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Stolen data of 600,000 Indians sold on bot markets so far – study

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BENGALURU, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Around five million people globally have had their data stolen and sold on the bot market till date, of which 600,000 are from India, making it the worst affected country, according to one of the world’s largest VPN serice providers NordVPN.

Bot markets are used by hackers to sell stolen data from victims’ devices with bot malware.

The study by NordVPN, of Lithuania’s Nord Security, said the stolen data included user logins, cookies, digital fingerprints, screenshots and other information, with the average price for the digital identity of a person pegged at 490 Indian rupees($5.95).

NordVPN tracked data for the past four years, ever since bot markets were launched in 2018.

India has been dealing with cyber security concerns for a while. As recently as last month, multiple servers of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), a federal government hospital that caters to ministers, politicians and the general public, were infected on Nov. 23, a senior police official told Reuters.

A week after the ransomware attack on AIIMS, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) faced around 6,000 hacking attempts within 24 hours on Nov. 30, Times of India reported.

Indian cybersecurity rules have tightened only earlier this year, with the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) requiring tech companies to report data breaches within six hours of noticing such incidents and to maintain IT and communications logs for six months. read more

NordVPN’s study looked into three major bot markets – the Genesis market, the Russian Market, and 2Easy – and found stolen logins including those from Google, Microsoft and Facebook accounts.

“What makes bot markets different from other dark web markets is that they are able to get large amounts of data about one person in one place,” said Marijus Briedis, chief technology officer at NordVPN.

“And after the bot is sold, they guarantee the buyer that the victim’s information will be updated as long as their device is infected by the bot.”

Researchers of NordVPN found 667 million cookies, 81,000 digital fingerprints, 538,000 auto-fill forms, numerous device screenshots, and webcam snaps in their study.

($1 = 82.3000 Indian…

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These 2 High-Growth Stocks Could Power the Bull Market’s Next Record Run

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When bear markets strike, it feels like they will never end, but investors that focus on buying stocks of companies that continue to post strong revenue growth will be poised to realize sizable gains in the next bull market.

One area to hunt for promising winners is cloud computing. Spending on cloud infrastructure has remained very resilient in 2022, up 30% year over year in the third quarter. Earlier this year, Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky mentioned that cloud computing is still in the early innings of adoption. 

While the big cloud service providers like Amazon have a bright future, there are even faster-growing companies addressing specific cloud needs that could lead the market higher over the next decade. Here are two of my favorites.

Snowflake

Snowflake (SNOW -2.52%) is seeing tremendous growth by offering companies a single platform for uploading and analyzing massive amounts of data using artificial intelligence. Over the last five years, annual revenue has increased fourfold to nearly $2 billion, and management believes the business can sustain an average annual growth rate of 30% for several more years. 

Snowflake has emerged as the leading data management solution. It integrates with all the major cloud service providers, such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Other cloud companies also offer data analysis tools, but one metric indicates Snowflake is doing it better. For several quarters, Snowflake has maintained a very high net dollar retention rate of over 170%. This means customers spend significantly more with Snowflake after their first year on the platform — a key indicator of its value proposition.

There is a risk that large cloud service providers with greater financial resources than Snowflake could acquire or partner with other data management services to grab a bigger piece of the market, but that’s unlikely for a few reasons. Snowflake already has relationships with many Fortune 500 companies. Most importantly, Snowflake is expanding its competitive lead the more it grows. A key advantage is its data marketplace that allows customers to share and exchange data. This creates a strong incentive for clients to stick with…

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Nokia G10 receiving Android 12 in India & other markets with a new build + June Security update

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Nokia G10 is now receiving the Android 12 update in more markets including India it seems. The Android 12 update with a new Build number V2.330 is available in India now for Nokia G10.

The update size is a big 2.11 GB as can be seen in the screenshot below. The update also brings the June Security update for Nokia G10.

Nokia G10 started receiving Android 12 update back in Month of May. Though the list of markets was not communicated officially, many readers tipped about receiving the update then.

Android 12 is supposed to bring lots of UI changes, new animations and features. You can read the official details about Android 12 Beta UI changes and new features by clicking here. You can check the list of Android 12 eligible Nokia smartphones and Tablets by clicking here.

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Thanks Madhur for the tip. Cheers!!

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Crypters in the C2C markets. Ransomware attacks continue. Canada will exclude Huawei from 5G. Notes from the hybrid war.

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Dateline Moscow, Kyiv, Berlin, Rome, Washington, Beijing: Russia reconstitutes its forces, under pressure.

Ukraine at D+85: Russian attempts to reconstitute its forces, under pressure. (The CyberWire) Russian forces appear to attempting to consolidate their positions in the Donbas and along the Azov coast while their government seeks to reconstitute the units that have taken severe personnel and equipment losses during the invasion of Ukraine. Cyber phases of the war continue to concentrate on disinformation and nuisance-level attacks, many of these conducted by nominal hacktivists.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events, day 86 (Al Jazeera) As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 86th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events, day 85 (Al Jazeera) As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 85th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 85 of the invasion (the Guardian) Russia says 1,730 fighters at Azovstal plant have surrendered since Monday; ‘culture of cover-ups’ in Russian military, says UK’s MoD

Russia could actually lose territory amid Ukraine war disaster (Newsweek) The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine said Russian troops could be expelled from more regions they had occupied, which raises the prospect of Moscow losing Crimea.

‘Now we get hit too’: Belgorod, the Russian city on the Ukraine frontline (the Guardian) Locals speak of a tense atmosphere after a number of attacks – and reports of Ukrainian saboteurs

Red Cross registers hundreds of Ukrainian POWs from Mariupol (AP NEWS) The Russian military said Thursday that more Ukrainian fighters who were making a last stand in Mariupol have surrendered, bringing the total who have left their stronghold to 1,730, while the Red Cross said it had registered hundreds of them as prisoners of war.

Ukrainian POWs Could Face Real Legal Jeopardy in Russia (World Politics Review) This week, speculation has been intense about the fate of the hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered to Russia in Mariupol. While it is easy to dismiss Russia’s claims against the prisoners as propaganda, the Geneva Conventions would allow Russia to…

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