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Centre Can Now Access Telecom Traffic Data, But Not Messages, For Cybersecurity
The government has notified the telecom cyber security rules, that aim to safeguard India's communication networks and services, through a host of measures including specified timelines for telcos to report security incidents and make disclosures.
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CoinStats Hit With Security Breach, Over 1,500 Linked Crypto Wallets Compromised
CoinStats has brought its functioning app to a temporary pause after suffering a hack attack over the weekend. Cyber criminals behind the attack lured CoinStats users to click malicious links, falsely informing users of a reward worth 14.2 ETH or $48,128 (roughly Rs. 40.2 lakh). A total of 1,590 crypto wallets have been affected as part of this bre...
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Personal Details Of Thousands Of Qantas Passengers Exposed Due To Glitch
The carrier issued a statement, apologising to its customers, and confirmed there was no indication that the glitch was a "cyber security incident".
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Ubisoft Says It’s Probing a Possible ‘Data Security Incident’
Ubisoft has launched an internal investigation in the alleged data security incident.
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UK Poll Body Says Targeted By "Hostile Actors" In Cyberattack
Britain's Electoral Commission said on Tuesday it had been targeted in a complex cyber incident first identified last October, which involved its systems being accessed by "hostile actors."
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Threat Actors Do Not Have Access to CoWIN Portal and Backend Database, Claims Cybersecurity Firm
After the Union health ministry dismissed reports of a data breach on the CoWIN platform, cyber security firm CloudSEK has said that threat actors do not have access to the entire portal nor the backend database. "Based on matching fields from Telegram data and previously reported incidents affecting health workers of a region, we assume the inform...
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations At Risk Of Cyber Attacks: Nitin Gadkari
Electric vehicle charging stations are also susceptible to cyber attacks and cyber security incidents like any other technological application, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks, Hints Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
Electric vehicle charging stations are also susceptible to cyber attacks and cyber security incidents like any other technological application, Parliament was informed on Thursday. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which is mandated to track and monitor cyber...
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WH Smith Says Employee Data Was Illegally Accessed In Cyber Incident
British retailer WH Smith on Thursday said it was investigating a cyber security incident that led to illegal access to some company data, including that of existing and former employees.
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No Cyber Attack On Census Data Centre: Government To Lok Sabha
A multi-layered security approach has been adopted for the safety of census data and there has been no cyber attack or data hacking incident in the system, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said Tuesday.
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5 Points On How Delhi Man Lost Nearly 50 Lakh After Receiving Blank, Missed Calls
In a shocking incident, cyber fraudsters stole nearly Rs 50 lakh from a man running a security agency in Delhi by making several blank and missed calls on his mobile phone.
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WordPress Security Plugin Wordfence Blocked Over 4.6 Million Attacks in a Month: Report
Wordfence has announced that it blocked over 4.6 million cyber attacks in a month. The attacks exploited a zero-day vulnerability and were carried out against more than 2,80,000 sites running the WPGateway plugin.
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India Witnessed 36.29 Lakh Cybersecurity Incidents From 2019 to June, Government Says
Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra revealed on Tuesday that a whopping 36.29 lakh cyber security incidents were observed in the country between 2019 and last month. The government has taken steps to enhance its cybersecurity posture and prevent cyber attacks. The government is operating an automated cyber threat exchange platform for proactively coll...
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Remove 36 Posts On Tripura Violence, Orders Maharashtra Cyber Agency
Maharashtra Cyber, nodal agency for cyber security and investigation for the state, has asked social media platforms to delete at least 36 "offensive" posts found circulating in wake of alleged communal incidents in Tripura, an official said
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RBI Imposes Rs 1.95 Crore Fine On Standard Chartered Bank
Reserve Bank of India has imposed a Rs 1.95 crore fine on Standard Chartered Bank for its failure to report a cyber security incident
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Centre Can Now Access Telecom Traffic Data, But Not Messages, For Cybersecurity
The government has notified the telecom cyber security rules, that aim to safeguard India's communication networks and services, through a host of measures including specified timelines for telcos to report security incidents and make disclosures.
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CoinStats Hit With Security Breach, Over 1,500 Linked Crypto Wallets Compromised
CoinStats has brought its functioning app to a temporary pause after suffering a hack attack over the weekend. Cyber criminals behind the attack lured CoinStats users to click malicious links, falsely informing users of a reward worth 14.2 ETH or $48,128 (roughly Rs. 40.2 lakh). A total of 1,590 crypto wallets have been affected as part of this bre...
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Personal Details Of Thousands Of Qantas Passengers Exposed Due To Glitch
The carrier issued a statement, apologising to its customers, and confirmed there was no indication that the glitch was a "cyber security incident".
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Ubisoft Says It’s Probing a Possible ‘Data Security Incident’
Ubisoft has launched an internal investigation in the alleged data security incident.
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UK Poll Body Says Targeted By "Hostile Actors" In Cyberattack
Britain's Electoral Commission said on Tuesday it had been targeted in a complex cyber incident first identified last October, which involved its systems being accessed by "hostile actors."
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Threat Actors Do Not Have Access to CoWIN Portal and Backend Database, Claims Cybersecurity Firm
After the Union health ministry dismissed reports of a data breach on the CoWIN platform, cyber security firm CloudSEK has said that threat actors do not have access to the entire portal nor the backend database. "Based on matching fields from Telegram data and previously reported incidents affecting health workers of a region, we assume the inform...
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations At Risk Of Cyber Attacks: Nitin Gadkari
Electric vehicle charging stations are also susceptible to cyber attacks and cyber security incidents like any other technological application, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks, Hints Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
Electric vehicle charging stations are also susceptible to cyber attacks and cyber security incidents like any other technological application, Parliament was informed on Thursday. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which is mandated to track and monitor cyber...
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WH Smith Says Employee Data Was Illegally Accessed In Cyber Incident
British retailer WH Smith on Thursday said it was investigating a cyber security incident that led to illegal access to some company data, including that of existing and former employees.
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No Cyber Attack On Census Data Centre: Government To Lok Sabha
A multi-layered security approach has been adopted for the safety of census data and there has been no cyber attack or data hacking incident in the system, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said Tuesday.
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5 Points On How Delhi Man Lost Nearly 50 Lakh After Receiving Blank, Missed Calls
In a shocking incident, cyber fraudsters stole nearly Rs 50 lakh from a man running a security agency in Delhi by making several blank and missed calls on his mobile phone.
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WordPress Security Plugin Wordfence Blocked Over 4.6 Million Attacks in a Month: Report
Wordfence has announced that it blocked over 4.6 million cyber attacks in a month. The attacks exploited a zero-day vulnerability and were carried out against more than 2,80,000 sites running the WPGateway plugin.
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India Witnessed 36.29 Lakh Cybersecurity Incidents From 2019 to June, Government Says
Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra revealed on Tuesday that a whopping 36.29 lakh cyber security incidents were observed in the country between 2019 and last month. The government has taken steps to enhance its cybersecurity posture and prevent cyber attacks. The government is operating an automated cyber threat exchange platform for proactively coll...
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Remove 36 Posts On Tripura Violence, Orders Maharashtra Cyber Agency
Maharashtra Cyber, nodal agency for cyber security and investigation for the state, has asked social media platforms to delete at least 36 "offensive" posts found circulating in wake of alleged communal incidents in Tripura, an official said
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RBI Imposes Rs 1.95 Crore Fine On Standard Chartered Bank
Reserve Bank of India has imposed a Rs 1.95 crore fine on Standard Chartered Bank for its failure to report a cyber security incident
