A lot of organisations are pretty firm about whether or not they would consider paying a ransom to criminals who have locked them out of their data and are threatening to publish data online, but those convictions can change rapidly when a ransomware attack actually happens. No doubt that is the dilemma that Instructure, the...Read More

SINGAPORE – A first-of-its-kind cybercrime operation in the MENA region has led to the arrest of 201 individuals, with a further 382 suspects identified. Thirteen countries from the Middle East and North Africa took part in Operation Ramz (October 2025 – 28 February 2026) which aimed to investigate and disrupt malicious infrastructure, identify and arrest...Read More

Tools include technical infrastructure specifically designed for cybercrime, like so-called “phishing-as-a-service” kits — off-the-shelf tools that allow would-be scammers to create and run phishing campaigns with little or no technical skill — but also widely available commercial tech like AI chatbots.  “What makes it so difficult is that these tools allow pretty much beginners …...Read More

The SolarWinds attack in 2020 was a humiliating all-out assault on U.S. government cybersecurity, and it’s likely that one key reason it’s not more famous is that we still know very little about what the hackers achieved. But we now have a few more crumbs to work with, because new revelations from Bloomberg have revealed...Read More

Over the past few weeks, the global cybersecurity industry has been hit by an upheaval that goes well beyond the usual response to a technology announcement. The drop in market value of publicly traded cyber companies, following the unveiling of dedicated cybersecurity models from the AI giants, among them Claude Mythos and GPT-5.4-Cyber, signals the...Read More

New York (CNN) — Since independent vehicle crash testing began in the mid-1990s, automakers have been incentivized to make safety changes that have saved thousands of lives each year. Now, a new group is hoping to take a similar approach to artificial intelligence. Nonprofit media watchdog Common Sense Media is launching the Youth AI Safety...Read More

TAX ON HIS OWN. CONGRESS WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE IT TONIGHT. THERE IS $1,000 REWARD TO HELP FIND A CONVICTED CHILD MOLESTER WHO DISAPPEARED BEFORE SENTENCING. CARL CARQUINEZ WAS CONVICTED LAST YEAR ON SEVERAL FELONY SEX CRIMES INVOLVING A CHILD. THE JUDGE ALLOWED HIM TO LEAVE COURT ON $1 MILLION BAIL, DESPITE FACING UP TO...Read More

INTERPOL has coordinated a first-of-its-kind cybercrime crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that led to 201 arrests and the identification of an additional 382 suspects. The initiative involved the efforts of 13 countries from the region between October 2025 and February 2026, aiming to investigate and neutralize malicious infrastructure, arrest perpetrators behind...Read More

A Chinese cyber-espionage campaign has been targeting telecommunications providers with newly discovered Linux and Windows malware dubbed Showboat and JFMBackdoor, respectively. The operation has been active since at least mid-2022 and targeted organizations across the Asia Pacific and parts of the Middle East. It was attributed to the Calypso threat group, also tracked as Red...Read More

Cybersecurity Canadian company says governments’ tighter data rules offer opportunity BlackBerry has established a cybersecurity center of excellence with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. (BlackBerry) KUALA LUMPUR — BlackBerry, the Canadian company once known for its unique smartphones, is deepening its push into Asia by anchoring regional operations in Malaysia as it pivots toward cybersecurity...Read More