[ad_1] Microsoft has announced the launch of its Advancing Regional Cybersecurity (ARC) Initiative, a new effort aimed at boosting regional preparedness, resilience, and coordination in the face of increased cyber threats. The announcement was made at the second Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B) held in Geneva, Switzerland. The initiative kicks off with a...Read More
[ad_1] Disruption to cybercrime ecosystem could be significant, say researchers As law enforcement and judicial agencies coordinated by Europol and Eurojust continue to dismantle a vast criminal infrastructure responsible for the deployment of ransomware attacks worldwide, what impact will this have on cybercrime threat levels? The latest phase of Operation Endgame saw the coordinated takedown...Read More
[ad_1] On May 22, Hackread.com reported that Everest claimed responsibility for stealing data on 959 Coca-Cola employees, specifically across the Middle East, including the UAE, Oman, and Bahrain. Separately, another hacker group claimed to have stolen 23 million records from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP). Hackread.com can now confirm that the Everest ransomware group has leaked...Read More
[ad_1] When her 14-year-old son took his own life after interacting with artificial intelligence chatbots, Megan Garcia turned her grief into action. Last year, the Florida mom sued Character.AI, a platform where people can create and interact with digital characters that mimic real and fictional people. Garcia alleged in a federal lawsuit that the platform’s...Read More
[ad_1] Nova Scotia Power confirms it was hit by ransomware attack but hasn’t paid the ransom Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2025 Nova Scotia Power confirms it was hit by a ransomware attack but hasn’t paid the ransom, nearly a month after first disclosing the cyberattack. Nova Scotia Power confirmed it was hit by a ransomware...Read More
[ad_1] In just a few short weeks, parents will be labeling their children’s clothes and packing their duffle bags with sunscreen and bug spray. But there’s one thing all too many forget each summer before sending their kids to camp: checking if it’s safe. And that can literally be a deadly oversight. ‘People will read...Read More
[ad_1] Kaspersky’s Global Research & Analysis Team shared insights on the cyber threat landscape in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) region for the first quarter of 2025. The data revealed that Türkiye and Kenya recorded the highest number of users impacted by web-based threats (26.1% and 20.1% respectively), followed by Qatar at 17.8%....Read More
[ad_1] The hacks on ransomware groups LockBit and Everest seem like a positive development, but according to Orange Cyberdefense, they pose new risks. The weakening of major players creates a fragmented threat landscape in which smaller, chaotic groups gain the upper hand. Cybercriminals are getting a taste of their own medicine. LockBit and Everest, two...Read More
[ad_1] 840,000 patient per year hospital empire fights ransomware attack Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on major hospital empire Mediclinic, claiming to have exfiltrated data, which it threatens to publish if a ransom payment is not made. Mediclinic is a South African private hospital group that operates 74 hospitals, 28 outpatient clinics, 21...Read More
