Cybersecurity Landscape in Southeast Asia Faces Alarming Breaches Amid Rapid Digitalization As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adapts to rapid digital transformation, the region has become increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats, including data breaches and the illicit acquisition of sensitive information. The number of cyber incidents reported in…
Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Discovered in Solarman and Deye Solar Management Platforms Recent investigations by cybersecurity experts have unveiled serious security flaws within the photovoltaic system management platforms operated by the Chinese firms Solarman and Deye. These vulnerabilities pose significant risks, potentially allowing malicious actors to disrupt operations and cause widespread power…
As businesses increasingly embrace edge computing to bolster performance and minimize latency, they inadvertently expose themselves to a distinct array of cybersecurity challenges. Edge computing facilitates data processing closer to the point of generation, such as IoT devices and local servers, rather than depending solely on centralized data frameworks. Although…
Cloudflare recently published a study focusing on cybersecurity within the Asia Pacific region, revealing a pressing concern among cybersecurity leaders regarding the role of artificial intelligence in exacerbating data breaches. The report, titled “Navigating the New Security Landscape: Asia Pacific Cybersecurity Readiness Survey,” highlights the challenges organizations face in countering…
MoneyGram Confirms Data Breach Following Cyberattack MoneyGram has acknowledged that it suffered a significant loss of sensitive customer information during a recent cyberattack targeting its systems. In an official notification letter sent to affected customers and made available on the company’s website, MoneyGram disclosed that hackers were able to infiltrate…
SolarWinds has issued patches to mitigate a severe security vulnerability in its Web Help Desk software that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-28986 with a CVSS score of 9.8, is characterized as a deserialization issue. The company, in its advisory, indicated…
ADT, a prominent provider of home and small business security solutions, has reported a cybersecurity breach that occurred due to the exploitation of compromised credentials from a third-party business partner. In a Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made on Monday, ADT disclosed that this cyberattack…
Cyber Espionage Campaign Targets Telecom Operators in Asia Cyber espionage groups linked to China have been identified as responsible for an extensive intrusion campaign that has affected several telecommunications operators within an unnamed Asian country, with activity dating back to at least 2021. According to a report from the Symantec…
Russian National Indicted for Cyber Attacks Against Ukraine Amid Invasion The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a 22-year-old Russian individual, Amin Timovich Stigal, for his alleged involvement in launching disruptive cyber attacks directed at Ukraine and its allied nations during the critical period leading up to Russia’s military invasion…
