The US Department of Homeland Security terminated for convenience Leidos Inc.’s $2.4 billion cybersecurity services contract issued under the Agile Cybersecurity Technical Security solicitation, a government status report says. The termination—which follows Nightwing Intelligence Solutions LLC’s protest of the award—occurred because the department determined that its IT and cybersecurity needs “significantly changed in light of...Read More
On today’s International Anti-Ransomware Day, cybersecurity company SentinelOne has publishes a blog looking at on how ransomware has evolved over the past 10 years. It highlights how Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) has matured into a scalable, profit-driven model, with revenue-sharing, affiliate recruitment, and performance incentives fuelling rapid expansion across the cybercrime ecosystem. “In ten years, RaaS has...Read More
Author: Gerhard Stelzer According to the European Commission, a ransomware attack occurs somewhere in the world every 11 seconds. These ransomware attacks alone are estimated to have caused costs of 20 billion euros worldwide in 2021. According to Statista (the German independent market research institute), the annual global volume of damage from cybercrime is estimated...Read More
A sophisticated attack campaign using steganographic techniques to hide malicious code within ordinary JPEG image files, delivering a fully undetectable (FUD) ransomware payload that bypasses traditional security solutions. The attack exploits the metadata structure of JPEG files to conceal PowerShell code that, when triggered, downloads and executes ransomware without raising security alerts. This technique, known...Read More
Ritratt: Facebook Tista’ taqra bil- Malti. Court has ruled against the extradition of Daniel Joe Meli, a 28-year-old resident of Żabbar, who stands accused of serious cybercrime offences by US authorities. Meli was arrested on 7 February 2024 for allegedly selling and training criminals in the use of Warzone, a sophisticated Remote Access Trojan (RAT)...Read More
In early 2025, one of the most horrifying ransomware attacks struck a major healthcare conglomerate in South Asia, paralyzing over 200 hospitals and diagnostic centers across India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The attack, attributed to the emerging RansomHub group, bypassed traditional defenses by exploiting stolen credentials and a zero-day vulnerability in a widely used hospital...Read More
Police dog handlers prepare for a May 16 parade which will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the birth of the National Police. National Police Two of the Kingdom’s top officials have raised concerns about online security challenges in 2025, identifying internet fraud as a major issue among several threats that require heightened attention from the...Read More
Igor Rudenko is a cybersecurity specialist with over a decade of experience in law enforcement and digital forensics. He focuses on investigating and prosecuting international cybercrime. His background uniquely combines prosecutorial work with technical expertise, enabling him to contribute to complex cases involving institutions across several continents. In this interview, he discusses how cybercrime is...Read More
A new report has detailed how AI is fuelling the rapid development of global ransomware attacks, and warns that the proliferation of tailored LLMs is poised to significantly amplify cyber-criminals reach and impact. Kaspersky’s State of Ransomware Report 2025 has revealed that ransomware operators are becoming heavily reliant on AI tools, particularly in malware development,...Read More
