![India Heightens Alert As Mpox Cases Rise Globally [Current Affairs]](https://officialsarkar.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India-Heightens-Alert-As-Mpox-Cases-Continue-To-Rise-Globally-Representative-Image-1-1-768x432.jpg)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated Mpox as a public health emergency of international concern, primarily due to its increasing prevalence in Africa. In response, the Indian government has implemented heightened vigilance measures, despite the absence of WHO travel advisories. Key facilities and authorities have been alerted to manage and monitor potential Mpox cases…
Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Ransomware The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical security flaw impacting Jenkins to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following its exploitation in ransomware attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-23897 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a path traversal flaw that could lead to code execution. “Jenkins…
![Rajasthan Govt Secures Rs 5.21 Trillion in Investment Proposals Ahead of Summit [Current Affairs]](https://officialsarkar.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Rising-Rajasthan-Investment-Summit-2024-1-768x432.jpg)
The Rajasthan government has received investment proposals amounting to over Rs 5.21 lakh crore (approximately USD 62 billion) in the lead-up to the ‘Rising Rajasthan’ Investment Summit 2024. These proposals, received within two weeks of the summit’s announcement, are expected to generate approximately 1.55 lakh direct jobs. This investment sum represents more than 33% of…
![PGCIL Apprentice Recruitment 2024 Notification Out 1031 Post [Career]](https://officialsarkar.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PGCIL-Apprentice-Online-Form-2024-768x432.jpg)
PGCIL Apprentice Online Form 2024 : Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has released the official notification for the recruitment of Apprentice posts. Candidates interested in the above recruitment are advised to read the official notification carefully and can apply online from the link given below. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) PGCIL…
Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a threat actor known as Blind Eagle that has persistently targeted entities and individuals in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, and other Latin American nations. Targets of these attacks span several sectors, including governmental institutions, financial companies, energy and oil and gas companies….
![India-Japan Ministerial Dialogue In Delhi Today [Current Affairs]](https://officialsarkar.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/India-Japan-Ministerial-Dialogue-In-Delhi-Today-768x432.png)
India and Japan will hold 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi on August 20. On the sidelines of the 2+2 dialogue, a bilateral meeting is scheduled between the Defence Minister and his Japanese counterpart. Attendees in the meeting Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru and…
Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Data Breach Cybersecurity researchers are warning about the discovery of thousands of externally-facing Oracle NetSuite e-commerce sites that have been found susceptible to leaking sensitive customer information. “A potential issue in NetSuite’s SuiteCommerce platform could allow attackers to access sensitive data due to misconfigured access controls on custom record…
Aug 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a surge in malware infections stemming from malvertising campaigns distributing a loader called FakeBat. “These attacks are opportunistic in nature, targeting users seeking popular business software,” the Mandiant Managed Defense team said in a technical report. “The infection utilizes a trojanized MSIX installer, which executes…
Aug 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cryptocurrency A new type of malware called UULoader is being used by threat actors to deliver next-stage payloads like Gh0st RAT and Mimikatz. The Cyberint Research Team, which discovered the malware, said it’s distributed in the form of malicious installers for legitimate applications targeting Korean and Chinese speakers. There…
According to recent research on employee offboarding, 70% of IT professionals say they’ve experienced the negative effects of incomplete IT offboarding, whether in the form of a security incident tied to an account that wasn’t deprovisioned, a surprise bill for resources that aren’t in use anymore, or a missed handoff of a critical resource or…