The United States should move toward a new model where “target rich, resource-poor” community organizations like hospitals, schools, utilities and municipal governments share their cybersecurity responsibilities with “other, more capable actors” in the government and private sectors. That is the primary conclusion of a new report released Tuesday by the Cyber Resilience Corps, a volunteer...Read More
Not one but two class action lawsuits have been filed against Erie Insurance even as the insurer continues to investigate its cybersecurity incident. One lawsuit was filed by an Illinois customer, Neil Plascencia; the other by Amy Haas, a former Erie employee who lives in Wisconsin. Both claim Erie Insurance was negligent in not protecting...Read More
Disruption of Country’s Biggest Bank Comes as Israel-Iran War Intensifies Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • June 17, 2025 A Bank Sepah branch Tehran in an image dated Oct. 15, 2016. (Image: Fotokon/Shutterstock) A pro-Israel hacking group claims to have disrupted a major Iranian bank as hostilities between the two countries raged into their...Read More
Hyderabad: Cybercrime Hyderabad city arrested a total of 37 people across seven states of India in connection with 74 cybercrime cases in Telangana between March 9 and June 14. The Hyderabad unit refunded Rs 14,54,57,129 to the victims affected by the fraudsters. The arrested individuals are involved in 178 cases across the country. In the...Read More
Posted By Steve Alder on Apr 25, 2025 The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2024 Internet Crime Complaint Report, which shows record-breaking losses to cybercrime in 2024. While the number of complaints fell slightly year-over-year, losses to cybercrime increased by a staggering 33% to $16.6 billion, smashing the...Read More
An online child sex predator sting resulted in the arrest of a 48-year-old man in Grundy County on Monday, June 16. Johnny McNeal was taken into custody by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Tracy City Police Department and Constable Kyle Collins. It is unclear what charges he is facing. During the...Read More
Leader of Opposition and DMK convenor R. Siva has urged the government to take steps to strengthen the cyber crime division of Puducherry Police against the backdrop of rising cyber fraud cases. In a statement, Mr. Siva pointed to the spate of instances over recent months where several people were getting defrauded of substantial money...Read More
Jun 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Email Security Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new phishing campaign that’s targeting users in Taiwan with malware families such as HoldingHands RAT and Gh0stCringe. The activity is part of a broader campaign that delivered the Winos 4.0 malware framework earlier this January by sending phishing messages impersonating Taiwan’s National...Read More
UK retail brands have taken a digital battering over the past few months. Over 10 days in April and early May, Marks and Spencer (M&S), the Co-operative Group and Harrods were hit by cyber attacks that crippled their business-critical services, including ecommerce and payments processing. Then, in June, H&M suffered an IT outage, which briefly...Read More
Updated 12/27 at 12:40pm with additional comments from a State Department spokesperson. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark cybercrime convention on Tuesday, paving the way for significant changes to how governments police the internet. The Convention against Cybercrime was adopted without a vote and by consensus after a five-year negotiation. A formal signing...Read More
