Tag: Data breach
Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Critical ASP.NET Core Flaw
Microsoft has released an emergency, out‑of‑band security update to fix a critical vulnerability in the widely used web framework ASP.NET Core, urging organisations to patch immediately. The flaw, tracked as CVE‑2026‑40372, affects the ASP.NET Core Data Protection cryptographic component and could allow unauthenticated attackers to forge authentication cookies and escalate privileges to the SYSTEM level. The vulnerability is rated 9.1 on the CVSS scale, reflecting...
Accenture: Indian Enterprises Accelerate AI Adoption to Build Business Resilience
Organizations in India are accelerating artificial intelligence adoption at scale, signalling a clear shift from AI experimentation to enterprise‑level deployment, according to Accenture’s latest research. The findings show that Indian enterprises are increasingly using AI as a lever to build resilience, strengthen governance, and redesign operating models, rather than just as a productivity‑enhancing pilot. Accenture’s Pulse of Change survey indicates that 69 per cent of...
Cyble: Ransomware Surges 50% in 2025
Cyble’s Global Cybersecurity Report 2025 paints a stark picture of an attack surface under sustained pressure. Ransomware attacks jumped 50% year‑on‑year to nearly 6,000 incidents, data...
LeakData Exposes Indians’ Personal Data
India’s data protection landscape has come under renewed scrutiny after a new website, LeakData (leakdata,org), began publishing sensitive personal information of Indian citizens in...
Ransomware Breach Hits Marquis, Exposes Sensitive Customer Data
Fintech marketing and analytics provider Marquis has begun notifying U.S. banks and credit unions after a ransomware breach exposed sensitive customer information accessed through...
OnSolve CodeRED Cyberattack Disrupts US Emergency Alerts
A significant cyberattack on Crisis24’s OnSolve CodeRED platform has disrupted emergency notification systems across multiple US states, affecting police departments, fire agencies and local...
Data of 1.86 Million Adda Users Allegedly Exposed in Major Breach
A major data breach has reportedly exposed the personal information of more than 18.6 lakh users of Adda.io, one of India’s largest community and...
Europol’s ‘Endgame’ Operation: Greece Arrests Key VenomRAT Creator
Greek authorities have arrested a 38-year-old Albanian national in Athens as part of Europol’s global “Operation Endgame,” which dismantled a massive network of malware...
Washington Post Confirms Cyber Breach Linked to Oracle E-Business Suite Exploit
The Washington Post has confirmed that it was among several organizations impacted by a cyber breach tied to vulnerabilities in Oracle’s E-Business Suite, a...
Spyware Attacks on Indian Firms Surge 273% in Early 2025: Kaspersky
India has witnessed a 273% surge in spyware attacks in just the first half of 2025, according to new data from Kaspersky. Between January...
Ribbon Communications Breach Exposes Nation-State Cyber Threats
Ribbon Communications, a major U.S.-based telecommunications infrastructure provider, has disclosed a significant cyber breach linked to a nation-state actor. According to the company’s SEC...
Marks & Spencer Ends TCS Partnership After ₹3,200 Crore Cyberattack
British retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) has ended its decade-long technology partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) after a crippling cyberattack earlier this...
F5 Cyber Breach Blamed on Chinese State Hackers
U.S.-based cybersecurity firm F5 Inc. has confirmed a breach in its internal systems, which officials and security analysts believe was orchestrated by state-backed Chinese...
UK Reports 50% Surge in ‘Highly Significant’ Cyber Incidents
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a stark warning to business leaders following a 50% rise in “highly significant” cyber...
