According to VG, Gangås said that the number of cyberattacks on Western infrastructure was increasing, often not to cause damage but to “demonstrate what they are capable of.” She also said Norway should be prepared for further hacking attacks. At the same event, Nils Andreas Stensønes, head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service said that Russia was...Read More
The Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI), the largest Croatian science and technology research institute, has confirmed that it was the one of “at least 9,000 institutions worldwide” that were attacked using the Microsoft SharePoint “ToolShell” vulnerabilities. The attack happened on Thursday, July 31, 2025, and resulted in the deployment of ransomware. “The ransomware attack affected part...Read More
HYDERABAD: The cybercrime wing of the Cyberabad police detected seven cases between August 5 and 11, arresting 10 offenders across multiple states in a pan-India sweep. Of the seven cases, five were trading fraud (seven arrests), one smishing (two arrests) and one business fraud (one arrest). As part of the arrests, the police seized 15...Read More
UK operator EE unveiled a new smartphone offering and set of mobile plans designed to address smartphone safety for young people, as concerns about online safety and screen time continue to mount. The operator said the downloadable P.H.O.N.E. Contract, developed with the EE Youth Council, online safety group Internet Matters and a parent ambassador, will...Read More
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware City Refuses to Pay Ransom; Employees Report to Arena to Reset Passwords in Person Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • August 13, 2025 Image: Sean Pavone/Shutterstock/ISMG Scenes from the ransomware recovery operation of St. Paul, Minnesota: City civil servants lined up in a stadium to manually verify their...Read More
Aminuddīn, a private-sector employee residing in Teli Bagh’s Ramzan Nagar, saw INR 1.5 lakh evaporate from his bank account over a four-week period before any legal action was taken. Red Tape Eclipses Cybercrime ResponseLessons for Cybercrime Victims and Institutions On July 1, notifications alerted Aminuddīn to two unauthorised withdrawals of INR 97,000, followed by INR...Read More
Last week marked the conclusion of Operation Best Foot Forward, a two-week, high-visibility pedestrian safety campaign aimed at reminding drivers it’s the law to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. With a special Back to School focus, the regional effort spanned 40 enforcement details across nine counties and 20 municipalities, resulting in 594 warnings and citations...Read More
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Microsoft on Tuesday updated their mitigation guidance for a high-severity flaw in Exchange Server. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-53786, could allow an attacker with administrative privileges for on-premises versions of Exchange to escalate privileges by exploiting vulnerable hybrid joined configurations, Microsoft and CISA said last week. In...Read More
S and global law enforcement dismantled the BlackSuit ransomware group, seizing $1M in crypto in a coordinated crackdown. US and international law enforcement agencies have taken down servers and websites linked to BlackSuit. For context, BlackSuit is a ransomware group that has been responsible for hundreds of cyberattacks over the last three years. The...Read More
Over a million dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency assets laundered by or on behalf of the notorious BlackSuit ransomware gang – previously known as Royal – were seized ahead of a multinational takedown operation in July, led by the US authorities with support from the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and cyber cops from Canada,...Read More
