[ad_1] In an update to a joint advisory with CISA and the Australian Cyber Security Centre, the FBI said that the Play ransomware gang had breached roughly 900 organizations as of May 2025, three times the number of victims reported in October 2023. “Since June 2022, the Play (also known as Playcrypt) ransomware group has...Read More

[ad_1] Nearly 145 domains associated with the BidenCash cybercriminal marketplace were taken down on Wednesday in a law enforcement operation led by U.S. and Dutch authorities. BidenCash, which appropriated the name and image of the former U.S. president, has existed since 2022 and was used primarily as a way to sell stolen credit card numbers,...Read More

[ad_1] A ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the hack on Kettering Health, a network of hospitals, clinics, and medical centers in Ohio. The healthcare system is still recovering two weeks after the ransomware attack forced it to shut down all its computer systems.  Interlock, a relatively new ransomware group that has targeted healthcare organizations in...Read More

[ad_1] A financially motivated threat group posing as IT support has intruded the systems of about 20 organizations by duping employees into installing a malicious, illegitimate version of Salesforce’s Data Loader and granting broader access to cloud-based environments, Google Threat Intelligence Group said in a threat report released Wednesday. The attacks, which Google attributes to...Read More

[ad_1] Lee Enterprises (LEE, Financial) has disclosed a significant data breach incident where cyber attackers obtained documents with sensitive personal information. The breach, occurring in February, compromised the data of 39,779 people, as outlined in a filing with the Attorney General’s Office in Maine. The investigation by Lee Enterprises revealed that unauthorized access and potential...Read More

[ad_1] Onslought Also Paved Way for Rise of English-Speaking Hackers Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • June 4, 2025     Image: Shutterstock An international law enforcement crackdown on the LockBit ransomware group caused fragmentation and distrust among Russian-speaking cybercrime groups, paving the way for English-speaking hacking groups to gain prominence, experts said Tuesday during a London...Read More

[ad_1] Boston, MA, Jun. 4, 2025, – The Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) MassCyberCenter awarded $198,542 to four Massachusetts-based programs focused on preparing professionals for the cybersecurity workforce. MassTech provided the funds through the Alternative Cyber Career Education (ACE) Grant Program, a statewide effort to support young adults and retrain existing professionals with alternative options...Read More

[ad_1] Fake AI tools climb search rankings to spread ransomware and malware Cybercriminals are targeting tech marketing and B2B users with cloned installers Talos has uncovered threats that are using branding tricks and search manipulation tactics Cybercriminals are already using AI to make phishing emails more convincing, and now they’re manipulating search engine results to...Read More

[ad_1] Nearly 40,000 people had their Social Security numbers exposed during a cyberattack in February on Lee Enterprises, one of the largest owners of local newspapers in the U.S. The company notified regulators in Maine of the incident on Wednesday, telling them that it discovered the leak of sensitive information on May 28.  Lee Enterprises...Read More

[ad_1] CHENNAI: In separate incidents, cyber crime units of the city police arrested four persons in connection with online scams in which the public were cheated of several lakhs. In one case, the North Zone cyber crime unit arrested R Sitaraman (37) and P Senthilnathan (28) – both from Cuddalore – for cheating a man...Read More