[ad_1] Trend Micro’s Cybercrime Underground series represents an ongoing commitment to shed light into the dark world of cybercrime from as far back as 2011. Over the years we have shared details learned from extensive research on regional corners of the criminal underground, including their infrastructure and changing business models, covering several evolutions of specific...Read More

[ad_1] Adding to this view, Jim Routh, chief trust officer at Saviynt, argues that the future of risk management lies in real-time, data-driven scoring, not outdated surveys. “Questionnaires are inadequate,” he says. “We need to apply data science to track risk daily and educate regulators and auditors on why that’s necessary.” A vulnerability discovered today...Read More

[ad_1] As India’s digital economy accelerates, a new report by Sophos raises a critical concern: millions of Indian SMEs remain perilously underprepared for ransomware attacks. While some progress has been made, vulnerabilities persist — especially among smaller enterprises — according to the State of Ransomware 2025 report, based on responses from 378 Indian organisations hit...Read More

[ad_1] North Korea has slammed U.S. indictments against DPRK IT workers for illegally working at foreign firms, denouncing the accusations as a “groundless” provocation that violates its national sovereignty. In a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a spokesperson for the DPRK’s foreign ministry rejected the charges as “an absurd smear...Read More

[ad_1] While awareness is supposedly on the rise, cybercrime losses have been steadily increasing, and projections indicate a continued upward trend. Globally, cybercrime costs are projected to reach $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. In today’s digital economy, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are no longer flying under the radar of cybercriminals. In...Read More

[ad_1] Qantas to tell hacking victims details of specific data stolen Qantas has pledged to tell every customer affected by this week’s hack exactly which parts of their data have been stolen. In an update, the airline also revealed it had implemented additional security measures and said it was working with experts to “forensically analyse”...Read More

[ad_1] The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Russian technology company Aeza Group, accusing it of providing critical infrastructure to cybercriminals involved in ransomware attacks, data theft, and online drug trafficking. The action, announced by the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), targets Aeza Group, three affiliated companies, and four...Read More

[ad_1] Cybersecurity requires more than legal compliance; it demands constant vigilance and adaptation. A cyberattack on a third-party platform used by a Qantas customer contact centre in Manila, discovered on 30 June, made this clear. Six million customers, not just Australians, have had names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and frequent-flyer numbers stolen. Cybercriminals...Read More

[ad_1] A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Python-based data-exfiltration utility used by the notorious Cl0p ransomware group has exposed the cybercrime operation itself to potential attack. The flaw, cataloged as GCVE-1-2025-0002, was identified by Italian security researcher Lorenzo N and published by the Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg (CIRCL) on July 1, 2025. Vulnerability Details...Read More

[ad_1] us sanctions russian bulletproof hosting provider aeza group In a decisive move to curb cybercrime’s growing global threat, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on the Russia-based hosting provider Aeza Group LLC. This action marks a significant effort to dismantle critical infrastructure that supports ransomware attacks, data theft,...Read More