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Wars today are not fought with weapons alone, a country can also be weakened by attacks on its economy, Modi said, inaugurating the RBI’s new data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar
Malaysia has barred civil servants from using Waze for official duties over its links to Israel.
Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--Park24 Co. has announced plans to provide a consolation payment of 3,000 yen in cash or gift cards to Times Car vehicle-sharing service users affected by a recent data breach. The company has confirmed that about 6.62 million user accounts were compromised. Of those accounts, eligible for the payment will be about 1.46 million accounts from which images of ident...
Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--Sagawa Express Co. has announced that up to about 53.23 million sets of personal information may have been compromised due to unauthorized access. The unauthorized access occurred on its delivery tracking service, according to the transport company's announcement on Sept. 30. The affected data includes the names, addresses, and phone numbers of senders and re...
JETS, operator of Jamaica's MultiLink debit and ACH networks, confirmed a breach that may expose card numbers and names; PINs and CVVs were not accessed. The post Jamaica Data Breach at JETS Confirmed Oct 23 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Burkina Faso's cybercrime police say online fraud cost victims over US$15 million from 2020 to 2025, ahead of a national awareness week. The post Burkina Faso Cybercrime Losses Top US$15M appeared first on The Rio Times.
Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa on Friday announced a plan to establish a team of so-called white hat hackers, or ethical experts with advanced cybersecurity knowledge, to strengthen the country's cyber defenses. The minister told a press conference that he has instructed industry ministry staff to set up the team at the government-affiliated Innovatio...
Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.
One in four Europeans has fallen victim to an online scam, from identity fraud to fake romances. The rise of artificial intelligence is ushering in new risks. Minh Nguyen, Chief Product Officer at security solutions provider Entrust, says both online platforms and governments can play a role in protecting consumers and businesses.
Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan's industry ministry is mulling a plan to launch a team of so-called white hat hackers, or ethical security experts with advanced cybersecurity knowledge, to assist companies in responding to cyberattacks, it was learned Thursday. In light of a recent string of cyberattacks in the country, the ministry is considering establishing a framework at the Innovati...
Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government, in a rare move, has repeatedly urged people to take precautions after critical vulnerabilities were detected in the PHP programming language, which is widely used for websites. The moves reflected concerns that a delayed response could deal a blow to the economy and society, especially given the recent string of personal data breaches ca...
The BBC's technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you.
A Hong Kong information security watchdog issued an “extremely high risk” warning on Thursday morning over two critical flaws in a widely used web programming language that could allow hackers to execute code remotely and take control of servers. The warning followed similar alerts from governments and cybersecurity agencies overseas, which urged website operators to install updates to fix the vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language. The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team...
Australia and East Timor signed a defence deal on Thursday to boost cyber and maritime security as Canberra seeks to curb China’s influence among its island neighbours. Australia is East Timor’s largest defence and security partner and the agreement will significantly increase defence exercises, Defence Minister Richard Marles told reporters. “This is a time to double down on friendship, to double down on family,” he said in East Timor’s capital Dili. Australia will provide A$62 million (US$44...
AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.
The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.
According to the FIR, the accused hacked a mobile phone used by the company’s accounts department and managed to save a phone number as that of the CEO, using the WhatsApp display picture used by him
Government and corporate websites were shut down across the world overnight into Wednesday after cybersecurity firms used artificial intelligence to reveal critical flaws in widely used programming language PHP. PHP programmers on Wednesday released a patch fixing the vulnerability.
Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan's IwaiCosmo Securities Co. said that unauthorized trading orders not intended by customers were placed through seven accounts following a cyberattack on Trade Works Co., which operates its online trading system. Trades were executed in five of the seven accounts, the securities firm said Tuesday. Trade Works' system was subjected to unauthorized access o...
Yuki Chen, a prolific Chinese cybersecurity researcher, has joined leading Chinese artificial intelligence model company Z.ai as the country’s AI sector grapples with the technology’s growing impact on global cyberspace. Chen’s appointment comes amid growing concern over AI-assisted cyberattacks and autonomous agents acting beyond their instructions, including recent cases involving Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings as well as US start-ups OpenAI and Anthropic. “New journey, new mission!” Chen...
The woman had shared her intimate photographs and videos with her male friend, whom she intended to marry, trusting him with her private moments.
The extraordinary disclosure — which does not name the AI providers or Indian organisations involved — comes as a result of proactive disclosures from the agents’ own developers, says CERT-In
The worrying part about CERT-In’s note is that the agency did not name the AI model or the company behind these breaches
An Israeli spyware disguised as a digital advertisement firm has targeted journalists’ devices at Al Jazeera.
Government representatives, industry leaders, entrepreneurs and cybersecurity experts joined the event to discuss emerging cyber threats, regulatory compliance and measures to strengthen cybersecurity preparedness among MSMEs.
The Whitefield CEN police register case over alleged data theft and demand for 30 bitcoins
Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)--IDC Frontier Inc., a cloud service subsidiary of Japanese telecommunications and technology company SoftBank Corp., said Wednesday that no breaches of customer information it stores has been confirmed following unauthorized access last week. IDC Frontier explained that an investigation conducted with an external security firm found no evidence that data had been...
Experts say there is no evidence that Russian trolls have been affected by Ukraine’s Yandex attacks.
C0c0n-2026, the cybersecurity summit concludes in Keralam’s Kochi
Titled The Trojan Project™, India’s first Cyber Trojan Horse, the 25-feet tall statue of a horse, weighing approximately two tonnes, has been created by artist DaVinci Suresh