31 January 2025, Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic has taken a bold step in the fight against cybercrime with the launch of its first-ever Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Alliance on Cybercrime. This landmark initiative brings together government, private sector, and civil society leaders to address the rising threat of Non-Consensual Intimate Images (NCII) and other cybercrime...Read More
The cybercriminal group UNC3944, which overlaps with public reporting on Scattered Spider, has demonstrated a significant evolution in tactics over the past two years. Initially focusing on telecommunications-related organizations to facilitate SIM swap operations, the group has transformed into a more sophisticated threat actor deploying ransomware and engaging in data theft extortion. This financially-motivated threat...Read More
A new report looking at cyber crime data warns that threats against the Middle East are unlikely to decrease in the near future.A new report looking at cyber crime data warns that threats against the Middle East are unlikely to decrease in the near future. Analysis warns of malicious activity ‘targeting critical infrastructure’ amid rising...Read More
Qilin became the top ransomware group in April amid uncertainty over the status of RansomHub, according to a Cyble blog post published today. RansomHub’s data leak site (DLS) went offline on April 1, and DragonForce claimed it had taken over RansomHub’s infrastructure and appealed to RansomHub affiliates to join it. Instead, it appears that Qilin...Read More
Uzbekistan will strengthen measures to combat cybercrime, according to a resolution signed by president Shavkat Mirziyoyev on 30 April, press service of the Justice Ministry announced. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has been appointed as the authorized body in the field of countering cyber threats. In order to increase the detection rate of cybercrimes, prosecutorial supervision over compliance with the law in this process will be introduced. According to the document,...Read More
Events , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development , RSAC Conference Munich Re Ventures’ Sidra Ahmed Lefort on Why Seed Funding Dominates Cybersecurity Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • May 6, 2025 Sidra Ahmed Lefort, director, Munich Re Ventures
Cybersecurity attracted $13 billion in investments in 2024, a 40% jump in funding compared to 2023,...Read More
Schools in West Lothian have been the victim of a suspected criminal ransomware cyberattack. A council spokesperson said the attack had affected its education network and contingency plans to keep schools open was under way. Ransomware is a type of malware which prevents someone from accessing a device and the data stored on it, usually...Read More
Between April 2024 and April 2025, Flashpoint analysts observed the financial sector as a top target of threat actors, with 406 publicly disclosed victims falling prey to ransomware attacks alone—representing seven percent of all ransomware victim listings during that period. However, ransomware is just one piece of the complex threat actor puzzle. The financial sector is...Read More
[File Photo] Ten trillion dollars was lost to cybercrime worldwide last year. Speaking at Day 2 of the Tourism Superweek, the Director for Digital Security at Mastercard, Samuel Stuart, highlighted that cybercrime is costing companies a significant amount of money in countries all over the world, and the Pacific Islands are not immune to these...Read More
Schools in West Lothian have been the victim of a suspected criminal ransomware cyberattack. A council spokesperson said the attack had affected its education network and contingency plans to keep schools open was under way. Ransomware is a type of malware which prevents someone from accessing a device and the data stored on it, usually...Read More
