21 Dec Top 5 Cybersecurity Jobs That Will Pay $200,000 to $500,000 In 2020 Posted at 16:06h in Blogs by Cybercrime Magazine A special report from the Editors at Cybersecurity Ventures – Steve Morgan, Editor-in-Chief Northport, N.Y. – Oct. 1, 2020 Bug bounty hunters and Fortune 500 CISOs top the list of highest compensated people...Read More

GRENADA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Two people wanted for alleged cyber crimes are arrested in Grenada County. The Grenada County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Economic Crimes Unit, and Mississippi Attorney General’s Office Cyber Crime Division – Cyber Fraud Task Force, were made aware of a white Toyota Highlander with a Virginia license plate...Read More

Cybercrime continues to rise, with cybersecurity and AI increasingly linked as both a threat and a defence tool, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025. Organizations face a complex landscape of evolving threats, from sophisticated deepfake scams and social engineering to a widening cybersecurity talent gap. Building resilience requires global collaboration and...Read More

A North Korea-linked hacking group has used stolen KakaoTalk accounts to spread malware in a series of recent cyberattacks, highlighting a new distribution tactic, a report showed Monday. Konni, the hacking group tied to Kimsuky and other Pyongyang-sponsored groups, was found to have recently carried out an advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign using spear-phishing emails...Read More

LYON, France – Authorities in 14 African countries have arrested 260 suspects and seized 1,235 electronic devices in a coordinated international operation against cyber-enabled crime. The crackdown targeted transnational criminal networks exploiting digital platforms, particularly social media, to manipulate victims and defraud them financially.  Specifically, the operation focused on romance scams, where perpetrators build online...Read More

A new ransomware operation called Payload is rapidly emerging as a serious threat to both Windows and VMware ESXi environments, combining Babuk-style cryptography with aggressive anti-forensics and a working double-extortion model. The group claims to have been active since at least February 17, 2026. It is already hitting mid-to-large organizations across multiple sectors and countries. The hospital...Read More

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Idaho Senate met today for a second reading of HB724, after it was reported out of committee with a Do Pass Recommendation on Friday. The Foster Child Safety Act was advanced to a third reading, positioning the bill for final debate and a vote in the Senate. Lawmakers are also...Read More

Recent cyberattacks attributed to Iranian threat actors extend beyond typical network disruption. Rather than an isolated incident of sabotage, this type of attack sits within a broader context defined by Iran’s reliance on asymmetric retaliation and historical proxy doctrine. Iran-aligned threat actors increasingly leverage cyberspace as a strategic equalizer. For the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...Read More

Adopted by the General Assembly in December 2024 after five years of negotiation, the Convention against Cybercrime establishes the first universal framework for investigating and prosecuting offences committed online – from ransomware and financial fraud to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images. “The UN Cybercrime Convention is a powerful, legally binding instrument to strengthen our...Read More

E-mail penetration → Kakaotalk proliferation 사진 확대 A case of distributing files planted with malicious codes through KakaoTalk. [Genius] Konni, known as a North Korean-linked hacking organization, is launching a multi-level attack linking spearfishing emails and KakaoTalk, which requires special attention. Spear phishing is a method of disguising it as a normal e-mail, planting and...Read More