On June 6, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14306 to scale back a range of cybersecurity requirements and government-wide approaches implemented by the Biden Administration. The associated Fact Sheet (June 6 Fact Sheet) can be found here. Although E.O. 14306 rescinds certain Biden-era cybersecurity policies pertaining to federal contractors and subcontractors,...Read More
Fog ransomware was seen using Syteca, a legitimate employee monitoring tool, to log keys and grab passwords It also used open-source tools for payload dropping and file exfiltration The attack was “atypical”, researchers claim Fog ransomware operators have expanded their arsenal to include legitimate and open source tools. This is, most likely, to avoid being...Read More
Badbox 2.0, the botnet that infected millions of smart TV boxes and connected devices before private security researchers and law enforcement partially disrupted its infrastructure, is readying for a third round of fraud and digital attacks, according to one of the threat hunters who uncovered the original scheme. “We continue to try and shut them...Read More
Nine Chinese nationals linked to cryptocurrency and romance scams have been jailed in Nigeria for “cyber-terrorism and internet fraud”, the national anti-graft agency said They were sentenced to one year in prison and a fine of one million naira (about $630) each in the commercial capital, Lagos, after pleading guilty, said Economic and Financial Crimes...Read More
With the news always full of stories about massive data breaches, whether they’re genuinely huge or just a false alarm, it should come as a surprise to learn that the risk of cybercrime affecting gaming has never been greater than at any time before. With billions of PCs, consoles, and phones being used around the...Read More
In the world of cybercrime surveillance, a critical memory leak in the DanaBot malware’s command-and-control infrastructure—dubbed “DanaBleed”—has exposed a wealth of sensitive information over nearly three years. The flaw allowed cybersecurity researchers to silently observe DanaBot’s internal operations, offering an unprecedented look into one of the longest-running and most notorious malware-as-a-service (MaaS) networks operating out...Read More
Ransomware is predicted to cost victims around $275 billion annually by 2031, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. Yet, despite this growing threat, most organizations’ data protection strategies remain narrowly focused on mission-critical systems — typically stored as block data — while neglecting one of the most vulnerable and expansive targets: unstructured file data. This is because it...Read More
Verizon’s data breach investigations report corroborates this observation. The report noted that only 36% of organizations in 2024 paid ransom, up from half previously, and median payouts fell from $150,000 to $115,000. Similarly, insurer At-Bay saw 19% more ransomware incidents and a 13% increase in their severity, but also reported fewer payouts. ——————————————————– Click Here...Read More
Haryana’s Director General of Police, Shatrujeet Kapur, announced today a significant drop in cybercrime-related financial losses in the state, from ₹70–80 crore per month to around ₹38 crore. The dramatic reduction, achieved over the past 18 months, is credited to a multi-pronged crackdown involving rapid response mechanisms, institutional coordination, and tech‑led interventions. A Multi-Layered Assault on CybercrimeArrests, Public...Read More
Home Minister G. Parameshwara said here on Friday that every police constable in the State is being trained in cybercrime investigation. Speaking at the launch of Special Action Force (SAF) in Mangaluru on Friday, Mr. Parameshwara said there is drastic rise in cybercrime cases in the State and all police stations are now empowered to...Read More
