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By Bloomberg Published April 29, 2025 A ransomware attack is the cause of a disruption at Marks and Spencer Group Plc., with hackers using a potent kind of malware to lock down some of the British retailer’s systems and render them inaccessible, according to people familiar with the attack. The company has for more than...Read More

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday announced it held a meeting with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and GCash to combat the rising threat of cybercrime involving the digital finance sector. The meeting underscored the critical importance of strong partnerships between law enforcement agencies and private sector stakeholders in safeguarding digital financial ecosystems,...Read More

Darren Warner struck up a conversation with 13-year-old ‘Maisie’, who was a police officer posing as a teen. The pair quickly moved from an online chat forum to Kik, where the girl revealed her age to Warner. Plans were made for them to meet “in a public park or car park in Southampton” to have...Read More

A new ransomware campaign featuring an automated deployment of LockBit ransomware via the Phorpiex botnet has been uncovered. According to Cybereason Security Services, this marks a shift in how threat actors are leveraging botnets to bypass traditional human-operated ransomware attacks. What’s New in the Attack Chain Unlike previous LockBit incidents, this campaign used Phorpiex, also known as...Read More

Fortinet has released the new Fortinet FortiGuard Labs 2025 Global Threat Landscape report that reveals a sharp rise in Cybercrime-as-a-Service activity on the darknet, driving a booming underground market for stolen credentials, exploits, and unauthorized access. The report also highlights a record surge in automated cyberattacks, as threat actors increasingly weaponize AI and deploy sophisticated...Read More

Malwarebytes, a global leader in real-time cyber protection, announced a new partnership program aimed at arming financial institutions, HR benefit providers, and internet service providers with an arsenal of easy-to-use, effective personal security, privacy, and identity solutions that seamlessly integrate into their offerings.  The new strategic program aims to directly address the alarming...Read More

A new ransomware strain known as ELENOR-corp, identified as version 7.5 of the Mimic ransomware, has been used in a series of targeted attacks on the healthcare sector. The campaign displays a range of advanced capabilities, including data exfiltration, persistent access and anti-forensic strategies designed to cripple recovery efforts and maximize damage. What’s New in...Read More

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Amid education leaders’ growing struggles with school safety issues from gun violence to cyberattacks, the Trump administration recently disbanded a federal school safety advisory board.  During President Donald Trump’s first administration, an interagency effort established the Federal...Read More

Russian military intelligence (GRU) “has been carrying out cyberattacks against France for several years using a method known as APT28,” added Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, officially attributing these cyberattacks to the GRU for the first time. In a statement the French foreign ministry said: “Since 2021, this attack group has been used to...Read More