Trace the Hack

By 2025, cyberwar had devolved into a sinister new genre—silent, smart, and well entrenched. As traditional cybersecurity tools become smarter and more powerful, cybercrime follows suit. Maybe the most dangerous threat today is the development of AI-driven supply chain attacks—silent incursions that sully the very systems we rely on to craft our software, manage our networks, and power our economies. What Are Supply Chain Attacks? Supply chain attacks attack the weakest link—not the company being targeted, but one of the third-party vendors, software dependencies, or service providers with which it is affiliated. That is, attackers don't break through the front door; they crawl through the back door dressed as a valid delivery.  From SolarWinds in 2020 to the Codecov and Kaseya incidents that followed, we’ve seen how devastating such attacks can be. In 2025, however, a more dangerous evolution is taking shape—supply chain attacks are being driven by Artificial Intelligence. ...

  India's digital revolution has reached as far as metro hubs. Mobile phones, affordable internet, and online services now reach millions of people in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities —but this digital access also made them target-rich environments for cybercrimes. What initially was urban-centric threat is now finding its expression in smaller towns, reaching the common user.   1. Cybercrime's Sudden Upturn National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures indicate that cybercrimes escalated more than four times in FY 2024, inflicting around $20 million in losses. Tier 2 towns contribute a significant percentage of this, and endpoint cyberattacks have escalated extensively. Bhavnagar, Banaskantha, Mehsana (Gujarat) are new hotspots, previously unheard of, now engaging actively in digital arrest scams and impersonation stock schemes. Alwar, Jamtara, Deoghar, and Nuh are now hubs of organised deceit, an outcome of low awareness and weak cybersecurity infrastructure.   2. ...

As the world becomes increasingly digital by the minute, protection for sensitive information is more important than ever. With the record-breaking developments in the field of computer science, those ancient cryptographically safe techniques protecting our information are at risk due to the enormous power of quantum computing. What is Post-Quantum Cryptography? Post-quantum cryptography is a cryptographic technique that are quantum-resistant against the spectacular calculation power of quantum computers. Quantum computers will make the existing types of encryptions like RSA and ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) securing web banking to ordinary messages obsolete. Classical cryptography depends upon the infeasibility of particular mathematical challenges, such as large-number factorization or computation of discrete logarithms. Quantum computers based on quantum bits (qubits) rather than classical bits may solve such challenges significantly faster, proportional to just a part of the ti...

 In January 2024, the Indian telecom industry was shaken by a massive data breach. A wide-scale attack on major telecom providers exposed about 1.8 terabytes of data, which consisted of around 750 million records and touched 85% of the Indian population. Names, mobile numbers, addresses, and probably Aadhaar information were leaked. Root Cause This was due to vulnerabilities in the data security systems of telecom service providers. Among these cyberhackers were CyboDevil and UNIT8200. Without permission, they accessed confidential information. Effects The hack had various grave impacts: Financial Loss: The data leaked contained the serious risks of financial fraud and identity theft. Identity Theft: This attack left millions of people with the risk of identity theft due to their leaked personal information. Cyber Attacks: The hacking exposed the vulnerability in the data infrastructures of the government and telecom department, which are going to be used in major attacks in the ...

Everyone in this digital life has realized that cyber threats change every day with extremely sophisticated attacks. However, one of the common methods by cybercriminals is a " brute force attack ." Though simple and effective in their methodology, it poses quite a big risk to individuals and organizations. What is this brute force attack, then, and how do you protect yourself? What is a Brute Force Attack? This type of hacking is known as a brute force attack where an attacker attempts all combinations of guesses, even through time-consuming procedures, in an attempt to try to figure out passwords, encryption keys, or other secret information. Hackers use automated tools that will check systematically all sorts of combinations until they guess the right one. A simple approach might sound weaker than others, but its strength rests upon perseverance and the exploitation of inadequate security measures. How Do Brute Force Attacks Work? Brute force hackers usually hit login page...