[ad_1] Nationwide Building Society has enlisted Microsoft and Accenture for an AI-powered overhaul of its cybersecurity operations. Editorial This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. Accenture and Microsoft are co-investing in the development of generative AI-driven cybersecurity tools to help...Read More
[ad_1] The SafePay ransomware group has been active since fall 2024 and has increased its activity this spring and summer. According to NCC Group, SafePay hit the most victims of any threat actor in May 2025—it is linked to 248 victims to date, according to Ransomware.live and RansomFeed. The group uses common tactics, including social engineering...Read More
[ad_1] The US reportedly suspects a Russian professional basketball player has ties to a ransomware gang, going as far to request his arrest. Last month, police in France arrested 26-year-old Daniil Kasatkin at the Paris airport on allegations he’s been working with a ransomware gang, according to the media outlets Agence France-Presse and Le Monde....Read More
[ad_1] Russia, home to some of the world’s most lucrative and damaging cybercrime operations, has rejected a bill to legalize ethical hacking. The State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s general assembly, blocked the bill’s passage into law on various grounds, including concerns over how state secrets held on government and critical infrastructure systems could...Read More
[ad_1] FRESNO, Calif. – Operation Covid Chatdown resulted in 34 men being arrested in Fresno, California for soliciting sexual acts from individuals they believed were 12- or 13-year-old children but were actually undercover law enforcement operatives. “These abhorrent attempts by predators to exploit innocent children for immoral and illegal sexual gratification have no place in...Read More
[ad_1] Authorities in Europe have detained five people, including a former Russian professional basketball player, in connection with crime syndicates responsible for ransomware attacks. Until recently, one of the suspects, Daniil Kasatkin, played for MBA Moscow, a basketball team that’s part of the VTB United League, which includes teams from Russia and other Eastern European...Read More
[ad_1] Social media, once a platform for connection and entertainment, has now turned into a breeding ground for cybercrime across the state. What was once just a part of people’s daily routines has, alarmingly, become a prime channel through which fraudsters operate. According to recent data, nearly 61 per cent of financial and social media-related...Read More
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (TNND) — The FBI and Justice Department announced on Wednesday the arrest of 205 alleged child sex predators in the last week in “Operation Restore Justice.” Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel praised the “historic, unprecedented national nationwide operation” during a news conference and thanked the 55 FBI field officers...Read More
[ad_1] Ingram Micro late Wednesday said that it has restored operations to all parts of the globe where it does business, following a ransomware attack that led to a multiday disruption. The Irvine, Calif.-based technology firm said its teams are still working with customer and vendor partners to help support them following the disruption. The...Read More
[ad_1] A former ASML and NXP semiconductor engineer will spend three years in a Dutch prison after stealing secret chip technology from his employers and sharing it with Russia. The Rotterdam District Court convicted an unnamed 43-year-old defendant of computer hacking and violating EU sanctions by illegally providing technical assistance to Russia. While the Dutch...Read More
