The UK is in the midst of a retail cybercrime spree. Harrods, Co-Op and the iconic Marks & Spencer (M&S) have all fallen victim to large-scale cyberattacks. While Harrods stores and its website remained open following its breach, M&S wasn’t so fortunate. As early as February, attackers infiltrated M&S’s systems, with immediate repercussions. M&S suspended...Read More
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin filed a lawsuit Thursday against Discord, Inc., accusing the messaging platform of engaging in deceptive practices that left children vulnerable to online predators and explicit content while misleading parents about the effectiveness of its safety features. The complaint, filed in Superior Court in Essex County,...Read More
Hyderabad: What began as a promising overseas job opportunity turned into a nightmare for a 19-year-old from Hyderabad, who was lured into a sophisticated international cybercrime racket operating out of Laos.Trapped, starved, and forced to scam others under constant surveillance, the young man’s story revealed the dark underbelly of globalhuman trafficking tied to online fraud.The...Read More
CrowdStrike and NVIDIA Collaboration CrowdStrike announced a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA on March 18, 2024, to enhance cybersecurity using generative AI. This partnership aims to deliver NVIDIA’s AI computing services on the CrowdStrike Falcon® XDR platform. By integrating Falcon platform data with NVIDIA’s GPU-optimized AI pipelines and software, including NVIDIA NIM microservices, customers will benefit...Read More
UNION HOME Minister Amit Shah on Monday said they have introduced the new e-Zero FIR that automatically converts cyber financial crime complaints with a cheating value above Rs 10 lakh, registered on the 1930 helpline or the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP), into FIRs. Shah said the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), which comes...Read More
Coimbatore: Awareness campaigns by police to sensitize the public about cybercrimes do not seem to have yielded desirable results, with an increasing number of city residents falling prey to cyber fraudsters every other day.As per the data available with the city cybercrime police, city folk have lost Rs23.91 crore to online scamsters from January 2025...Read More
Even as schools continue to report an increase in students’ behavioral problems and mental health needs, the majority of educators say they generally feel safe at school. But many say they feel less safe than they did in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted every part of life, as well as every detail of schooling....Read More
A cyber attack on the UK’s legal aid systems in April was able to extract a “large amount of information” relating to applicants including criminal records. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) believes the group accessed and downloaded a significant amount of personal data from those who have applied for legal aid through the government’s digital...Read More
In recent years, states have increasingly moved to formalize their cybersecurity strategies through legislation — often creating dedicated cyber forces to tackle digital threats. One example is Texas House Bill 150, which if enacted would establish the Texas Cyber Command to lead and oversee the state’s response to cyber incidents. Several other states — including...Read More
NEW DELHI, MAY 19: In a major step towards realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a ‘Cyber Secure Bharat,’ Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah announced the launch of the e-Zero FIR system, aimed at enabling faster crackdown on cybercriminals and swift recovery for victims of cyber financial fraud.The new initiative,...Read More
