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.

Florida Man Gets 3-Year Prison Term for Account Takeover Scam

Chinmay Rautmare • November 21, 2020

A Florida man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison after pleading guilty to a federal laundering money charge stemming from a $9 million business account takeover scheme, according to the Justice Department.

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.

Microsoft Warns of Office 365 Phishing Attacks

Chinmay Rautmare • November 18, 2020

Microsoft's Security Intelligence team is warning users of the Office 365 suite about an ongoing phishing campaign that appears to be harvesting victims' credentials. The emails use several techniques to bypass and evade secure email gateways.

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.

Report Says House Members Could Securely Vote Remotely

Chinmay Rautmare • November 13, 2020

A House of Representatives staff report concludes that existing technology and infrastructure could be used to allow lawmakers to securely cast their votes remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. But some Republicans question whether remote voting is, indeed, feasible.

IRS Domain Spoofed in Fraud Campaign

Chinmay Rautmare • November 11, 2020

A recently uncovered phishing campaign is using a spoofed U.S. Internal Revenue Service domain and social engineering techniques in an attempt to trick targeted victims into sending money to fraudsters, according to researchers at Abnormal Security.

Former Microsoft Engineer Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

Chinmay Rautmare • November 10, 2020

A former Microsoft software engineer has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty on 18 criminal charges in connection with the theft of more than $10 million through the company's online retail platform.

Apps Infected With Adware Found on Google Play Store

Chinmay Rautmare • October 27, 2020

Some 21 malicious Android apps containing intrusive adware were discovered on the Google Play Store, but most have now been removed, according to a new report from the security firm Avast.

Phishing Campaign Mimics Microsoft Teams Alerts

Chinmay Rautmare • October 23, 2020

Researchers have uncovered a fresh phishing campaign that mimics the automated messages of the popular business communication platform Microsoft Teams in an attempt to harvest users' Office 365 login credentials.

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.

Another Threat Group Joins Ransomware Extortion Racket

Chinmay Rautmare • October 15, 2020

A newly identified financially motivated threat group, dubbed "FIN11," is deploying Clop ransomware and exfiltrating data from its targets for extortion efforts, according to researchers at FireEye Mandiant.

Morgan Stanley Fined $60 Million for Data Protection Mishaps

Chinmay Rautmare • October 12, 2020

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has fined Morgan Stanley $60 million for the investment bank's failure to properly oversee the decommissioning of several data centers, putting customer data at risk of exposure.

Fresh Wave of Phishing Emails Use Election as a Lure

Chinmay Rautmare • October 5, 2020

Security researchers are warning of a fresh wave of phishing emails with election-related lures that are designed to get users to click, opening the door to spreading the Emotet botnet or harvesting users' credentials.

Fresh Joker Malware Variant Targeting Android Users

Chinmay Rautmare • September 29, 2020

A fresh round of Joker malware that targets Android users has been found in Google Play as well as third-party app stores, according to reports from Zscaler and Zimperium. The Joker apps can steal SMS messages, contact lists and device information from infected smartphones.

Facebook Removes More Accounts Linked to Russia

Chinmay Rautmare • September 25, 2020

Facebook is again cracking down on fake accounts and pages linked to a Russian IRA troll farm or the country's military intelligence units that were being used for disinformation campaigns. Meanwhile, the FBI issued a fresh warning that threat actors are attempting to target U.S. voting infrastructure.