[ad_1] LAWRENCE — Around $1 billion gets paid by victims of ransomware attacks each year. But is payment the right strategy? “In the short run, paying the ransom is often the easiest way out. Yet by paying the ransom, you are encouraging hackers to come back, not just for you but for everyone else,” said...Read More

[ad_1] The Bengaluru police Tuesday announced the arrests of four members of a gang allegedly involved in creating mule accounts to open shell companies for siphoning money obtained through cybercrimes. The police suspect that the gang laundered a whopping Rs 150 crore using such accounts. Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, in a press conference, said...Read More

[ad_1] Several new laws will be taking effect in Vermont on July 1.A new law will require the implementation of several new safety measures in schools across the state. They include:The establishment of biannual, or twice yearly, school fire and safety drills for students each fall and spring. Schools will also be required to come...Read More

[ad_1] Ransomware operators Sarcoma recently breached Radix As a result, Swiss government files were posted on the dark web Radix claims it retained intact backups Multiple agencies of the Swiss federal government were affected by a supply chain attack that trickled down from Radix, a non-profit organization in the health promotion sector. A short announcement...Read More

[ad_1] Second-Place Winner in 2025 The Cyber Edge Writing Award. Improving trust in the cyber crime reporting process is paramount to the cyber defense of our nation’s critical infrastructure, as it allows law enforcement to disrupt and capture the criminal groups responsible for the attacks. By engaging in simple policy and procedure changes, law enforcement...Read More

[ad_1] “This creates a perfect storm for cybercriminals,” said J Stephen Kowski, Field CTO at SlashNext. “When AI models hallucinate URLs pointing to unregistered domains, attackers can simply register those exact domains and wait for victims to arrive.” He likens it to giving attackers a roadmap to future victims. “A single malicious link recommended can...Read More

[ad_1] The Swiss government has warned that sensitive data has been stolen and leaked following a cyber attack on a supplier. Radix, a non-profit organization in the health promotion sector, supplies a number of federal offices, whose data has apparently been accessed. “Investigations are currently under way to determine the specific units and data affected...Read More

[ad_1] Building automation giant Johnson Controls is notifying individuals whose data was stolen in a massive ransomware attack that impacted the company’s operations worldwide in September 2023. Johnson Controls is a multinational conglomerate that develops and manufactures industrial control systems, security equipment, HVAC systems, and fire safety equipment for buildings. The company employs over 100,000...Read More

[ad_1] Warning comes amid ongoing disruptions at Hawaiian Airlines and WestJet Scattered Spider gained notoriety for the attacks on M&S. It is now expanding its campaign of attacks into the aviation sector targeting major airlines using advanced social engineering techniques. Notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider has turned its attention to aviation. In an alert on...Read More

[ad_1] Qilin was the top ransomware group for the second time in three months in June, suggesting that the group may be strongly benefiting from the turmoil that knocked RansomHub offline at the beginning of April.  RansomHub was the top ransomware group for more than a year until rival DragonForce claimed to be taking over...Read More