data of 400 mn Twitter users stolen, claims hackerTwitter. (File Photo: IANS) A hacker has claimed to have stolen the data of nearly 400 million Twitter users and put it up for sale on the dark web. According to Israeli cyber intelligence firm, Hudson Rock, the database contains devastating amounts of information, including e-mails and phone numbers of high-profile users. ...

Experts’ opinion on securing digital assets Highlights   Employees are the leading cause of cyber security breaches in organizations, which usually occur due to human error., Many cybersecurity regulations now hold organizations liable for the actions or failures of their suppliers and third parties. These regulations recognize supply chain risk and the necessity of having effective risk management procedures in ...

Cyber threats shoot up over 60% through Nov: S.Korea The number of cyber threats rose more than 60 per cent in 2022 from a year earlier to increased ransomware attacks, government data showed on Monday. A total of 1,045 cyberattacks were reported to the authorities in the first 11 months of this year, up from 640 cases tallied last year, ...

N.Korean hackers steal NFTs using nearly 500 phishing domains: Report, IT Security News, ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-96541320,imgsize-63946,width-1200,height-628,overlay-etciso/n-korean-hackers-steal-nfts-using-nearly-500-phishing-domains-report.jpg North Korean hackers linked to cybercrime group ‘Lazarus Group’ are behind a massive phishing campaign targeting non-fungible token (NFT) investors, using around 500 phishing domains to dupe victims, a new report said. The strategies used by the North Korean Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups ...

N.Korean hackers steal NFTs using nearly 500 phishing domains: Report North Korean hackers linked to cybercrime group ‘Lazarus Group’ are behind a massive phishing campaign targeting non-fungible token (NFT) investors, using around 500 phishing domains to dupe victims, a new report said. The strategies used by the North Korean Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups to distract NFT investors from their ...

Why is cloud-native backup a must-have for organizations today to protect data?   It is evident that many users do not recognize the need for backup and recovery services to secure their data in the cloud but rely on the protection from their cloud service providers. Research undertaken by Barracuda depicted that nearly 84% of Indian organizations are relying solely ...

Ministry of Jal Shakti’s Twitter account hacked for the second time this month   Ministry of Jal Shakti Twitter account hacked [Source: Satnam Narang, Tenable] On 28 December, the official Twitter account of the ministry of Jal Shakti (@MoJSDoWRRDGR) was hacked by crypto scammers for the second time this month. Following the account hijack, the hackers promoted cryptocurrency giveaways – ...

No cyberattack on census data centre, multi-layered security put in place: Govt to Lok Sabha A multi-layered security approach has been adopted for the safety of census data and there has been no cyberattack or data hacking incident in the system, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said Tuesday. He said the intent of the government for conducting ...

Hackers copied a backup of customer vault data, admits LastPass Encrypted password manager LastPass has admitted that hackers were able to “copy a backup of customer vault data,” in a recent data breach. LastPass is a freemium password manager that stores encrypted passwords online. In a statement, the company said that the threat actor “was also able to copy a ...

China’s cyber espionage aimed at strengthening its geopolitical position   China’s cyber espionage aimed at strengthening its geopolitical position: Report China-backed hackers are involved in cyber espionage and financial crimes aimed at strengthening its geopolitical position reported Geo-Politik. It is no longer a hidden fact that these hackers work with the Chinese government to carry forward the country’s agenda. Experts ...