We are thrilled to announce that Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO) is now generally available in two new regions: India and Australia. This expansion brings our robust security management capabilities closer to our customers in these regions, ensuring enhanced performance and local compliance. CDO India You can now access CDO India For those interested in requesting a tenant in … [Read more...] about Exciting News: CDO India and CDO Australia Now Generally Available!
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‘eXotic Visit’ Spyware Campaign Targets Android Users in India and Pakistan
Apr 10, 2024NewsroomMobile Security / Spyware An active Android malware campaign dubbed eXotic Visit has been primarily targeting users in South Asia, particularly those in India and Pakistan, with malware distributed via dedicated websites and Google Play Store. Slovak cybersecurity firm said the activity, ongoing since November 2021, is not linked to any known threat actor … [Read more...] about ‘eXotic Visit’ Spyware Campaign Targets Android Users in India and Pakistan
Russian Hacker Arrested in India for Reportedly Helping Students Cheat in JEE-Main Exam
India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday disclosed that it has detained a Russian national for allegedly hacking into a software platform used to conduct engineering entrance assessments in the country in 2021. "The said accused was detained by the Bureau of Immigration at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi while arriving in India from Almaty, … [Read more...] about Russian Hacker Arrested in India for Reportedly Helping Students Cheat in JEE-Main Exam
Duo Opens New Data Center in India
Back in September last year, Ash Devata, VP and GM for Zero Trust and Duo at Cisco wrote about the expansion of our international footprint with the opening of data centers in Australia, Singapore, and Japan. Today, I am thrilled to add India to that list, exemplifying Duo’s commitment in a key market, which couldn’t have been better timed. Local data centers help customers … [Read more...] about Duo Opens New Data Center in India
‘Lone Wolf’ Hacker Group Targeting Afghanistan and India with Commodity RATs
A new malware campaign targeting Afghanistan and India is exploiting a now-patched, 20-year-old flaw affecting Microsoft Office to deploy an array of commodity remote access trojans (RATs) that allow the adversary to gain complete control over the compromised endpoints. Cisco Talos attributed the cyber campaign to a "lone wolf" threat actor operating a Lahore-based fake IT … [Read more...] about ‘Lone Wolf’ Hacker Group Targeting Afghanistan and India with Commodity RATs
Chinese Hackers Believed to be Behind Second Cyberattack on Air India
Even as a massive data breach affecting Air India came to light the previous month, India's flag carrier airline appears to have suffered a separate cyber assault that lasted for a period of at least two months and 26 days, new research has revealed, which attributed the incident with moderate confidence to a Chinese nation-state threat actor called APT41. Group-IB dubbed the … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Believed to be Behind Second Cyberattack on Air India
Air India Hack Exposes Credit Card and Passport Info of 4.5 Million Passengers
India's flag carrier airline, Air India, has disclosed a data breach affecting 4.5 million of its customers over a period stretching nearly 10 years after its Passenger Service System (PSS) provider SITA fell victim to a cyber attack earlier this year. The breach involves personal data registered between Aug. 26, 2011 and Feb. 3, 2021, including details such as names, dates of … [Read more...] about Air India Hack Exposes Credit Card and Passport Info of 4.5 Million Passengers
India Witnessed Spike in Cyber Attacks Amidst Covid-19
The COVID-19 outreach is turning out to be not only health, social, and economic hazard but also a cybersecurity crisis. The pandemic has presented new challenges for businesses in the areas of remote collaboration and business continuity. With increased remote working for better business continuity, employees are using numerous Internet tools. As businesses and people have … [Read more...] about India Witnessed Spike in Cyber Attacks Amidst Covid-19
Chinese Hackers Escalate Attacks Against India and Hong Kong Amid Tensions
An emerging threat actor out of China has been traced to a new hacking campaign aimed at government agencies in India and residents of Hong Kong intending to steal sensitive information, cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes revealed in the latest report shared with The Hacker News.The attacks were observed during the first week of July, coinciding the passage of controversial … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Escalate Attacks Against India and Hong Kong Amid Tensions
iPhone 5s Price Drop in India by Almost Half
Apple has reduced the price of the iPhone 5s in India bringing it down to almost half of its original price. iPhone 5s prices now starts at Rs 24,999, down from Rs 44,500 in September. This makes Indian price of iPhone 5s one of the lowest globally, despite the depreciating rupee and higher import taxes making India among markets where Apple products cost the most. "iPhone 6s … [Read more...] about iPhone 5s Price Drop in India by Almost Half