Securing artificial intelligence data centers, building-up American semiconductor manufacturing, and training the workforce for an AI-centric world are among the Trump administration’s dominant priorities laid out this week in its new AI Action Plan. Released on July 23, the action plan serves as the Trump administration’s blueprint for accelerating the development, deployment and use of...Read More
Ransomware attacks worldwide declined by 43% in the second quarter, yet threats continue to adapt and evolve according to a new report from NCC Group. The report found a notable decrease in global ransomware activity, with incidents dropping by six percent month-on-month in June, amounting to 371 cases. Over the quarter, attacks fell by 1180...Read More
A 21-year-old student who designed and distributed online kits linked to £100m worth of fraud has been jailed for seven years. Ollie Holman created phishing kits that mimicked government, bank and charity websites so that criminals could harvest victims’ personal information to defraud them. In one case a kit was used to mimic a charity’s...Read More
A man from Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List was finally caught and arrested after a warrant was issued for his arrest for sexual assault of multiple children as young as 8 years old. Read More: Juvenile Crime Rises in Lubbock This Summer The Arrest of Fugitive Jacob Kessler Jacob Aaron Kessler, 41, was arrested on...Read More
Fake investment scams, ransomware, digital sextortion and business email compromise are surging across the continent. Experts say African countries must do more to protect their citizens. Rising digital dependency in the public and private sectors, along with “a severe lack of cybersecurity capacity,” have combined to make Africans extremely vulnerable, according to Anna Collard, senior...Read More
CloudSEK’s TRIAD team uncovered an active development site deploying Clickfix-themed malware linked to the Epsilon Red ransomware. This variant deviates from traditional clipboard-based command injection tactics by directing victims to a secondary page on the same domain, where malicious shell commands are executed silently through ActiveXObject(“WScript.Shell”) to facilitate payload delivery. The script leverages Windows Command...Read More
Following a hacker attack, sensitive data of casino guests with problematic gambling behavior has been leaked onto the darknet. (symbolic image) Keystone Following the hacker attack on the Radix Foundation, sensitive personal data containing the names and debts of banned casino guests has surfaced on the Darknet. Address, occupation, income and salary statements are also...Read More
Friday, 25 July 2025 08:25 It helps to provide peace of mind for parents if a child is separated from their group. The National Ploughing Championships’ ‘Keeping You Safe’ child safety wristband initiative is back. Over 40,000 wristbands, allowing space for a contact number, will be distributed at event entrances. The initiative provides peace...Read More
Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA) is one of the best SaaS stocks to buy according to analysts. Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA) announced new integrations with Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) aimed at improving enterprise cybersecurity by unifying identity access and threat detection. The collaboration brings Okta’s Workforce Identity platform into tighter alignment with Palo Alto’s secure browser and...Read More
AhnLab’s Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) has been instrumental in monitoring ransomware activities across dark web forums and marketplaces. Through its Live View > Dark Web Watch feature, security teams can track active groups, their collaborations, and emerging attack vectors, allowing organizations to preemptively bolster defenses. During the first half of 2025, a surge in new...Read More
