[ad_1] The clock is ticking toward September 30, 2025, when one of America’s most vital cybersecurity protections will expire unless Congress acts. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015) has quietly become the backbone of our nation’s cyber defense. Without creating any additional regulations, it enabled the rapid sharing of threat intelligence between government and...Read More

[ad_1] Federal law enforcement agencies have executed a major operation against a prominent ransomware operator, seizing over $2.8 million in cryptocurrency, $70,000 in cash, and a luxury vehicle from Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko. The U.S. Justice Department unsealed warrants on August 14, 2025, charging Antropenko with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse, as well as...Read More

[ad_1] The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015), a cornerstone of America’s national cyber defense, is set to expire on September 30, 2025, unless Congress acts to reauthorize it. Over the past decade, CISA 2015 has enabled critical threat intelligence sharing between the government and private sector without imposing new regulatory burdens. This...Read More

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Healthcare institutions have become a favorite target for bad actors, largely because of how easy they make it for attackers. In June, researchers discovered a healthcare data breach that exposed the personal information of around 8 million patients. All of this information was publicly accessible online...Read More

[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the seizure of more than $2.8 million in cryptocurrency from suspected ransomware operator Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko. Antropenko, indicted in Texas for computer fraud and money laundering, was linked to Zeppelin ransomware, a now-defunct extortion operation that ran between 2019 and 2022. Apart from the digital asset seizure, the...Read More

[ad_1] The ransomware threat landscape witnessed a concerning surge in July 2025, with the Qilin ransomware group maintaining its dominant position for the third time in four months. The group successfully claimed 73 victims on its data leak site, representing 17.3% of the month’s total 423 ransomware incidents. This marks a significant consolidation of criminal...Read More

[ad_1] At least a dozen ransomware gangs have incorporated kernel-level EDR killers into their malware arsenal, allowing them to bypass almost every major endpoint security tool on the market, escalate privileges, and ultimately steal and encrypt data before extorting victims into paying a ransom. One of the most recent examples includes the operators of Crypto24,...Read More

[ad_1] The U.S. Treasury just delivered a crushing blow to cybercriminals who thought they could hide behind cryptocurrency exchanges. The Office of Foreign Assets Control slammed sanctions on Garantex Europe, a crypto platform that’s been washing dirty money for ransomware gangs and other digital criminals since 2019. This isn’t just another regulatory slap on the...Read More

[ad_1] Black Hat , Events , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Researchers Collins and Muench on Zero Trust, Memory Hiding and Delayed Bans Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • August 14, 2025     Sam Collins, Ph.D. researcher, University of Birmingham, U.K., and Marius Muench, assistant professor, University of Birmingham, U.K. Anti-cheat systems in the gaming industry are...Read More

[ad_1] The Trump administration on Thursday sanctioned a crypto exchange for allegedly facilitating payments for Russia-linked cybercriminals. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced that it sanctioned Garantex Europe OU, which it accused of facilitating over $100 million in payments for “notorious ransomware actors and other cybercriminals.” The exchange had recently...Read More