The Crystal Lake Police Department is joining the FBI Chicago Field Office’s Cyber Crimes Task Force to crack down on cybercrimes in the area. The Crystal Lake City Council last week approved a plan for the police department to add one detective part time to the task force for at least two years. There are...Read More
Key Takeaways: Twelve new individuals charged in global cybercrime network exceeding $263 million in thefts. The scheme involved social engineering, hacking, money laundering, and physical burglaries. Lavish lifestyle financed through stolen cryptocurrency included exotic cars and luxury goods. Federal prosecutors charged 12 American and foreign nationals in a far-reaching cyber-enabled racketeering conspiracy that, according to...Read More
The chief executives of companies supplying Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) have been sent letters asking them to help tackle the “endemic” threat of ransomware attacks following a series of disruptive incidents. In an open letter published Thursday, written “to highlight the growing and ever-changing cyber security threat level that we collectively face,” NHS suppliers...Read More
PUBLISHED : 16 May 2025 at 18:59 Small Medium Large Digital Economy and Society Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong chairs the fourth executive meeting of his ministry to prepare a joint meeting of Thai and Cambodian authorities to strengthen efforts to crack down on cybercriminals. (Photo: Ministry of Digital Economy and Society) The Ministry...Read More
Tidal McCoy Cybersecurity firm Kovr.ai has announced $3.6 million in funding led by Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based IronGate and Xfund, a California firm with offices in Cambridge, Mass., as the Reston, Va., startup emerged from stealth. Other investors that participated in the round include Virginia’s Hack Factory and OODA Ventures, and Canada’s McLean Capital. The...Read More
From AI-powered ransomware and business email compromise to the resurgence of Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks, attackers are utilizing generative tools to automate reconnaissance, exploit chaining, and evasion techniques. What previously required extensive technical sophistication is being commoditized into simple toolkits, making it possible for even entry-level hackers to launch sophisticated multi-vector attacks. As a...Read More
Cybersecurity researchers at AttackIQ have meticulously emulated the intricate tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of the VanHelsing ransomware, a potent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that surfaced in March 2025. This cyber threat has rapidly gained notoriety within the cybercriminal underworld for its advanced cross-platform capabilities and aggressive double extortion model. VanHelsing targets a wide array of...Read More
At least 17 Taiwanese nationals accused of involvement in POGO hub operation were arrested in a high-end subdivision in Cebu City. Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Special Task Force/Cybercrime Division and their Taiwanese counterpart arrested the 17 suspects, including a woman. Six of the suspects are on the list of “Wanted” persons...Read More
At least two different cybercrime groups BianLian and RansomExx are said to have exploited a recently disclosed security flaw in SAP NetWeaver tracked as CVE-2025-31324, indicating that multiple threat actors are taking advantage of the bug. Cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest, in a new update published today, said it uncovered evidence suggesting involvement from the BianLian data...Read More
