COLUMBUS, Ohio — State officials have announced a new initiative meant to strengthen schools’ cybersecurity, the implementation of a platform known as TechGuard, according to a press release. What You Need To Know Schools in Ohio will now have access to TechGuard, a platform that offers cybersecurity training Schools are vulnerable targets for cybercriminals State...Read More
First surfacing in August 2023, DragonForce originated from Malaysia as a Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group. Over time, it has evolved into a hybrid threat actor, blending political targeting with financial extortion. Now, DragonForce runs a sophisticated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, complete with affiliate panels, payload customization tools, and its own RansomBay leak platform. Recent DragonForce victims span...Read More
A group of experts involved in drafting a newly adopted United Nations treaty on cybercrime gathered for a March 25 panel discussion at the Law School to share their insights on how the treaty developed and its implications for international cooperation. The event, “The U.N. Cybercrime Convention — Hearing from the Drafters,” was sponsored by...Read More
Small businesses are a prime target for cybercrime, as we highlighted in our last annual report. Many of the criminal threats we covered in that report remained a major menace in 2024, including ransomware–which remains a primary existential cyber threat to small and midsized organizations. Ransomware cases accounted for 70 percent of Sophos Incident Response...Read More
Too Little, Too Late? These new announcements come just months after TikTok announced plans to block beauty filters for teenage users. The company has launched a crackdown too on underage users, announcing that children under 13 years old will be booted off the platform. In Europe, it has teamed up with telecoms giant, Telefónica, for...Read More
CHENNAI: The East Zone cyber crime wing of Greater Chennai Police apprehended a 40-year-old man from Vikravandi on Friday for his alleged involvement in two separate cyber fraud cases registered in the city. According to the police, the victims lost over Rs 22 lakh in these cases. The arrested person, M Kalaiyarasan of Vellaiyampattu, facilitated...Read More
SAN RAMON, CA AND SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2025 / Sensiba LLP, a Top-75 U.S. accounting and consulting firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of AssuranceLab Pty. Ltd., a high-growth cybersecurity audit and risk assurance firm headquartered in Australia, with operations across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. This milestone expands...Read More
In recent years, human-operated cyberattacks have undergone a dramatic transformation. These attacks, once characterized by sporadic and opportunistic attacks, have evolved into highly sophisticated, targeted campaigns aimed at causing maximum damage to organizations, with the average cost of a ransomware attack reaching $9.36 million in 2024.1 A key catalyst to this evolution is the rise...Read More
A recent survey found the large majority of K-12 staff believe school safety has a direct impact on student achievement. CENTEGIX’s 2024 National Educator Survey Report surveyed 530 K-12 educators, school administrators, and district administrators on various school safety topics. It found 84% of respondents affirm school safety directly impacts student achievement and 83% feel...Read More
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime In Other Cybercrime Market Drama, BreachForums Marketplace Reboot Branded a Fake Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • April 21, 2025 Image: Shutterstock A notorious online cybercrime marketplace called Cracked claims to have restarted operations. So too has the recently disrupted BreachForums, although experts remain skeptical. See Also: Why...Read More
