[ad_1] Italy has extradited to the United States a Chinese national sought on hacking charges, including the alleged theft of COVID-19 medical research, Italian police said Monday, confirming earlier reports. Cybercrime Allegations and Espionage Links Xu Zewei was arrested in Milan last July at the request of U.S. authorities, who accuse him of wire fraud...Read More

[ad_1] A pro-Iran hacking group calling itself Handala has claimed it has obtained the identities of tens of thousands of US Navy personnel, in what it described as retaliation for alleged crimes committed during what it termed the US-Israeli aggression against Iran, including the killing of schoolchildren in Minab. The group said in a statement...Read More

[ad_1] Major exercise completed with the Hong Kong Police Force, INTERPOL, and Agencies and Forces from Macau SAR, Singapore and South Korea HONG KONG and SINGAPORE, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ThreatBook played a mission-critical role in Hong Kong’s recent Counter Cyber and Physical Terrorism Joint Exercise 2026, staged on 16 April. The exercise, codenamed “STEALTHNET”, was...Read More

[ad_1] Summary On April 27, 2026, the ransomware group DragonForce publicly claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against Gelatissimo Pty Ltd (gelatissimo.com.au), a renowned Australian artisanal ice cream brand. The group issued a threat to release sensitive data unless the company initiates negotiations. Incident Report Field Details Target Gelatissimo Pty Ltd Domain gelatissimo.com.au Country Australia Attacking...Read More

[ad_1] B.C. is inching closer to a ban on social media for kids, after the Manitoba government announced it was pushing forward on the idea over the weekend. Attorney General Niki Sharma said she’ll be reaching out to Manitoba to get more details, and preparing British Columbia to move on the issue if Ottawa fails...Read More

[ad_1] Summary On April 27, 2026, the ransomware group DragonForce claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against Wm. Sopko & Sons Co. (wmsopko.com), a major supplier of Dumore automatic self-feeding drilling and threading equipment based in the USA. The group has threatened to leak sensitive data unless negotiations commence. Incident Report Field Details Target Wm. Sopko...Read More

[ad_1] By Tony Burnside, VP APJ, Netskope For Australian organisations, the conversation around AI security has shifted rapidly. It was only recently that copy-pasting sensitive corporate data into public generative AI (genAI) was the primary concern. Today, while those risks remain, the frontier of AI risk is moving at pace. We are transitioning to an...Read More

[ad_1] In the past year, elderly victims have been scammed out of more than $130 million in San Diego County, according to the DA’s Office. SAN DIEGO — Chris Heise won’t forget his birthday in May of 2024.  It was the same day he received a pop-up message he thought was from Microsoft, alerting him...Read More

[ad_1] The recent breach of Standard Bank’s systems backs the argument for the unified, industry-led approach against fraud and other cybercrimes that the sector’s watchdog has called for. The attack bears testament to the high-stakes game financial institutions must play to protect customer information, most importantly, their finances. Cyberattacks are a common feature of doing...Read More

[ad_1] article FILE- Hacker sits in front of several computer monitors. (Getty Images) A Chinese man who was arrested on suspicion of hacking into several U.S. universities’ computer systems to steal COVID-19-related research, has been extradited from Italy at the request of U.S. authorities, the Department of Justice said in a news release.  Xu Zewei, 34,...Read More