Chinmay Rautmare

Senior Correspondent

Rautmare is senior correspondent on Information Security Media Group's Global News Desk. He previously worked with Reuters News, as a correspondent for the North America Headline News operations and reported on companies in the technology, media and telecom sectors. Before Reuters he put in a stint in broadcast journalism with a business channel, where he helped produced multimedia content and daily market shows. Rautmare is a keen follower of geo-political news and defense technology in his free time.

AWS Flaw Allows Attackers to Find Users' Access Codes

Chinmay Rautmare • November 20, 2020

A recently uncovered vulnerability in a class of Amazon Web Service APIs can be exploited to leak AWS identity and access management user and arbitrary accounts, according to Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42.

Gaming Company Confirms Ragnar Locker Ransomware Attack

Chinmay Rautmare • November 18, 2020

Japanese computer game company Capcom acknowledged this week that a November security incident was a Ragnar Locker ransomware attack that resulted in about 350,000 customer and company records, including sales and shareholder data, potentially being compromised.

India Regulator Allows For Expanded WhatsApp Payments

Chinmay Rautmare • November 6, 2020

India's payments-processor regulatory body has given the final go-ahead to roll out WhatsApp's processing payment services to 20 million users across the country, the agency and parent company Facebook announced. The approval comes after the social media giant applied for permission in 2018.

US Election Interference-Themed Spam Spreads Banking Trojan

Chinmay Rautmare • November 5, 2020

Only a few hours after polls closed, fraudsters started using the uncertainty over the winner of the U.S. presidential election to send out spam messages that are designed to infect devices with the Qbot banking Trojan, according to Malwarebytes.

Emotet Attacks Continue to Soar as Botnet Spreads Globally

Chinmay Rautmare • November 4, 2020

The number of attacks related to Emotet continues to spike after the dangerous botnet re-emerged over the summer with a fresh phishing and spam campaign, according to research from HP-Bromium. During this time, Emotet is mainly infecting devices with the QBot or QakBot banking Trojan.

CISA and Oracle Warn Over WebLogic Server Vulnerability

Chinmay Rautmare • November 3, 2020

CISA and Oracle are urging users to apply an emergency patch for a vulnerability in the software giant's WebLogic Server product. This "severe" bug is already under active exploitation and could allow an attacker to run malicious code, security experts say.

Commerce Department Will Continue to Press for TikTok Ban

Chinmay Rautmare • November 2, 2020

After a federal judge blocked an order that would have banned ByteDance-owned TikTok from operating within the U.S., the Commerce Department vowed to continue to defend the Trump administration's executive order. Additional court hearings over the order are scheduled for later this year.

Phishing Emails Target Coinbase Exchange Users

Chinmay Rautmare • October 21, 2020

Fraudsters are sending phishing emails with messages about the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange to Microsoft Office 365 users in an attempt to take over their inboxes and gain access to data, according to the security firm KnowBe4.

For Sale: 3 Million Cards Used at Dickey's Barbeque Pit

Chinmay Rautmare • October 16, 2020

The Joker's Stash darknet marketplace has posted a fresh collection of 3 million credit cards that are likely related to a breach of the Dickey's Barbecue Pit chain of franchised restaurants, according to Gemini Advisory.

Visa Alert: POS Malware Attacks Persist

Chinmay Rautmare • October 6, 2020

Despite the shift to e-commerce during the pandemic, attacks against POS devices persist. For example, Visa's payment fraud disruption team uncovered recent malware attacks on POS devices used by two North American hospitality companies.

Former 'Silk Road' Associate Pleads Guilty to Lying to Feds

Chinmay Rautmare • September 23, 2020

A member of the now-defunct "Silk Road" darknet marketplace surrendered to authorities this week and immediately pleaded guilty to making false statements to federal agents regarding his involvement with the creation of the notorious website, according to the Justice Department.

Hackers Divert VA Payments Intended for Healthcare Providers

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee , Chinmay Rautmare • September 15, 2020

A security incident in which hackers used social engineering techniques to divert Department of Veterans Affairs payments intended for healthcare providers compromised the personal information of 46,000 U.S. veterans.

IRS Seeks Fresh Ways to Trace Cryptocurrency Transactions

Chinmay Rautmare • September 14, 2020

The IRS is offering grants of up to $625,000 to tech companies that devise ways to help the tax agency trace cryptocurrency transactions as part of its investigations into money laundering and other types of cybercrimes.

Another Twitter Hack: This Time, India's Modi Targeted

Chinmay Rautmare • September 3, 2020

Twitter is investigating the hacking of an account associated with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an apparent cryptocurrency scam, according to news reports. The incident appears similar to a July Twitter hack that hit well-known targets in the U.S. and Europe.

Fraudsters Use Telegram App to Steal Payment Card Data

Chinmay Rautmare • September 2, 2020

Some fraudsters are now using the encrypted instant messaging app Telegram as a fast and easy way to steal payment card data from ecommerce sites, according to an analysis from Malwarebytes.