As in life, the important things in business aren’t always the most exciting. You hardly get a thrill from doing the bins or making sure you lock the door behind you on the way to work. Yet, like the peace of mind these acts give, a solid backup strategy is vital for any company’s tech...Read More

Organizations across Southeast Asia are facing a concerning rise in ransomware attacks, with businesses in the region experiencing an average of 400 attempted attacks per day in 2024, according to international cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. Ransomware, as the name suggests, is a malicious software designed to block access to a computer system or encrypt its data...Read More

It’s not often that we get to share good news, so we wanted to grab this opportunity and showcase some progress made by law enforcement actions against cybercrime with you. Europol notified us about the take-down of two of the largest cybercrime forums in the world. With over 10 million users, Nulled and Cracked serviced...Read More

Disclaimer We strive to uphold the highest ethical standards in all of our reporting and coverage. We StartupNews.fyi want to be transparent with our readers about any potential conflicts of interest that may arise in our work. It’s possible that some of the investors we feature may have connections to other businesses, including competitors or...Read More

Ransomware gang LockBit appears to be having a very bad, no good time of things since it began suffering serious disruption at the hands of a global law enforcement partnership last year. It’s had its darknet leak site seized multiple times, and one of its key members has been outed and sanctioned for his cyber-crime...Read More

Events , Information Sharing , RSAC Conference Ex-Interpol Director Craig Jones on How Geopolitics Affects Global Cybercrime Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • May 5, 2025     Craig Jones, immediate past director cybercrime, Interpol Before the recent instabilities in the geopolitical landscape, countries were more closely aligned in their efforts to share threat intelligence with...Read More

Outages impacting the RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service operation, which was allegedly usurped by DragonForce, have prompted the Qilin ransomware gang to dominate the ransomware landscape last month, having claimed to compromise 74 victims, according to The Cyber Express. Akira was the second most active ransomware gang in April, claiming 70 victims, followed by the Play, Lynx, and...Read More

Interpol’s Cybercrime Director, Neal Jetton, has an interesting tagline in his LinkedIn bio: Fighting cybercrime with global partnerships for a safer world.  When asked about this by GovInsider, he says that partnerships are key to keeping cyber infrastructure safe, and that is why Interpol’s cybercrime department is dedicated to building alliances around the world.  Jetton,...Read More

Orlando, Florida, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ORLANDO, Fla. – May 7, 2025 – ThreatLocker® is launching a 15-part live webinar series designed to help cybersecurity professionals build stronger, more secure environments, fast.  “100 days to secure your environment” kicks off May 13 and runs weekly through Aug. 19, every Tuesday at 11 a.m....Read More

This story was originally published on Cybersecurity Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Cybersecurity Dive newsletter. Cyber insurer Coalition said its customers filed slightly fewer ransomware claims in 2024 than they did the previous year, according to a new report published Wednesday. Average ransomware losses in the U.S. ($108,000)...Read More