Cyber Security

The govt has launched 'hackathon' to identify ideas and technological solutions for cyber security threats

You would be surprised to know that the overall crime rate in the state of Hyderabad has increased by 4.4% and this rise is mainly because of the 57 percent increase in cybercrime. That's right. In India in 2021, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka collectively accounted for half of all cybercrime cases. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences experienced a weeks-long interruption in critical services in November as a result of hackers invading its systems. Millions of patient records had their data hacked. Scary, isn’t it?

Jay Pinho, who works as a developer on Linkedin, was first to report about the increasing number of Apple and Amazon employees on Linkedin. Pinho not only works on the products but also monitores daily employee headcounts at large organisations.

The CERT-In issued an advisory explaining to people to stay alert from online scams. “Fake messages are in circulation on various social media platforms (WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram etc) that falsely claim a festive offer luring users into gift links and prizes.

As per the report, Google Chrome is the only browser with new vulnerabilities in the five days in October. Recent ones are CVE-202203318, CVE-2022-3314, CVE-2022-3311, CVE-2022-3309 and CVE-2022-3307.

As per a report from CERT-IN, the vulnerabilities found in these Microsoft services are of severity and high risk. Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported which could bypass security restrictions in the given Microsoft services and products.

The malware called the SharkBot dropper is used to infect user devices once it is installed. Alberto Segura, a malware analyst has tweeted about this resurgence of the malicious software on Twitter to alert the Android users.

The managing app admitted that hackers had gained illegal access to some of its source code. Further, it revealed that they have taken containment and mitigation measures, assigning a leading cybersecurity and forensics firm to investigate the matter.

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Australia has decided to spend vehemently on cyber security of private firms pertaining to rise in cyber attacks in recent past related to its defense strategyCyber attacks on businesses and households are costing about A$29 billion which is 1.5% of Australia's GDP