The ransomware landscape underwent significant disruption, marked by the abrupt cessation of operations from several prominent Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) groups, including RansomHub, Babuk-Bjorka, FunkSec, BianLian, 8Base, Cactus, Hunters International, and LockBit. This wave of disappearances has fragmented the ecosystem, diminishing the dominance of major players and fostering a proliferation of smaller, independent actors. Global law enforcement...Read More
JOHNSTON COUNTY — A Johnston County man was arrested Thursday morning following a multi-agency investigation into alleged online child exploitation. Austin Barrett Crews, 37, of 224 Driver Road in Middlesex—just off NC Highway 39 in northern Johnston County—is facing multiple felony charges. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office launched its investigation after receiving a tip from...Read More
Good Samaritan Health Center On Nov. 4, 2024, Marietta-based Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb, detected suspicious activity on its computer systems. The organization was able to secure its systems and engage a specialized third-party cybersecurity firm to investigate the situation. The forensic investigation revealed that an unauthorized actor had accessed and acquired certain data...Read More
Qilin ransomware disrupted blood tests, causing fatal delay in treatment, hospital confirms. A British hospital confirmed on June 25, 2025, to Bloomberg that a ransomware attack was a contributing factor in the death of one of its patients — marking the first officially acknowledged fatality linked directly to a cyberattack on a healthcare facility....Read More
The SafePay ransomware organization has quickly become a powerful operator since its initial detection in September 2024, marking a startling increase in the cyber threat scenario. Unlike predominant ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) models that rely on affiliates for dissemination and profit-sharing, SafePay operates autonomously, with its core developers directly orchestrating intrusions and extortion campaigns. This self-contained approach...Read More
Kolkata: The Bengal Police has started an investigation after noticing that the state cyber crime wing (CCW) data centre, which is used for confidential cyber crime investigations, has been compromised.The police, who have already spoken to the private company that manages the data centre, are not prima facie convinced by their defence of a ransomware...Read More
A cybercriminal group has allegedly infiltrated Nokia’s internal network through a vulnerable third-party contractor, potentially exposing sensitive information belonging to more than 94,500 employees in what security experts are calling one of the most extensive corporate data breaches affecting the telecommunications giant in recent years. The threat actor, identifying as Tsar0Byte, made claims about the...Read More
SonicWall firewall devices have been increasingly targeted since late July in a surge of Akira ransomware attacks, potentially exploiting a previously unknown security vulnerability, according to cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf. Akira emerged in March 2023 and quickly claimed many victims worldwide across various industries. Over the last two years, Akira has added over 300 organizations...Read More
The Hyderabad Cybercrime Unit apprehended Paras Singla from North West Delhi in an import-export scam case involving fraudulent promises of business deals worth over Rs 1.11 crore. Published Date – 1 August 2025, 11:04 PM
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime Unit arrested one Paras Singla (29) from North West Delhi in connection...Read More
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