Deepfaked video conference call makes employee send $25 million to scammers

A deepfake video conference call paired with social engineering tricks has led to the theft of over US$25 million from a multinational firm, the South China Morning Post has reported. The scheme and the deepfake video conference call The attack started… Continue reading Deepfaked video conference call makes employee send $25 million to scammers

Marina Bay Sands breach exposed data of 665,000 customers

Singapore-based luxury resort and casino Marina Bay Sands has suffered a data breach that exposed data of 665,000 non-casino rewards program members. The Marina Bay Sands data breach “Marina Bay Sands became aware of a data security incident on 2… Continue reading Marina Bay Sands breach exposed data of 665,000 customers

Login Details of Tech Giants Leaked in Two Data Center Hacks

By Waqas
Threat actors have hacked two data centers in Asia and accessed login credentials of top technology giants, including Apple, Uber, Microsoft, Samsung, Alibaba, etc., and leaked them on a hacker forum.
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SideWinder Behind Govt Phishing Spree Across the East

By Habiba Rashid
The suspected Indian state-sponsored group has targeted 61 government, military, law enforcement, and other organizations across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Global Risks Report: Understand the risk landscape in 2023 and beyond

For the past 17 years the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report has warned about deeply interconnected global risks. Conflict and geo-economic tensions have triggered a series of deeply interconnected global threats, according to the latest report… Continue reading Global Risks Report: Understand the risk landscape in 2023 and beyond

Dark Pink, a newly discovered hacking campaign, threatens Southeast Asian military, government organizations

The unattributed activity employs a sophisticated approach to steal data and monitor targets, researchers say.

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Worok Hackers Targeting Orgs, Govts in Asia, Middle East and Africa

By Deeba Ahmed
Worok is primarily targeting organizations in banking, telecommunication, marine, military, energy, public sectors, and government in its current campaign.
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U.S. warns of North Korean hackers posing as IT freelancers

Companies and other organizations should be careful when employing IT freelancers, lest they end up hiring North Korean hackers. The advice comes from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Bureau of Investig… Continue reading U.S. warns of North Korean hackers posing as IT freelancers

FBI, CISA, Cyber Command take aim at cyber-espionage by Iran’s MuddyWater group

U.S. and U.K. government agencies called out Iranian government-affiliated hackers Thursday, accusing them of being behind cyber-espionage targeting the defense, local government, oil and natural gas and telecommunications sectors across the globe. The joint alert points a finger at MuddyWater, which the U.S. government for the first time last month attributed directly to Tehran. In the latest warning, the government agencies said that they have observed MuddyWater on the move in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America since 2018. “MuddyWater actors are positioned both to provide stolen data and accesses to the Iranian government and to share these with other malicious cyber actors,” reads the alert. The bulletin is the joint work of the the FBI, Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the U.S. Cyber Command Cyber National Mission Force and the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre. MuddyWater has a long history of allegedly spying on primarily […]

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