At this week’s RSAC 2025, the premier cybersecurity conference, the talk was all about replatforming security, and how AI agents may affect that trend. Interestingly, the push-pull impact of generative artificial intelligence helping both attackers and defenders may actually make people and their insights more important than ever to provide adequate protection. Tech company earnings showed...Read More
A 36-year-old Yemeni national, who is believed to be the developer and primary operator of ‘Black Kingdom’ ransomware, has been indicted by the United States for conducting 1,500 attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers. The suspect, Rami Khaled Ahmed, is accused of deploying the Black Kingdom malware on roughly 1,500 computers in the United States and abroad,...Read More
A Pakistan-sponsored fresh wave of cyber offensives was successfully thwarted by India’s cyber security agencies on Thursday. Hackers targeted digital platforms linked to children, veterans, and welfare services. Hacker groups ‘Cyber Group HOAX1337’ and ‘National Cyber Crew’ made attempts to attack the websites of Army Public School Nagrota and Sunjun with messages mocking the victims...Read More
Scattered Spider appears to be the name on every security practitioner’s mind right now after reports linked the cyber criminal group to the M&S cyber attack. The high street retailer has been battling a ‘cyber incident’ for well over a week, with an attack severely disrupting systems and forcing it to suspend online sales. Exact...Read More
The first quarter of 2025 saw a marked increase in ransomware hacks, cybersecurity consultancy firm NCC Group warned in a new study. Ransomware attacks and leaks were at an all-time high. That was the bad news. The even worse news is that it could get worse as attackers are employing evermore convincing attacks, tricking users...Read More
Nigeria has launched a first-of-its-kind joint case team to step up its response to cybercrimes that affect people and businesses at home and abroad. The ‘Joint Case Team on Cybercrime’ brings together Nigeria’s key justice and security agencies to work as one, making it easier to detect, investigate and prosecute digital offences. It is supported...Read More
A third British retailer has been hit with a cyberattack The M&S incident is likely a ransomware attack from ScatteredSpider Retailers are at risk due to high downtime costs Luxury department store Harrods has become the third British retailer to be hit by a cyberattack in a matter of days, with the firm restricting internet...Read More
Cyber security firm Check Point Software Technologies says cyber criminals are weaponising artificial intelligence. Check Point Software Technologies has launched its inaugural AI Security Report, exposing the rise of AI-powered cyber crime and defences. According to the cyber security firm, the report offers an in-depth exploration of how cyber criminals are weaponising artificial intelligence (AI), alongside...Read More
Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the cybersecurity landscape, introducing both unprecedented defensive capabilities and alarming new attack vectors. The rapid evolution of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) has created a technological inflection point where digital identity verification mechanisms-including voice recognition, facial analysis, and behavioral biometrics-have become increasingly unreliable against sophisticated AI-driven impersonation attacks....Read More
