Artem Stryzhak, a Ukrainian national, has been extradited from Spain to the United States to face charges related to a global ransomware operation that used the notorious Nefilim ransomware strain. The 2025 extradition is an important step in a years-long investigation into a cyber-extortion campaign that targeted multinational corporations and caused millions of dollars in...Read More

Act now to prevent ransomware strikes, NCSC warns. Getty Images Criminal ransomware gangs have no moral or ethical compass; we have seen that proven time and time again in attacks aimed directly at blood banks and even hospitals. The latest target, however, would appear to be the retail sector in the U.K. with devastating ransomware...Read More

On 24 December 2024, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a Convention Against Cybercrime.   How will it shape the future of cyber resilience? Join the World Bank and experts from international organizations for a webinar exploring the impact of the new Convention for developing countries, including its implications for digital transformation and capacity building. ...Read More

Application Security , Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Events DARPA’s Matt Turek on Using AI to ‘Find and Fix’ Software Vulnerabilities Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • May 5, 2025     Matt Turek, deputy director, Information Innovation Office, DARPA As nation-state cyberthreats continue to intensify, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is...Read More

A new ransomware threat called DOGE Big Balls uses political conspiracy theories as false flags. Getty Images Although current high-profile news events are more often to be found used as bait in the realm of organized phishing crime to hook victims into clicking links, one cybercrime group has taken political conspiracy theory and woven it...Read More

The Google Threat Intelligence Group is urging governments to treat financially motivated cybercrime as a national security threat, citing increasing overlaps between cybercriminals and state-backed actors, reports SecurityWeek.While state-sponsored hacking often draws more scrutiny, financially driven attacks are more prevalent, with Mandiant responding to nearly four times as many incidents in 2024. Some nations, including...Read More

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued technical guidance following a series of cyber attacks targeting UK retailers. These incidents have prompted concerns about the evolving threat landscape, particularly regarding ransomware and data extortion techniques. The NCSC’s National Resilience Director, Jonathon Ellison, and Chief Technology Officer, Ollie Whitehouse, have highlighted specific technical measures that organizations...Read More

By Raphael Satter WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -The best-known member of Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data and cyberstalking an FBI agent, according to digital records reviewed by Reuters. Edward Coristine is among the most visible members of the DOGE...Read More

Speaking at the recent RSA Conference in San Francisco, Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek shared some uncomfortable truths about ransomware. Asking the simple question of “Why is ransomware still a thing in 2025?”, Beek put it pretty plainly… You’re out of free articles for this month We’re making things too easy for the hackers. “Ransomware...Read More

In an amended complaint to recent civil litigation, Microsoft is naming the primary developers of malicious tools designed to bypass the guardrails of generative AI services, including Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. We are pursuing this legal action now against identified defendants to stop their conduct, to continue to dismantle their illicit operation, and to deter...Read More