In 2025, ransomware moved beyond isolated IT incidents and became a systemic risk, capable of disrupting national supply chains, critical services, and entire industries. This shift is reflected in long-term projections, with Cybersecurity Ventures estimating that the global cost of ransomware will reach $275 billion annually by 2031, driven by downtime, data loss, recovery efforts, and...Read More
Flashpoint warns of AI-driven “era of total convergence” in cybercrime 1,500% surge in illicit AI discussions, 3.3B credentials stolen in 2025 Ransomware shifting to insider-enabled, identity-focused attacks Cybercrime has entered the “era of total convergence”, where everything from reconnaissance, phishing generation, to credential testing and infrastructure rotation is being done through agentic AI frameworks without...Read More
Nike and Under Armour appear to be the latest high-profile targets for cyber attacks. Ransomware gangs have been posting who their latest victims are to pressure them for ransom payments, and both Nike Inc. and Under Armour Inc. are on the list. The malware that is used prevents companies from accessing their data until payment...Read More
Ransomware is a type of cyberattack where criminals lock your files and demand money to unlock them. Your photos, documents or work files suddenly become unusable. A message pops up asking for payment, often with a deadline and a threat to delete everything if you don’t pay. These attacks don’t just hit big companies. Home...Read More
The website offered a paid IP proxy service, allowing its customers to hide their real IP addresses by giving them access to existing IP addresses around the world. Access to the affected IP addresses was made possible by infecting modems worldwide, belonging to individuals or organisations, with malware. After infection, the modems’ owners would not...Read More
The ShinyHunters ransomware group has claimed the theft of data containing 10 million records belonging to the Match Group and 14 million records from bakery-café chain Panera Bread. Claims posted by ShinyHunters The Match Group, that runs multiple popular online dating services like Tinder, Match.com, Meetic, OkCupid, and Hinge has confirmed a cyber incident and...Read More
You probably remember back in 2022, when Washington County Government experienced a significant cybersecurity “incident” which in fact turned out to be a ransomware attack costing Washington County’s insurance carrier millions of dollars, resulting in hi facebook.com Source link .........................Read More
The wild ride of cryptocurrencies is not just impacting the people that mine or trade crypto. It turns out that the anonymous platforms that run crypto have also become increasingly associated with cybercrime. A recent study from Interisle Consulting Group revealed that phishing attempts related to cryptocurrencies grew 257 percent over last year (compared with...Read More
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries promised to investigate FCC Chairman Brendan Carr after the latter threatened to pull broadcast networks’ licenses over their coverage of the Iran War. “Brendan Carr is a corrupt political hack and fake chair of the FCC,” the congressman from New York wrote on X alongside a screenshot of Carr’s weekend...Read More
In 2025, 59 vulnerabilities silently flipped to “known ransomware use.” If CISA updates a vulnerability’s status in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog and nobody notices, did it even matter? Stick around to the end for a new tool that exposes these hidden flips. But first, some background. The Silent Flip In October 2023,...Read More
