A Japanese cybersecurity organization says that hackers have primarily used three methods in a recent spate of attacks that resulted in personal data leaks. The Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center issued a report on online system breaches that have recently hit many businesses and other entities in the country. The center said one...Read More
Ghana’s Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has rejected suggestions that the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) independently led a recent operation against suspected cybercrime centres in the country, insisting that the exercise was planned, coordinated and executed by Ghanaian authorities. The Authority’s response followed a post by FBI Director Kashyap Pramod Patel on X...Read More
As the world increasingly recognizes the need for safer and more secure AI, U.S. colleges and universities are trying to meet a growing demand for AI security education that prepares future workers to safeguard businesses’ and governments’ powerful AI systems. AI cybersecurity education programs, from undergraduate and graduate classes to professional certificates, are sprouting up...Read More
Abstract Objective: Based on the Clark and Wells cognitive model of social anxiety, this study constructed a chain mediation model to explore the potential mechanisms underlying the association between cyberbullying victimization and social anxiety among college students. Methods: A total of 3,710 college students were surveyed with the Cyberbullying Victimization Scale, the Brief Fear of...Read More
SoftBank cloud subsidiary IDC Frontier was targeted in a ransomware attack that blighted various Japanese operators and service providers. The infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) vendor confirmed its IDCF Cloud service in East Japan Region 1 was attacked on October 7, affecting almost 500 corporate and municipal customers in total. A later update revealed that virtual servers in...Read More
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When you picture the person running an international ransomware operation, a 16-year-old probably does not come to mind. Yet investigators say a teenager was the suspected main operator behind KillSec, a cybercrime group linked to around 1,000 suspected attacks worldwide. About 500 of those attacks have so...Read More
U.S. officials seized seven domains linked to Flax Typhoon as security agencies in seven countries warned of attempts to steal sensitive data worldwide. Key takeaways The FBI and DOJ seized seven domains tied to two hacking platforms and a remote-access tool U.S. officials linked the infrastructure to China-based Integrity Technology Group and Flax Typhoon activity...Read More
CHINA said on Friday (October 9) that it opposed hacking and the politically motivated spread of misinformation, after US authorities said they had moved to disrupt online infrastructure allegedly used by hackers linked to Chinese IT firm Integrity Technology Group. The US Justice Department said it had seized seven internet domains that were allegedly used...Read More
Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, has challenged the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over its portrayal of a joint cybercrime operation, insisting that Ghanaian authorities led the exercise…. Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, has challenged the United States Federal Bureau of...Read More
AI could be the latest chapter in a story CISOs know well — in which they are held accountable for incidents they lack the power to prevent. “Nothing’s changed. A CISO’s formal job is to set strategy, advise and — to the best of his or her ability — prevent the worst from happening,”...Read More
