27 Aug Next-Gen Security Awareness Training Series On The Cybercrime Magazine Podcast Posted at 09:16h in Blogs by Amanada Glassner This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Aug. 27, 2025 – Watch the Video “We’re very excited to be launching a new podcast series where we’re going to be digging deep...Read More
NetScaler on Tuesday released security updates for vulnerabilities in its application delivery controller and remote-access tools as it warned that hackers were exploiting a critical memory overflow flaw. Exploitation of the memory overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-7775, which has a CVSS score of 9.2, could lead to denial of service and remote code execution if...Read More
ESET Research discovers PromptLock, a new type of ransomware using GenAI to execute attacks. The malware runs a locally accessible AI language model to generate malicious Lua scripts in real time, which are compatible across Windows, Linux, and macOS. PromptLock uses a freely available language model accessed via an API, meaning the generated malicious scripts...Read More
Spanish police have reportedly arrested a university student suspected of hacking the local government’s education management system to alter grades and gain access to professors’ emails. The suspect, a 21-year-old man detained in Seville, allegedly infiltrated the Séneca platform used by schools and universities across Andalusia, Spain’s most populous region. Police said he manipulated his...Read More
A new report from Anthropic shows how criminals are using AI to actively run parts of their operations. The findings suggest that AI is now embedded across the full attack cycle, from reconnaissance and malware development to fraud and extortion. The report is based on real cases where Anthropic’s models were misused. It provides an...Read More
A hacker has exploited a leading artificial intelligence chatbot to conduct the most comprehensive and lucrative AI cybercriminal operation known to date, using it to do everything from find targets to write ransom notes. In a report published Tuesday, Anthropic, the company behind the popular Claude chatbot, said that an unnamed hacker “used AI to...Read More
Telematics devices, ELDs, dash cameras, transportation management systems. Trucks abound with technology. That technology can put a trucking company – and the greater supply chain – at risk. The transportation sector, with its vast amount of data and its critical role in the economy, has increasingly become a cybercrime target as the industry becomes more...Read More
Ransomware attacks have surged 179% compared with mid-2024 levels, driven by the rise of new RaaS operators, according to threat intelligence firm Flashpoint. While notorious groups such as LockBit and BlackCat have fallen from prominence due to law enforcement crackdowns, emerging players are adopting new tactics, it has found. Some groups, such as World Leaks...Read More
MediaNama’s Take: The government must exercise caution before allowing the CBI to investigate cybercrime without the consent of state governments. Law and order is a state subject under the Constitution, and cybercrime, like all crimes, should fall under the purview of state police departments. The Committee report comes from a Union-level institution and thus naturally...Read More
