The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned one Solomon Stephen Ufayo, a staffer of Ecobank Plc, on a one-count charge of cybercrime to the tune of N2,404,000 (Two Million Four Hundred and Four Thousand Naira). The suspect was brought before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High...Read More

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned one Solomon Stephen Ufayo, a staff of Ecobank Plc, on a one-count charge of cybercrime to the tune of N2,404,000 (Two Million Four Hundred and Four Thousand Naira). The suspect was brought before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High...Read More

Oregon District Combines Video Surveillance with Access Control When Eric Ryan joined Crook County School District as the new technology director in fall 2021, improving security in each school building was one of his top priorities. Like Lancaster School District, CCSD was relying on older IP-based cameras. During his first week on the job, Ryan...Read More

An IIT-trained “ethical hacker” and his associate have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a cross-border cybercrime racket that duped investors by posing as stock market advisors. The duo collected funds through a complex web of fake companies and cryptocurrency channels.According to a report by The Times of India, the key accused, Girish Pandey,...Read More

Alex Schapiro, a rising senior at Yale, likes to play Settlers of Catan with his friends, work on class projects, and lead a popular student website. But from his dorm room, Schapiro moonlights as an ethical hacker, uncovering security flaws in startups and tech companies before the bad guys do. Schapiro’s bug-hunting work gained traction...Read More

By 2025, ransomware will no longer be the undisputed biggest security concern for organizations. Striking a balance between innovation and risk is difficult to achieve, according to research by Arctic Wolf. The results have been published in Arctic Wolf’s newly released State of Cybersecurity: 2025 Trends Report. AI, LLM’s, and privacy are now prime concerns....Read More

The hosting of the inaugural Cyber Games 2025 in Kuala Lumpur reinforces Malaysia’s agenda, as Asean chair, to bolster the region’s cyber ecosystem and promote trust in digital environments across member states. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said the event also aligns with Malaysia’s strategic approach to combat cybercrime and strengthen cybersecurity policies. “This includes...Read More

China has adopted crucial new standards to enhance the safety of children in vehicles, following technical support from WHO. The updates to China’s national standards on child safety restraints (such as child car seats) should reduce deaths and injuries among children involved in road crashes.  Globally and in China, road traffic crashes are a leading...Read More

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. Cybercriminals are leveraging AI to enhance their attacks, from enhancing the believability of phishing emails to improving password guessers MANILA, Philippines – Cybersecurity firm Fortinet, in their 2025 Global Threat Landscape Report released in May, found threat actors...Read More

KUALA LUMPUR: Online scams and phishing remain the most prevalent global cyber threats, with criminals leveraging increasingly sophisticated tactics to deceive victims, said INTERPOL’s Cybercrime Directorate Dr Neal Jetton. He said most cybercrimes observed across Asia and globally stem from social engineering attacks, such as phishing, ransomware and business email compromise scams. “Phishing-related scams are...Read More