A ransomware attack on U.S. payments platform provider BridgePay is having ripple across the country, leaving many entities—including restaurants and municipal organizations—unable to accept card payments. BridgePay confirmed the attack last Friday, saying it had enlisted federal law enforcement as well as external forensic and recovery teams. According to a status update on the company’s...Read More
The United Arab Emirates said it stopped a ransomware attack this weekend that allegedly targeted the country’s digital infrastructure. The country’s Cyber Security Council published a statement on Saturday that said they “successfully thwarted organized cyberattacks of a terrorist nature that targeted the country’s digital infrastructure and vital sectors in an attempt to destabilize the...Read More
The ransomware threat landscape entered a new phase in 2025. Once a highly reliable criminal business model built on encrypting victim files and collecting ransom payments, it is now under significant financial pressure. Ransom payment rates have hit historic lows, average demands have dropped sharply, and organizations are recovering from attacks more effectively than in...Read More
New research from Check Point reveals that while global cyber attack volumes stabilized slightly during September, ransomware and generative AI (GenAI)-related risks surged, with ransomware rising 46%. Organizations faced an average of 1,900 cyber-attacks per week, a 4% decrease from August but still a 1% increase year-over-year. Although overall attack volumes appear steady, evolving techniques,...Read More
Group-IB, a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, today announced its contribution to INTERPOL-coordinated Operation Synergia III, a global cybercrime operation targeting malicious infrastructure used in phishing, malware, and ransomware campaigns. The international operation, conducted between July 2025 and January 2026, involved law enforcement agencies from 72 countries and...Read More
The Hollywood image of a cybercriminal is a lone wolf in the shadows; a renegade thief or saboteur. But cybercrime today looks very different. The lone wolves have formed organized groups and are working together, learning from one another, and growing more sophisticated. As the cybercriminal ecosystem has matured, it has pivoted toward economies of...Read More
The FBI is warning that everyday devices in your home – from smart TVs and streaming sticks to phones and routers – can be quietly hijacked and used by criminals without you realizing it. In a public service announcement released March 12, 2026, the bureau says cybercriminals are increasingly building “residential proxy networks” that route...Read More
Florida Attorney General announces child predator bust State Attorney General James Uthmeier held a press conference in Orlando Tuesday morning, where he and other law enforcement officials announced the arrest of another child predator. FOX 35’s Garrett Wymer took the full conference live. SANFORD, Fla. – A Florida man has been arrested under suspicion of...Read More
Cybercrime costs in the United States were estimated to reach ****** billion U.S. dollars in 2026. Between 2026 and 2030, this figure was forecast to see a considerable increase. In 2030, the costs were projected at **** trillion U.S. dollars. Read more Show all numbers Estimated cost of cybercrime in the United States from 2017...Read More
17 Mar CISO DEMO: Cybersecurity Vendors Pitch Chief Information Security Officers On YouTube Posted at 14:04h in Blogs by Taylor Fox Security chiefs watch short videos produced by Cybercrime Magazine – Steve Morgan, Founder of Cybersecurity Ventures Sausalito, Calif. – Mar. 17, 2026 Around a year ago, Cybersecurity Ventures asked AI “Why use YouTube for...Read More
