“I also encourage you to collaborate with each other. Share what you are seeing and experiencing. That’s such an effective way to mitigate some of these risks.”– Jess Thomas, Assistant Director, National Office of Cyber Security (NOCS) What businesses should do right now Within businesses, Smale says, it’s best to boil cyber defence down to...Read More
Just one day after the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) seized four of its domains, the Iranian government-linked hacking group has re-established its online presence. This Iranian-linked hacking group that claimed responsibility for the March 11 cyberattack on US medical device giant Stryker. According to a news agency Reuters, Handala said in a post...Read More
Ravie LakshmananMar 21, 2026Cyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Threat actors affiliated with Russian Intelligence Services are conducting phishing campaigns to compromise commercial messaging applications (CMAs) like WhatsApp and Signal to seize control of accounts belonging to individuals with high intelligence value, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...Read More
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. – During March, the Major Crimes Unit of the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office conducted an undercover operation aimed at identifying potential child predators. Detectives say they targeted individuals communicating with who they believed to be minors and the operation led to felony arrest warrants for three men. Authorities say Robert Murrell, 45,...Read More
Cybercrime is the one area in cybersecurity where global consensus is achievable, as most nations separate it from national security interests. A formal global body can scale prevention, investigation and disruption of cybercrime effectively. Shared legal definitions, harmonizing extradition laws and tackling digital poverty are essential foundations for an enforcement framework. Recent cyber events that...Read More
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The public is getting a new look at how close a serial child molester is to walking the streets of Fresno. David Funston used candy and toys to lure children in Sacramento County back in the 1990s. His youngest victim was three years old. “It was the worst serial child predator...Read More
The emergence of AI agents in cybercrime has ramped up the threat level for business organizations. Sophisticated cybercriminals now operate as a business, which presents a systemic threat to legitimate businesses. Senior leadership must ask themselves the right questions in order to effectively build cyber resilience. The concept of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) has been...Read More
The US Federal Prosecutor’s Office filed a request with the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, recommending that Russian citizen Ilya Angelov, the founder of the Mario Kart hacking group, be sentenced to five years and one month in prison. According to the sentencing memorandum, he is accused of cyber fraud that...Read More
Key Points Both stocks declined substantially in the past 12 months. Zscaler’s revenue grew 26% in its most recent quarterly earnings. Okta’s subscription revenue is approaching $3 billion annually. If you spend your workdays in front of a computer, there’s a solid chance you’re required to keep your company safe from bad actors through either...Read More
The global indicator ‘Estimated Cost of Cybercrime’ in the cybersecurity market was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total *** trillion U.S. dollars (+***** percent). After the eleventh consecutive increasing year, the indicator is estimated to reach ***** trillion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the indicator...Read More
