Tag: india
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Chinese Cybercrime Group Runs Global SEO Fraud Ring Using Compromised IIS Servers
Tags: attack, china, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, fraud, group, india, infection, Internet, microsoft, service, theftCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group codenamed UAT-8099 that has been attributed to search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and theft of high-value credentials, configuration files, and certificate data. The attacks are designed to target Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers, with most of the infections reported in India, Thailand First seen…
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Chinese Cybercrime Group Runs Global SEO Fraud Ring Using Compromised IIS Servers
Tags: attack, china, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, fraud, group, india, infection, Internet, microsoft, service, theftCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group codenamed UAT-8099 that has been attributed to search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and theft of high-value credentials, configuration files, and certificate data. The attacks are designed to target Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers, with most of the infections reported in India, Thailand First seen…
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IIS Servers Compromised by Chinese Hackers for SEO Manipulation
Cisco Talos has revealed that UAT-8099, a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, has been exploiting vulnerable Internet Information Services (IIS) servers across multiple countries to conduct search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and steal high-value data. Identified in April 2025, this group targets reputable IIS servers in India, Thailand, Vietnam, Canada, and Brazil, focusing on organizations such as…
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IIS Servers Compromised by Chinese Hackers for SEO Manipulation
Cisco Talos has revealed that UAT-8099, a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, has been exploiting vulnerable Internet Information Services (IIS) servers across multiple countries to conduct search engine optimization (SEO) fraud and steal high-value data. Identified in April 2025, this group targets reputable IIS servers in India, Thailand, Vietnam, Canada, and Brazil, focusing on organizations such as…
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Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack: what’s the latest news?
How is the government helping the carmaker? Will jobs be protected? And when will production restart?<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/sep/29/moral-hazard-fears-jlr-jaguar-land-rover-government-loan-gsk-ceo-astrazeneca-listing-dollar-shutdown-business-live-news”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>Jaguar Land Rover’s factories have been shut for almost a month after <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/02/jaguar-land-rover-cyber-incident-manufacturing-retail”>a cyber-attack that forced it to turn off computer systems in the UK, Slovakia, India and Brazil.The UK government has stepped in with…
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UK government bails out Jaguar Land Rover with £1.5B loan after hack disrupts vehicle production for weeks
The Indian-owned carmaking giant will be bailed out after a cyberattack stalled car production and its downstream supply chain. Critics argue that the bailout sends the wrong message to hackers and crime groups. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/09/29/uk-government-bails-out-jaguar-land-rover-with-1-5b-loan-after-hack-disrupts-vehicle-production-for-weeks/
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Thousands of Indian bank transfer records found spilling online after security lapse
Security researchers found the exposed Indian bank transfer records, and the data was eventually secured. Indian fintech company NuPay took responsibility for the “configuration” error. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/09/26/thousands-of-indian-bank-transfer-records-found-online/
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Over half of India-based companies suffer security breaches
Business supply chains, which include Indian companies, are at risk of attack as more than half of suppliers were breached last year First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366632058/Over-half-of-India-based-companies-suffer-security-breaches
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Over half of India-based companies suffer security breaches
Business supply chains, which include Indian companies, are at risk of attack as more than half of suppliers were breached last year First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366632058/Over-half-of-India-based-companies-suffer-security-breaches
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Over half of India-based companies suffer security breaches
Business supply chains, which include Indian companies, are at risk of attack as more than half of suppliers were breached last year First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366632058/Over-half-of-India-based-companies-suffer-security-breaches
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Thousands of Indian bank transfer records found online
Security researchers found the exposed Indian bank transfer records and the data was eventually secured, but nobody wants to take responsibility for the security lapse. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/thousands-of-indian-bank-transfer-records-found-online/
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Hackers reportedly steal pictures of 8,000 children from Kido nursery chain
Firm, which has 18 sites around London and more in US, India and China, has received ransom demand, say reportsThe names, pictures and addresses of about 8,000 children have reportedly been stolen from the Kido nursery chain by a gang of cybercriminals.The criminals have demanded a ransom from the company which has 18 sites around…
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India’s IT minister moves to Zoho’s spreadsheet and word processor, urges 1.4 billion people to do likewise
Watch out, Microsoft and Google First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/24/indian_minister_zoho_local_tech_push/
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Hackers reportedly steal details of 8,000 children from Kido nursery chain
Firm, which has 18 sites around London and more in US, India and China, has received ransom demand, say reportsThe names, pictures and addresses of about 8,000 children have reportedly been stolen from the Kido nursery chain by a gang of cybercriminals.The criminals have demanded a ransom from the company which has 18 sites around…
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Experts Warn of Global Breach Risk from Indian Suppliers
SecurityScorecard report finds 53% of Indian vendors suffered third-party breaches in the past year First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/experts-global-breach-risk-indian/
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European airports continue to crawl after a cyberattack on Collins’ MUSE systems
Tags: access, breach, ceo, cyberattack, data, exploit, group, india, infrastructure, risk, service, threat, vulnerabilityShared infrastructure and systemic risk: Collins Aerospace’s MUSE platform serves many airports’ check-in and baggage drop systems, meaning a fault there ripples across multiple nations. Brussels, Heathrow, Berlin and Dublin all reported impacts. Frankfurt and Paris airports were relatively spared, showing that usage of the compromised system varies.”Although information is still limited, the disruption at…
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Cybersecurity for Small Business: Protecting Growth in a High-Risk Landscape
Your small business is one of the estimated 350 to 450 million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) worldwide. There are 6.3+ crore enterprises in India alone. With SMBs being one of the easiest and the most preferred epicentre for the hackers ulterior motive, cybersecurity for small business should not be put forward as a……
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Inside the Jaguar Land Rover hack: stalled smart factories, outsourced cybersecurity and supply chain woes
Being a carmaker where ‘everything is connected’ has left JLR unable to isolate its plants or functions, forcing a shutdown of most systemsThe first external signs of the chaos about to hit JLR, Britain’s largest automotive employer, came on the quiet last Sunday of August. Managers at a factory in Halewood, Merseyside, told industry contacts…
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Hacktivists Launch Coordinated Attacks on India’s Infrastructure
The post Hacktivists Launch Coordinated Attacks on India’s Infrastructure appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/hacktivists-launch-coordinated-attacks-on-indias-infrastructure/
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Top 10 Best Ransomware Protection Companies in 2025
As per a recent Sophos report from July 2025, 53% of Indian organizations impacted by ransomware paid the ransom, though the median payment saw a significant drop to around $481,636 (approximately ₹4 crore). However, the average recovery cost, excluding ransom, soared to $1.01 million (roughly ₹8.4 crore). These figures highlight that even if ransoms are…
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2025 CSO Hall of Fame: Laura Deaner on AI, quantum threats, and cyber leadership
Tags: ai, attack, automation, breach, business, ciso, compliance, conference, cyber, cybersecurity, india, ml, ransomware, risk, skills, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityHow has the CISO role changed during your career, and what do you see as the biggest cybersecurity challenges for the next generation of CISOs?: Laura Deaner: “When the CISO role first emerged, security was treated as an IT compliance checkbox. Over the years, high-profile breaches”, such as the Code Red incident at Microsoft”, forced…
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Jaguar Land Rover Hackers Stole Data
Operations Likely to Be Disrupted for Weeks. British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover on Wednesday said hackers stole some data in the cyberattack detected earlier this month. The Tata Motors-owned luxury carmaker shut down assembly lines in the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Brazil and India after a Sept. 1 cyberattack. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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The Hidden Security Gaps in Digital Lending Applications
Here’s a wake up call for Financial Institutions like you! Digital lending applications (DLAs) have revolutionized how Indians borrow loans. It can be now approved in minutes via a smartphone. But behind this convenience lurk hidden security gaps that could put both users and financial institutions at risk. In this post, we’ll unpack these vulnerabilities,……
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Kazakh oil giant denies cyberattack, says incident was ‘planned’ phishing drill
Indian cybersecurity researchers claimed Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil company had been hacked by a Russian-speaking operation. It was all just a pentest, though, the company said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/kazakstan-oil-company-kazmunaygas-phishing-simulation-not-cyberattack
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Kazakh oil giant denies cyberattack, says incident was ‘planned’ phishing drill
Indian cybersecurity researchers claimed Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil company had been hacked by a Russian-speaking operation. It was all just a pentest, though, the company said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/kazakstan-oil-company-kazmunaygas-phishing-simulation-not-cyberattack
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Kazakh oil giant denies cyberattack, says incident was ‘planned’ phishing drill
Indian cybersecurity researchers claimed Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil company had been hacked by a Russian-speaking operation. It was all just a pentest, though, the company said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/kazakstan-oil-company-kazmunaygas-phishing-simulation-not-cyberattack
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Disruption to Jaguar Land Rover after cyber-attack may last until October
Thousands of workers told to stay home this week as car manufacturer deals with digital systems outageProduction at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and dozens of its suppliers is to remain on hold for at least this week, with disruption from a crippling cyber-attack at the carmaker expected to last until October.The UK’s biggest car manufacturer,…
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Cryptohack Roundup: El Salvador Splits Bitcoin Reserve
Also: PowerShell-Based Cryptojacking Attack, a Malvertising Campaign. This week, El Salvador split its bitcoin reserve, an Indian court jailed cops for crypto kidnapping, a PowerShell-based cryptojacking attack, a malvertising campaign targeted Android users, a Venus Protocol hack, malware hid in npm packages using smart contracts for evasion and Bunni DEX exploit. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Android droppers evolved into versatile tools to spread malware
Android droppers now spread banking trojans, SMS stealers, and spyware, disguised as government or banking apps in India and Asia. ThreatFabric researchers warn of a shift in Android malware: dropper apps now deliver not just banking trojans, but also SMS stealers and spyware, mainly in Asia. Google’s Pilot Program enhances Play Protect by scanning Android…
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OpenAI targets India with datacentre push
The AI firm is planning to open a one-gigawatt datacentre in India, which could reduce latency, ensure regulatory compliance and give it an edge over hyperscalers First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366630088/OpenAI-targets-India-with-datacentre-push