Akshaya Asokan

Brighton

Journalist at Information Security Media Group (ISMG)

Senior Correspondent covering cybersecurity breaking news for @ISMG_News. Email: [email protected] | [email protected]

Articles

Canada Warns Cyberdefenders to Buttress Edge Devices

1 week ago | thetechstreetnow.com | Akshaya Asokan

4 minutes ago bankinfosecurity Canadian Cyber Agency Warns of Rising Chinese Cyberthreats. Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 17, 2025 The Canadian cybersecurity agency is urging cyberdefenders to beef up defenses in the wake of mounting Chinese hacks targeting misconfigured and unpatched edge devices.
UK Fines Law Firm 60,000 Pounds for Ransomware Data Breach

1 week ago | bankinfosecurity.com | Akshaya Asokan

Firm Failed to Close Outdated User Account, Waited 43 Days to Notify Regulators The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office imposed a fine of 60,000 pounds against Liverpool-based law firm DDP Law for GDPR violations relating to a 2022 ransomware hack and data leak that exposed sensitive information including the details of its clients' cases.
European Companies Infected With New Chinese-Nexus Backdoor

1 week ago | databreachtoday.com | Akshaya Asokan

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Threat Actors Deploy Obfuscation Tactics to Targets Windows Machines Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 15, 2025 Suspected Chinese hackers deployed BrickStorm variants against European targets. (Image: Shutterstock) Likely Chinese nation-state hackers are targeting European companies using previously unseen malware backdoor variants with advanced network tunneling and evasion capabilities for data theft.
European Companies Infected With New Chinese-Nexus Backdoor

1 week ago | thetechstreetnow.com | Akshaya Asokan

25 minutes ago bankinfosecurity Threat Actors Deploy Obfuscation Tactics to Targets Windows Machines Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 15, 2025 Likely Chinese nation-state hackers are targeting European companies using previously unseen malware backdoor variants with advanced network tunneling and evasion capabilities for data theft.
Possible Russian Hackers Targeted UK Ministry of Defense

1 week ago | thetechstreetnow.com | Akshaya Asokan

9 minutes ago bankinfosecurity Spear-Phishing Campaign Used RomCom Malware Variant Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 14, 2025 A phishing campaign wielding malware previously associated with Russian-speaking hackers targeted the U.K. Ministry of Defense in late 2024, the British government said Friday.
Possible Russian Hackers Targeted UK Ministry of Defense

1 week ago | bankinfosecurity.com | Akshaya Asokan

Spear-Phishing Campaign Used RomCom Malware Variant A phishing campaign wielding malware previously associated with Russian-speaking hackers targeted the U.K. Ministry of Defense in late 2024, the British government said Friday.
Ransomware Hackers Target Active Directory Domain Controllers

1 week ago | databreachtoday.com | Akshaya Asokan

Active Directory , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware Domain Controllers Commandeered to Distribute Malware, Warns Microsoft Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 11, 2025 (Image: Shutterstock) Ransomware hackers are hitting up Active Directory domain controllers to boost privileges within compromised networks, warns Microsoft.
North Korean IT Workers Set Sights on European Tech Firms

1 week ago | databreachtoday.com | Akshaya Asokan

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management US Sanctions Are Forcing North Korea to Shift Targets, Using Workers With Fake IDs North Korean hackers posing as IT workers used to focus on stealing cryptocurrency and infiltrating U.S. tech companies to access sensitive data, but U.S. sanctions and increasing awareness of these job scammers have forced Pyongyang to shift its focus to Europe, said Luke McNamara, deputy chief analyst at...
Ransomware Hackers Target Active Directory Domain Controllers

1 week ago | thetechstreetnow.com | Akshaya Asokan

25 minutes ago bankinfosecurity Domain Controllers Commandeered to Distribute Malware, Warns Microsoft Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 11, 2025 Ransomware hackers are hitting up Active Directory domain controllers to boost privileges within compromised networks, warns Microsoft.
Ransomware Incidents on the Rise in the UK

2 weeks ago | databreachtoday.com | Akshaya Asokan

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Geo Focus: The United Kingdom , Geo-Specific Incident Reporting Low, Government Study Finds Ransomware attacks targeting U.K. organizations continued to rise last year concluded the British government despite a low reporting rate by victims. The findings come as the government is considering banning public sector organization from paying ransom and mandating incident reporting.