The U.S. Department of Justice charged another former DigitalMint employee for his involvement in an insider scheme in which ransomware negotiators secretly partnered with the BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware operation. Angelo Martino has been charged with one count of conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion after surrendering to the U.S. Marshals on March 10....Read More

Canada’s lawful access bill risks making Canada’s telecoms and internet providers, as well as phones and laptops, more vulnerable to hackers, including foreign intelligence services with malevolent intent, tech and legal specialists are warning. Bill C-22, introduced by Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree last week, would require telecoms, internet companies and other digital service providers...Read More

“Today, for the first time, we proudly release the documentation of a unique cyber operation, an operation that will etch the name Handala Hack into the minds of all players in the global cybersecurity arena,” the group said on its website. You’re out of free articles for this month “In a swift and calculated...Read More

GRENADA, Miss. (WTVA) — Grenada County law enforcement captured two suspects wanted for cyber crimes in other states. The Grenada County Sheriff’s Office identified the pair as Cosmin Vaduva and Elena Caldarareasa. Cosmin Vaduva (left), Elena Caldarareasa. Source: Grenada County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities in Texas and Louisiana sought them for alleged cyber crimes. State and...Read More

Security experts have warned that the cyber attack on Stryker signals a step change in politically-motivated attacks, with a particular focus on destruction rather than extortion. Operations at the medical technology firm have been severely impacted in a cyber attack claimed by Iranian-linked threat group, Handala. The group claims to have wiped thousands of systems...Read More

A 41-year-old South Florida man is accused of conducting at least 10 ransomware attacks and helping accomplices extort a combined $75.25 million in ransom payments while he was working as a ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint.  Five of Angelo John Martino III’s alleged victims hired DigitalMint, which assigned Martino to conduct ransomware negotiations on their clients’...Read More

Interpol – Operation Synergia III leads to 45,000 malicious IPs dismantled and 94 arrests worldwide Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2026 INTERPOL dismantled 45,000 malicious IPs and servers and arrested 94 suspects in a global cybercrime operation. INTERPOL announced a global cybercrime operation (codenamed Operation Synergia III) involving 72 countries that dismantled 45,000 malicious IP addresses...Read More

With rapidly advancing LLM technology, the cost of developing software has already declined significantly over the past year—a trend that is likely to continue. As expected, this affects all forms of software, including malware. X‑Force believes this shift will fundamentally alter the dynamics of the malware threat landscape, compelling defenders and the threat intelligence community...Read More

AI Risk and Readiness Report 2026 For most organizations, this is the year AI becomes infrastructure. Agents now execute actions autonomously: modifying records, creating accounts, and pushing code through API… Source link .........................Read More

The compromised sites didn’t share the same vulnerable WordPress version or plugin, suggesting that the attackers may be exploiting weak credentials or using exploits for multiple vulnerabilities. New payloads The DoubleDonut Loader was observed delivering a new variant of Vidar Stealer, a well-known infostealer, that uses a dead drop resolver technique to retrieve its command-and-control...Read More