Mysuru: Despite awareness about digital arrest, retired govt officers continue to fall prey to cybercriminals operating clandestinely from a corner.Now, city police have taken the awareness to another level, where police, under the new beat, are educating the public about cybercrimes given the huge loss of money. In just over four months, nearly 50 gullible...Read More
Being the victim of a scam can be devastating. Unfortunately, the number of people who can attest to the truth of this statement, either because they themselves have been scammed or because it has happened to someone they know, is growing. The Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) reports that in 2024 nearly 50% of the world’s...Read More
Tech Edge hosted a fireside chat on April 29 at RSAC 2025 in San Francisco with Seth Spergel, Managing Partner at Merlin Ventures. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed why Merlin Ventures has focused on the Israeli market until now, current trends around AI in cybersecurity, among other topics. Watch...Read More
Among the 39 confirmed attacks in April 2025, 21 have targeted businesses. (Photo: Gorodenkoff/ Shutterstock) Researchers from Comparitech documented a drop in ransomware incidents in April 2025, amid the disappearance of RansomHub, a prominent ransomware group, from the cyber landscape. According to the cybersecurity research company, the total number of attacks recorded in the month...Read More
A notorious ransomware group dubbed DragonForce has claimed responsibility for a series of cyber attacks targeting major UK retailers, with Co-op now confirming a significant data breach affecting its membership database. The attacks, which also targeted Marks & Spencer and Harrods, highlight escalating threats against the retail sector and have prompted government warnings about cybersecurity...Read More
Madurai district police have cracked three cybercrime cases by arresting four persons, including a woman, from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. A statement identified the accused as V. Ishu Sharma, 27, of Uttar Pradesh, D. Ajaib Singh, 57, Mamta Rani, 37, and her husband P. Pardeep, 27, from Delhi. The police said that while pursuing a...Read More
Hacks today come in all shapes and sizes. From social engineering to password cracking, bad actors are doing more with less post-pandemic thanks to new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI). To make matters worse, they’re scaling these operations and targeting enterprises with low- or no-cost tools. Conversely, the admins behind enterprise ecosystems are under-resourced and...Read More
Ransomware attacks were down in April, according to research from Comparitech, which found a significant decline in the number of attacks compared to the first three months of the year. Comparitech researchers logged 749 ransomware attacks in total in April 2025, 39 of which were confirmed by the targeted entity. This is a major decline...Read More
TYLER Buchanan is understood to be one of the ringleaders of a shadowy gang of cybercriminals known as the Scattered Spider gang. Thought to be made up of around 1,000 UK and US teens and young men, the group has become infamous for a slew of attacks on major brands including Marks & Spencer. 3...Read More
