The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has warned the public against vishing or voice phishing, especially as the ‘ber’ months or the months leading up to the holidays near. According to a “24 Oras” report by Bernadette Reyes on Thursday, phishing involves stealing personal information to take money from the victims. It is done...Read More
As loyal listeners of this podcast know, I’m a big believer in paying close attention to the little things, the blocking and tackling, the basics, the fundamentals. All those elementary elements that comprise the building blocks of stronger cybersecurity plans and successful defensive strategies. Spoiler alert – that comes through again … and again in...Read More
In recent weeks, the cybersecurity community has witnessed the rapid emergence of Warlock, a novel ransomware strain that weaponizes unpatched Microsoft SharePoint servers to infiltrate enterprise networks. Initial analysis reveals that threat actors exploit publicly exposed SharePoint instances via specially crafted HTTP POST requests, deploying web shells that grant remote code execution within the target...Read More
CHANDIGARH: In a move to make emergency services more accessible and efficient, the Punjab Police has integrated the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Helpline 1033 and the Cyber Crime Helpline 1930 with the Dial 112— Punjab’s Unified Emergency Response System. This integration now allows citizens to simply dial 112 to report highway accidents, breakdowns,...Read More
ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria has deported 50 Chinese nationals and one Tunisian convicted of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud as part of a crackdown on foreign-led cybercrime networks, the country’s anti-graft agency said on Thursday. Since the clampdown was launched on August 15 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in partnership with the immigration service,...Read More
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — This past week in St. Joseph, a young juvenile, Athesius Warden, left home, and his whereabouts were unknown. Thankfully, Warden was found and safe. With movies like “Weapons” and the current Virginia mass kidnapper rumor circulating through the media, it has never been a more prevalent topic. Children going...Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), has repatriated 51 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The latest exercise, carried out on Thursday, involved the deportation of 50 Chinese nationals and one Tunisian, bringing the total number of convicted foreign nationals repatriated so far to...Read More
The appointment of Matthew Brown as Chief Financial Officer at Tenable marks a pivotal moment for the cybersecurity firm. Brown’s career, defined by transformative financial leadership and a knack for scaling technology enterprises, positions him as a critical architect of Tenable’s next phase. To assess the implications of this leadership shift, one must consider three...Read More
DragonForce represents a sophisticated and rapidly evolving ransomware operation that has emerged as a significant threat in the cybersecurity landscape since late 2023. Operating under a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, this group has demonstrated exceptional adaptability by leveraging leaked ransomware builders from notorious families like LockBit 3.0 and Conti to create customized attack variants. The organization...Read More
After school resumed for students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) last Thursday, Board Member Kelly Gonez visited two schools in the City of San Fernando the following day to visit their preschool and special education programs. Gonez’s first stop was at O’Melveny Elementary School before heading to San Fernando Early Education Center....Read More
