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BankInfoSecurity May 5, 2021 Compliance Twitter Get Permission Attackers are targeting unpatched SAP applications, and the exploits could lead to the hijacking of the vulnerable systems, data theft and ransomware attacks, SAP and Onapsis Research Labs report. They note that patches for most of the flaws have been available for several years. Onapsis, which monitored SAP applications for attack activities using its honeypots, notes it detected thousands of exploitation attempts using automated...

Software giant claims no part in ‘data theft’ A US software company at the centre of the SA Government’s data harvesting saga has categorically denied collecting people’s personal information. Technology by Elizabeth Henson Premium Content Subscriber only The technology company at the centre of a political data harvesting saga says its software does not have the "technical capability" to collect peoples personal information when the...

The Pune City Polices Cyber Crime wing on Tuesday booked 12 people including two directors of regional news channels from Maharashtra for allegedly selling data of dormant bank accounts containing deposits of Rs 216 crore. The alleged fraud came to light after a team from the Cyber Crime Cell received a tip-off that some people were trying to sell data of dormant accounts in the city Accordingly, a trap was set and initially, seven accused were arrested who allegedly reached the spot in Pune...

10 March 2021, 9:10 am EST By Scams are almost everywhere, especially in the cyberworld. Phishing emails are already common, yet there is another type of scam that is discovered in emails that are disguised as a photo copyright takedown request that is written in the eyes of an annoyed photographer. This serves as a warning, as once you fall for this trap, your computer might be at risk through malware that may harm your files, documents, and other important information stored on your device. ...

9 March 2021, 6:39 am EST By Intel has experienced side-channel attacks in the past, but this time, a different approach to exploitation has been discovered by the researchers.  The latest form of attack is not dependent on invading cache and memory, but it uses CPU ring interconnect contention. This component can affect a wide range of systems in Intel processors. The graphics unit, system argent, cores, and the last-level cache will most likely be hit in the component.  An Overview of the ...

By Ionut Arghire on February 12, 2021 This week the United States sentenced a Ukrainian man to prison for his involvement in a scheme to steal money from the bank accounts of U.S. victims and launder the funds to bank accounts overseas. The man, Aleksandr Musienko, 38, of Odessa, Ukraine, was extradited to the United States in 2019, after being arrested in South Korea. He was also known as “Oleksandr Serhiyovych Musiyenko,” “Robert Davis,” and “Ply.” According to Musienko’s plea ...

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned that China will use artificial intelligence (AI) against the U.S. He made the warning during a Feb. 4 interview with Fox News host Maria [...]

Building A Credible Data Framework Would Require More Than New Laws With the country on the verge of introducing a Data Protection Bill in Parliament in the upcoming budget session, the debate will only sharpen in coming months over what kind of data will need to be localised, data transfer and which security norms body will protect rights under the laws. Representational Image Dr Poornima Advani 2021-02-08T15:52:13+05:30 Building A Credible Data Framework Would Require ...

Get Permission A Cypriot hacker has pleaded guilty to a pair of federal charges after admitting that he hacked the websites of several U.S. organizations, stole data and then threatened to disclose it unless a ransom was paid, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Joshua Polloso Epifaniou, 21, of Nicosia, Cyprus, pleaded guilty this week to computer fraud conspiracy and obtaining information from a protected computer. He faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when hes sentenc...

Cambridge Analytica replied that they had received data from GSRL pertaining to US citizens only. It did not respond to MeitY's further correspondences.