Researchers at ESET have analyzed the EDR-killing toolkit used by the ransomware-as-a-service group Gentlemen, focusing on how the gang disables endpoint detection and response defenses before launching attacks. Since the beginning of 2026, Gentlemen has become one of the most active ransomware groups, and its standout feature is a mature, operator-managed set of tools built specifically to weaken security software. A Different Ransomware Model Gentlemen stands...

Quick Heal Technologies has been granted a new patent for a zero-trust network access control system that evaluates requests at multiple layers of the networking stack. The company says the invention strengthens its cybersecurity portfolio and brings its total patent count to 8 across key markets. What The Patent Covers The patent is titled “Controlling access to resources based on policies at different layers of a...

A large-scale supply chain attack on GitHub has exposed a growing risk for developers and enterprise security teams, with researchers identifying roughly 10,000 repositories that were used to distribute Trojan malware. The campaign relied on cloning legitimate open-source projects, adding malicious ZIP links to README files and using repeated commit activity to make the fake repositories appear authentic. The attack is especially concerning because it...

IBM has partnered with OpenAI to bring frontier AI capabilities into enterprise security workflows, in a move aimed at helping businesses respond faster to increasingly machine-speed cyber threats. The collaboration marks a deeper push by IBM to embed AI directly into security operations rather than treating it as an external layer of analysis or automation. The partnership comes through the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program,...

Tata Electronics has confirmed a cybersecurity incident after researchers said the World Leaks ransomware group posted purported Apple and Tesla component design files on the dark web. According to Reuters, the stolen data set is believed to include more than 200,000 files and over 630 gigabytes of material, raising fresh questions about supply chain security in one of India’s most strategically important manufacturing ecosystems. The...

A major breach affecting Fortinet firewalls has exposed a deep and persistent weakness in enterprise security, with researchers reporting near-unrestricted access to sensitive corporate networks across some of the world’s largest companies. The incident has reportedly affected organisations including Oracle, Lenovo, Accenture, Chevron, FedEx, Samsung, Siemens and PwC, raising fresh concerns about credential hygiene and perimeter defence. According to security researchers cited in reporting on...

Kaspersky’s latest findings paint a troubling picture of digital abuse across the Asia-Pacific region, with India emerging as the most affected market. The report shows that 2,370 unique devices in India were found to have stalkerware installed, while Indian respondents also recorded the highest mean number of abusive digital behaviours in APAC. The data points to a growing and deeply personal pattern of online...

A new BioCatch survey paints a stark picture of India’s banking fraud landscape, with 84% of banking leaders reporting rising fraud losses over the past year, up sharply from 57% in the previous survey. The findings suggest that AI-driven fraud, instant-payment scams and deepfakes are intensifying pressure on banks already grappling with faster and more sophisticated attacks. The survey, which covered 100 fraud management, financial...

By Vijeth Shivappa Enterprises today operate with 15–30 siloed monitoring and observability tools across IT, networking, and security. Yet despite this arsenal, teams still face persistent operational failures that no amount of tooling has resolved. Alert fatigue from uncorrelated signals that overwhelm analysts without producing actionable insight. Inaccurate CMDBs that fail to reflect real-time infrastructure state, undermining every downstream decision. Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR)...

Apollo Tyres has reworked its security architecture in a move that underscores how manufacturing companies are rethinking cyber defence as a business enabler rather than a back-office function. By partnering with Palo Alto Networks, the tyre maker has unified security across its global environment and sharply reduced mean time to respond, while also lowering costs and improving the experience for users and IT teams. The...