[ad_1] Marks & Spencer, one of the UK’s most iconic retailers, is still reeling from a ransomware attack that has crippled parts of its operations for the last month. While the company’s official communication frames it as a “cyber incident,” this was a complex ransomware attack perpetrated by a sophisticated adversary. The cyber-attack on M&S...Read More
[ad_1] The European and North American law enforcement agencies have dismantled what investigators call the “nerve center” of Russian cybercrime. Operation Endgame, led by Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), has resulted in arrest warrants for 20 suspects and indictments against 16 others—unmasking the masterminds behind the infamous Qakbot, Danabot, and Conti malware operations. With links to ransomware...Read More
[ad_1] MISSOULA, Mont. – The University of Montana and Blackfoot Communications have teamed up to launch a new cybersecurity program aimed at strengthening cybersecurity in rural areas of Montana. The partnership, through the PISCES program, will provide cybersecurity analysis and training to local governments, schools, and utilities. It will also offer students hands-on experience. Thomas...Read More
[ad_1] Nova Scotia Power has confirmed it is the victim of a ransomware attack and that the hackers who stole data have published it on the dark web. Peter Gregg, the utility’s president and CEO, said Friday it is believed 280,000 customers have had their information stolen — more than half of the customers in the...Read More
[ad_1] MORRISTOWN, NJ — A Morris County man caught sexually engaging with a minor online was recently sentenced, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office announced. Brian J. Cariddi, 40, from Hanover Township, was sentenced to three years in prison on April 29 after pleading guilty to one count of endangering the welfare of a child in...Read More
[ad_1] Twelve Philippine nationals have been convicted and sentenced to one year in prison by a Federal High Court in Lagos for cybercrime-related offences. Justices Chukwujekwu Aneke and Yellim Bogoro delivered the judgment on Friday in Lagos, convicting a total of 18 foreign nationals, including the 12 Filipinos and six others—on charges including cybercrime, fraud,...Read More
