Dive Brief: Ransomware gangs are adapting to stronger enterprise defenses and increased law enforcement pressure with more sophisticated tactics, according to Huntress’ 2025 Cyber Threat Report. In 75% of the ransomware incidents Huntress observed in 2024, threat actors used remote access Trojans (RATs), while 17.3% of attacks featured abused of remote monitoring and management products...Read More
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Olohundare Jimoh, has reaffirmed the command’s commitment to leveraging technology in crime prevention and prosecution, particularly in tackling cybercrime and sexual and gender-based violence. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, Jimoh highlighted how technological tools were playing a pivotal role in ensuring...Read More
The best-known member of Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data and cyberstalking an FBI agent, according to digital records reviewed by Reuters. Edward Coristine is among the most visible members of the Doge effort that...Read More
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged “the government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately end the use of the draconian Cybercrimes Act to target journalists, activists, critics and other Nigerians peacefully expressing their views online, and release those in custody across the country under the legislation.”...Read More
Politecnico di Milano’s Zanero on Evolving Malware Detection and Hardware Security Aseem Jakhar • May 4, 2025 Stefano Zanero, professor, Politecnico di Milano
Machine learning excels at identifying repetitive patterns and anomalies, but human insight remains vital for understanding the broader context of cyberattacks – especially in cyber-physical ecosystems, said Stefano...Read More
A Medusa ransomware campaign is using a malicious driver to disrupt and even delete endpoint detection and response (EDR) products on targeted organization networks. According to new research from Elastic Security Labs, the malicious driver, dubbed ABYSSWORKER, is deployed along with a packer-as-a-service called HeartCrypt to deliver Medusa ransomware. Elastic noted the driver was first...Read More
As cybercriminals develop more sophisticated tactics, investigators like Gary Rudd must stay ahead of the latest digital threats. With nearly two decades of experience as a special agent in the U.S. Department of Defense, Rudd has spent his career tracking down cybercriminals and protecting digital assets. But even with years in the field, he saw...Read More
A significant number of children and adolescents around the world face school violence and bullying including cyberbullying, which adversely affects their health, well-being and education. UNESCO Member States declared the first Thursday of November as the International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, Including Cyberbullying, recognizing that school-related violence in all its forms is an infringement...Read More
Metro Creative Graphics SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad Police Department has arrested 33-year-old Rutilio Caliahua Quiahua, a King City resident, on multiple charges related to sexual offenses involving minors under the age of 16. The arrest, announced April 29, follows an extensive investigation in which Soledad Police detectives identified at least five juvenile victims whom the...Read More
Photo credit: Jackie Hawthorne, MSU College of Social Science According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s latest data, cybercrime has increased 10% compared to the year prior. To address this increase in cybercrime, the Michigan State University Center for Cybercrime Investigation and Training held its inaugural training event last week, the first and only program of...Read More
