As cryptocurrency gains traction, cybercriminals are also stepping up their game. The group known as GreedyBear has reportedly stolen over $1 million using a mix of malware, phishing, and fake extensions. It begs the question: are crypto-friendly businesses doing enough to protect themselves? In this post, I’m sharing what I found on the tactics GreedyBear...Read More
Ransomware surged in H1 2025. Meet CL0P, Akira, and Qilin — the top threat actors behind over 1,000 global attacks reshaping the cybercrime landscape. Introduction If the first half of 2025 taught us anything, it’s that ransomware isn’t just back — it’s bigger, smarter, and far more coordinated. And at the heart of this surge,...Read More
After the Tulsa Area Emergency Management Executive Director was charged with sending and receiving child pornography, we’re taking a look at how law enforcement investigates these crimes. Tulsa County Deputies arrested Joe Kralicek Thursday after a month-long investigation that started from a cyber tip. Detectives with the Tulsa Police Department’s SPIDER division tell News On...Read More
Brock investigates crimes against children. He said sextortion is the fast-growing threat against Kentucky’s kids, citing at least two new cases reported every week, and warns every child is at risk. “I think some parents may assume, well, my child’s popular, they have friends, they have a girlfriend or a boyfriend. They wouldn’t fall for...Read More
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says the cybercrime gang behind the Royal and BlackSuit ransomware operations had breached hundreds of U.S. companies before being taken down last month. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), DHS’s main investigative arm, which took down the group’s infrastructure in cooperation with international law enforcement partners, added that the cybercriminals also collected over $370...Read More
Future challenges include protecting data and privacy rights, the continuous evolution of criminal tools, the shortage of skilled personnel trained in modern technologies, and balancing security needs with human rights. Opportunities lie in building advanced AI-powered security systems, strengthening Arab and international cooperation to combat cross-border crimes, enhancing national cybersecurity capabilities, and raising public awareness...Read More
SonicWall dismisses zero-day fears after Ransomware probe Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2025 SonicWall found no evidence of a new vulnerability after probing reports of a zero-day used in ransomware attacks. SonicWall investigated claims of a zero-day being used in ransomware attacks but found no evidence of any new vulnerability in its products. SonicWall launched the...Read More
Cyberabad Cybercrime Police arrested 15 suspects in 11 cases between July 29 and August 4, busting a pan-India cybercriminal network. Most were linked to trading fraud, with others involved in gaming and business scams. Citizens are urged to stay alert. Published Date – 8 August 2025, 12:35 PM
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A May 2025 attack on a financial institution in Asia saw the Fog ransomware deployed, alongside an unusual toolset, including some dual-use and open-source pentesting tools we have not observed being used in ransomware attacks previously. The attackers used a legitimate employee monitoring software called Syteca (formerly Ekran), which is highly unusual and not something...Read More
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad cybercrime police detected 11 cybercrime cases for the week from July 29 to August 4 leading to the arrest of 15 offenders across multiple States. The investigation revealed the pan-India spread of cybercriminal networks, with offenders from different States. Out of the 15 arrests, 12 were linked to trading fraud while two...Read More
