iNews Vol 211

AI shift: India's IT majors embrace integration over invention, upskill workforce as global market booms. 

Indian IT giants like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and Tech Mahindra are shifting towards AI-native strategies, focusing on integrating AI solutions rather than developing core AI models.

AI is starting to wear down democracy

Free and easy to use, AI tools have generated a flood of fake photos and videos of candidates or supporters saying things they did not or appearing in places they were not

Employee gets $920 for credentials used in $140 million bank heist

Hackers stole nearly $140 million from six banks in Brazil by using an employee's credentials from C&M, a company that offers financial connectivity solutions.

Alleged Chinese hacker tied to Silk Typhoon arrested for cyberespionage

A Chinese national was arrested in Milan, Italy, last week for allegedly being linked to the state-sponsored Silk Typhoon hacking group, which responsible for cyberattacks against American organizations and government agencies.

Hunters International ransomware group shuts down - but will it regroup under a new guise?

The notorious Hunters International ransomware-as-a-service operation has announced that it has shut down, in a message posted on its dark web leak site.

North Korea-linked hackers use fake Zoom updates to spread macOS NimDoor malware

North Korea-linked threat actors are targeting Web3 and crypto firms with NimDoor, a rare macOS backdoor disguised as a fake Zoom update.

Forminator WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes 400,000 Websites to Takeover

A vulnerability in the Forminator WordPress plugin allows attackers to delete arbitrary files and take over impacted websites.

Undetectable Android Spyware Backfires, Leaks 62,000 User Logins

A vulnerability in the Catwatchful spyware allowed a security researcher to retrieve the usernames and passwords of over 62,000 accounts.