Cyber Attack

India's universities endure 7,095 weekly cyberattacks—higher than global averages—due to hybrid models, limited resources, and connected campuses. Check Point report highlights RATs, malware risks; experts urge prevention-first security, AI monitoring, and investment to protect data and research.

Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty faces cyber scam call impersonating Telecom Ministry, alleging obscene video misuse and Aadhaar linking threats. FIR under IT Act filed in Bengaluru; police trace fraudster amid rising "digital arrest" tactics targeting high-profile figures.

Trend Micro warns of cybercriminals using AI to create fake CAPTCHA pages that trick users into revealing sensitive data, boosting phishing success rates and challenging cybersecurity defenses.

Russian regional airline KrasAvia suffers a cyberattack causing website outage and halting online ticket sales. Flight operations switch to manual control as investigation continues.

Insight Partners suffered a data breach from a social engineering attack that exposed personal data from HR and finance systems. The breach went undetected for nearly three months before ransomware deployment. Affected users receive identity protection.

The Pixie Dust attack targets vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to recover router PINs offline, allowing attackers to access wireless networks. Disabling WPS or updating firmware is essential to prevent this exploit.

Conor Fitzpatrick, creator of BreachForums, was sentenced to three years in prison for operating a massive cybercriminal forum with over 330,000 users and 14 billion stolen records. DOJ and FBI continue crackdown on dark web crime.

Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested 61 suspects involved in multi-state online frauds, recovering over ₹1.01 crore for victims. Authorities urge vigilance and prompt reporting to combat rising cybercrime.

India’s MSMEs must comply with new CERT-In rules requiring yearly cybersecurity audits, incident reporting, and employee training to strengthen digital defenses and protect the economy.

Urgent patch required for Sitecore XP vulnerability CVE-2025-53690 enabling remote code execution. Update before September 25, 2025 to prevent attacks.