ST.CLOUD, Fla. — Thousands of St. Cloud residents are getting letters in the mail telling them their personal information was compromised duringa 2024 ransomware attack. According to the city, the attack happened between March 17th and March 25th last year when an unauthorized actor tapped into city systems to access personal information. The city said...Read More

BidenCash cybercrime market seized by global authorities; 145 domains linked to stolen credit card sales taken offline in a major crackdown. In major news from the cybercrime world, BidenCash, one of the internet’s most notorious marketplaces for stolen credit card data, has been seized and taken offline in a coordinated law enforcement operation involving U.S....Read More

In the rapidly evolving world of cybersecurity, experts are sounding the alarm over the next frontier of cyber threats—AI-powered hacking. With the rise of generative AI and large language models (LLMs), the barrier to entry for launching cyberattacks has dropped dramatically. Now, even individuals with little to no coding expertise—dubbed “vibe hackers”—can command AI tools...Read More

In an alarming escalation of cybercrime tactics, a series of sophisticated scams involving fake IT support calls have targeted at least 20 organizations, resulting in the theft of sensitive Salesforce data and subsequent extortion attempts. These attacks, uncovered by Google’s Threat Analysis Group, highlight a growing trend of social engineering schemes that exploit human trust...Read More

News June 04, 2025 Lisa Daigle Assistant Managing Editor Military Embedded Systems Graphic courtesy BAE Systems GREENLAWN, N.Y. BAE Systems won a $30 million contract with the U.S. Navy to refresh the AN/APX-123A(V) Common Transponder (CXP), which is intended to enhance the system’s cybersecurity and interoperability and support the latest U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) standards. According...Read More

Kettering Health patients who had chemotherapy sessions and pre-surgery appointments canceled due to a ransomware attack in May now have to deal with the painful prospect that their personal info may have been leaked online. Earlier today, ransomware gang Interlock dumped 941 GB of data purportedly belonging to the healthcare provider. The stolen information appears...Read More

Nearly 145 domains associated with the BidenCash cybercriminal marketplace were taken down on Wednesday in a law enforcement operation led by U.S. and Dutch authorities. BidenCash, which appropriated the name and image of the former U.S. president, has existed since 2022 and was used primarily as a way to sell stolen credit card numbers, compromised...Read More

A financially motivated threat group posing as IT support has intruded the systems of about 20 organizations by duping employees into installing a malicious, illegitimate version of Salesforce’s Data Loader and granting broader access to cloud-based environments, Google Threat Intelligence Group said in a threat report released Wednesday. The attacks, which Google attributes to UNC6040,...Read More

Onslought Also Paved Way for Rise of English-Speaking Hackers Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • June 4, 2025     Image: Shutterstock An international law enforcement crackdown on the LockBit ransomware group caused fragmentation and distrust among Russian-speaking cybercrime groups, paving the way for English-speaking hacking groups to gain prominence, experts said Tuesday during a London conference....Read More

Boston, MA, Jun. 4, 2025, – The Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) MassCyberCenter awarded $198,542 to four Massachusetts-based programs focused on preparing professionals for the cybersecurity workforce. MassTech provided the funds through the Alternative Cyber Career Education (ACE) Grant Program, a statewide effort to support young adults and retrain existing professionals with alternative options to...Read More