A new report released Wednesday by a group of sector-specific cybersecurity consortia, led by the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), warns financial institutions and other companies of the persistent and evolving threat posed by the cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider. The group’s success largely stems from its highly effective social engineering...Read More
MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A six-day sting operation in Marion County led to the arrests of 40 men, according to the sheriff’s office. The operation, dubbed “Seek and Ye Shall Find Out,” involved law enforcement officers posing as children online, during which Sheriff Billy Woods said they engaged in sexually explicit conversations with the suspects....Read More
Discount retail giant Dollar Tree denied that its systems were impacted by ransomware after a cybercriminal operation claimed on Wednesday to have attacked the company. A company spokesperson told Recorded Future News that it is aware of the claims but said they believe the group actually targeted 99 Cents Only Stores — another discount shopping...Read More
Lucknow: In a step towards strengthening the cybercrime response infrastructure in the state, DGP Rajeev Krishna inaugurated a call centre for the 1930 National Cybercrime Helpline at the office of DCP South, Kalli Paschim, Lucknow, on Wednesday.“To address the surge in cyber-related complaints, the state expanded its 1930 cyber helpline infrastructure. A new 30-seat hi-tech...Read More
From studying cancer to tracking floods to improving cybersecurity in health care, three Arizona State University graduate students are using data science to make a difference this summer. The students, who are in ASU’s Biological Data Science program, are putting their classroom knowledge to the test by working on these important problems in the real...Read More
The maritime sector, which facilitates approximately 90% of international trade, is facing an unprecedented surge in sophisticated cyberattacks from advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, ransomware operators, and hacktivists, driven by escalating geopolitical conflicts. According to a recent Cyble intelligence report, over 100 such incidents have been documented in the past year, targeting shipping companies, ports,...Read More
In a significant blow to cybercrime operations, cybersecurity firm Avast has released a free decryptor tool for victims of the FunkSec ransomware, which abruptly ceased activities earlier this year. The tool allows affected organizations to recover encrypted files without paying ransoms, marking a rare victory in the ongoing battle against ransomware groups. FunkSec, which emerged...Read More
Lucknow: In a significant policy shift to strengthen cybercrime enforcement, the DGP Headquarters has abolished the earlier Rs 5 lakh threshold for registering cases at cybercrime police stations.Now, all cybercrime complaints under the IT Act—irrespective of the financial value—can be registered and investigated at designated cyber police stations.The directive empowers district police chiefs and commissionerates...Read More
The SafePay ransomware gang is threatening to leak 3.5TB of data belonging to IT giant Ingram Micro, allegedly stolen from the company’s compromised systems earlier this month. Ingram Micro is one of the world’s largest business-to-business service providers and technology distributors, offering a wide range of solutions to resellers and managed service providers worldwide, including...Read More
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has activated the state’s National Guard and declared a state of emergency in response to a cyberattack on the city of Saint Paul. The governor called in the armed forces because the magnitude and complexity of the attack exceeded the city’s response capabilities, according to a statement from Walz’s office on...Read More