Indian police conducted raids at 19 locations to target scammers Six people were arrested, and numerous equipment seized The operation targeted elderly Japanese victims Indian and Japanese law enforcement, with the help of Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), have taken down a major financial fraud network and arrest six people suspected of running the entire...Read More
Patna: Bihar Police is set to establish two separate units to curb cybercrime incidents and check the illegal trade and distribution of alcohol and narcotics in the state.The govt has approved the proposal of the police headquarters in this regard, and it will soon be sent to the cabinet for approval, additional director general (ADG)...Read More
Italy severs links with Paragon spyware after allegations of targeting critics and migrant rescuers spark outrage. Italy has terminated its contracts with Israeli spyware company Paragon, after revelations that the surveillance technology was used against critics of the government – including journalists and migrant rescue workers – prompted political uproar and calls for a full...Read More
On the morning of May 20, 2025, Kettering Health, a major Ohio-based healthcare provider operating 14 medical centers and over 120 outpatient facilities, was struck by a sophisticated ransomware attack that forced a system-wide technology outage. The incident, attributed to the Interlock ransomware group, resulted in unauthorized access to the health system’s network, encrypting critical...Read More
North American grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods told regulators that a cyber incident temporarily disrupted operations, including its ability to fulfill customer orders. In a Monday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the health food distribution giant said it “activated its incident response plan and implemented containment measures, including proactively taking certain systems...Read More
A familiar face is being promoted from within to lead the FBI’s Cyber division. In a LinkedIn post Sunday, Leatherman said that FBI Director Kash Patel had selected him as assistant director and lead official for the FBI’s primary division for investigating cybercrimes. e The role is prominent in national security, espionage and counterintelligence investigations....Read More
Simon Richards has been sentenced to 17 years in prison Richards was deemed ‘dangerous’ at the sentence hearing Author: Natalia AntoniwPublished 2 hours ago A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison and four years on extended licence following a number of sexual offences against two children. Simon Richards who previously lived...Read More
A sophisticated scam operation dubbed “GhostVendors” that exploits over 4,000 fraudulent domains to impersonate dozens of major brands and defraud consumers through fake online marketplaces. Silent Push Threat Analysts revealed this massive campaign targets social networks, major brands, advertising companies, and consumers worldwide through thousands of fake websites that abuse well-known retailers, including Amazon, Costco,...Read More
Skitnet malware, also referred to as Bossnet, has emerged as a critical tool for ransomware gangs in 2025, showcasing a marked increase in operational efficiency for cybercriminals. First advertised on underground forums like RAMP on April 19, 2024, by a threat actor known as LARVA-306, Skitnet was initially positioned as a compact, user-friendly post-exploitation package...Read More
Researchers from Cisco Talos observed a destructive attack on a critical infrastructure entity within Ukraine, involving a previously unknown wiper identified as ‘PathWiper.’ The attack was instrumented via a legitimate endpoint administration framework, indicating that the attackers likely had access to the administrative console, which was then used to issue malicious commands and deploy PathWiper...Read More
