As Nigeria accelerates into a digital-first economy powered by mobile banking, e-commerce, and fintech innovation, cybercrime poses itself as another force growing. As there have been a digital boom, likewise there have been a parallel crime wave. The scale, sophistication, and economic impact of online fraud are now outpacing the systems designed to stop it....Read More

The Peninsula suburb of Foster City was recovering from a cyberattack Thursday that took out many of its services for multiple hours, authorities said.  A ransomware attack paralyzed the city early in the morning, knocking out the police department’s emergency phone number and prompting a declaration of a state of emergency. The attack only lasted...Read More

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-20131) in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) that Cisco disclosed and patched in early March 2026 has been exploited as a zero-day by the Interlock ransomware gang, Amazon CISO and VP of Security Engineering CJ Moses revealed. “Our research [using Amazon’s MadPot system of honeypots] found that Interlock was exploiting this...Read More

Ash Raso was on the cusp of launching her own clothing label when she was hacked. In a matter of minutes, the 29-year-old lost access to everything, from her email address to her social media accounts and even banking. “I basically fell to the floor when it happened because I was like ‘Whoa, what the...Read More

North Korea, long isolated by international sanctions, is quietly building a cyber empire that rivals the sophistication of state-backed operations worldwide. According to a recent report highlighted by El Pais, incidents linked to North Korean cybercriminals surged by 130 percent in 2025, signaling a dramatic escalation in both volume and complexity. While nations like China,...Read More

About the Event Despite your best efforts with those noise-cancelling headphones, the ransomware conversation has gotten louder. Data-only extortion is rising, while AI tools, open-source software, and vendor integrations are expanding the attack surface in ways many teams are still mapping. IT leaders are expected to refresh strategy in real time and separate meaningful shifts...Read More

Foster City, California said it was forced to pause all public services outside of emergency responses in light of a ransomware attack discovered on Thursday morning. The Bay Area city, home to about 34,000 people, forced the city manager to declare a state of emergency — which will unlock supplementary financial support from outside agencies....Read More

The Howell County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce a new partnership with the Southwest Cyber Crimes Task Force, further strengthening our commitment to protecting the most vulnerable members of our community, our children. The Southwest Cyber Crimes Task Force is a multi-agency initiative dedicated to investigating and preventing internet crimes against children. These investigations...Read More

article Foster City, California. (Photo by: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) FOSTER CITY, Calif. – Leadership of Foster City on Thursday announced the city had experienced a cybersecurity breach that had widely impacted city services. Foster City’s IT staff identified a ransomware attack early Thursday morning, which has resulted in a temporary pause...Read More

There are moments in every industry when the rules quietly but decisively change – when familiar patterns stop holding, and the “tried and true” playbook becomes obsolete. In cybersecurity, that moment has been reached.  This shift isn’t driven by a single breakthrough or headline‑grabbing exploit. Instead, it is the culmination of years of evolution that...Read More