Nair is principal correspondent for Information Security Media Group's global news desk. He has previously worked at TechCircle, IDG, Times Group and other publications where he reported on developments in enterprise technology, digital transformation and other issues.
Two brothers who run Africrypt, a currency exchange service based in Johannesburg, South Africa, have been accused by law firm Hanekom Attorneys, acting on behalf of investors, of 'vanishing' along with $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency investments.
The DarkSide Russian-speaking cybercrime group, which announced May 13 it was closing its ransomware-as-a-service operation, had earlier completed a Linux version of its malware designed to target ESXi servers hosting VMware virtual machines, according to AT&T’s Alien Labs.
A newly identified threat group is using a repurposed version of REvil ransomware to wage attacks, according to security company Secureworks’ Counter Threat Unit.
A bill introduced this week in the Australian Parliament would make it mandatory for organizations based in the country to report to the Australian Cyber Security Center any payments they plan to make to ransomware gangs.
The Indian government has set up the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System to report, track - and ultimately freeze - the proceeds of cyberattack-induced financial theft.
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, a South Korean organization, confirms it was recently hacked, apparently by a North Korean group that exploited a VPN vulnerability.
In a key move toward ensuring telecom companies only use technologies from trustworthy sources, the government of India has launched a Trusted Telecom Portal designed to evaluate and approve technologies and suppliers.
SolarMarker malware operators are using "SEO poisoning" techniques to deploy the remote access Trojan to steal sensitive information, Microsoft reports.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday indicated he would consider handing over Russian cybercriminals to the United States if the U.S. does the same for Moscow.
The Qatar-based Al-Jazeera news service has said that it was subjected to a series of cyber-hacking attempts to penetrate some of its platforms and websites this week. It did not explain if this was a DDoS attack or something more sophisticated.
Researchers have uncovered an ongoing campaign by a Chinese advanced persistent threat group that has spent the last three years testing and refining a custom backdoor in its arsenal to conduct espionage campaigns targeting governments in Southeast Asia.
There is a skills shortage in most tech roles, but cybersecurity for critical infrastructure is a newly identified problem that requires new approaches to resolve. Mex Martinot, Vice president of industrial cyber and digital security business at Siemens Energy, offers advice on steps to bridge the particular skills...
Researchers at Malwarebytes have uncovered the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures used by the North Korean threat group Kimsuky, also known as Thallium, Black Banshee and Velvet Chollima, as it continues to launch espionage attacks. This time it is using an AppleSeed backdoor.
Investigators have found that ransomware operators gained access to Colonial Pipeline via a VPN account that was no longer used and didn't have two-step verification enabled. The credentials turned up in a data breach, but security researchers say it's unclear if that's how the attackers sourced them.
Researchers at Google have identified a new Rowhammer exploit, dubbed Half-Double, which targets design flaws in some of the newer DRAM chips to alter their memory content.
Our website uses cookies. Cookies enable us to provide the best experience possible and help us understand how visitors use our website. By browsing databreachtoday.com, you agree to our use of cookies.
