Key Takeaways Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike Holdings said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it plans to cut 500 jobs, or 5% of its workforce. CrowdStrike expects to incur between $36 million and $53 million in layoff-related charges, including $7 million in its fiscal 2026 first quarter, the filing said. In a letter to employees, CrowdStrike...Read More
Major German brewery Oettinger Brauerei was claimed to have been breached by the Ransom House ransomware gang in an attack that resulted in significant data compromise, Cybernews reports. Internal files between 2022 and 2025 were among the sensitive information that Ransom House alleged to have been encrypted since April 19, according to Cybernews researchers, who...Read More
The Agenda ransomware group, also known as Qilin, has been reported to intensify its attacks in the first quarter of 2025, targeting critical sectors like healthcare, technology, financial services, and telecommunications across the US, the Netherlands, Brazil, India, and the Philippines. According to a detailed analysis by Trend Micro, the group has evolved its arsenal...Read More
How long until online misinformation and disinformation are considered cybercrimes? perspective The World Economic Forum (WEF) publishes a blog post calling for the creation of a global authority on cybercrime that would have extradition and enforcement powers over uncooperative nations. Last week, the WEF published a blogpost entitled, “4 steps towards creating an international agency against cybercrime,”...Read More
The bank holiday weekend saw continuing disruption from a series of cyber attacks on the UK retail sector that have unfolded over the past fortnight, with gaps appearing on shelves at Marks and Spencer (M&S) and Co-op. The attacks, which began over the Easter weekend, have been claimed by representatives of the DragonForce ransomware-as-a-service...Read More
The Play ransomware gang has exploited a high-severity Windows Common Log File System flaw in zero-day attacks to gain SYSTEM privileges and deploy malware on compromised systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-29824, was tagged by Microsoft as exploited in a limited number of attacks and patched during last month’s Patch Tuesday. “The targets include organizations in...Read More
Turkish police have detained 568 suspects in a sweeping series of cybercrime operations across 24 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Wednesday. In a post shared on X, Yerlikaya said the 10-day operations targeted crimes including illegal online betting, aggravated fraud, online child exploitation and abuse, laundering of criminal assets and high-level theft. The...Read More
Microsoft launched its Cybersecurity Governance Council in 2024, and with it, named a group of deputy chief information security officers that ensure comprehensive oversight of the company’s cybersecurity risk, defense, and compliance. These leaders work in tandem with product and engineering leaders across the company to create accountability and advance cybersecurity protection for Microsoft, our...Read More
Flashpoint analysts have reported that between April 2024 and April 2025, the financial sector emerged as a prime target for cyber threat actors, with 406 publicly disclosed victims falling prey to ransomware attacks alone. This figure accounts for roughly seven percent of all ransomware victim listings during the period, underscoring the sector’s vulnerability to such...Read More
