The security of U.S. government officials’ communications has come under the spotlight again after a modified Signal app used to archive data from third-party messaging apps was hacked in less than 30 minutes. The app in question is a cloned version of Signal made by an Israeli company called TeleMessage, which claims to modify encrypted...Read More
Cyber fraud cases in Bengaluru face significant delays, with only 22.7% of 17,631 cases solved in 2023 and 8.8% of 17,501 cases in 2024, while just 1.7% of 2,838 cases in 2025 have been resolved Cyber fraud cases continue to surge in the capital, with citizens losing crores of rupees every day. However, victims are...Read More
It shouldn’t be surprising that the number of reported cybercrime complaints to the feds rose again. Almost daily I hear from someone I know about a new threat, hack, or fishy AI call. The most recent was in my own town’s school district where a parent was called by a criminal demanding a ransom for...Read More
COMPANY NEWS: Company celebrates further recognition of excellence as two employees named finalists in individual award categories Lumify Group has been named ‘Cyber Security Training Business of the Year’ in the 2025 Australian Cyber Awards, highlighting its commitment to boosting the next generation of cyber talent in Australia. Two employees of Lumify Group were also...Read More
Microsoft addressed 126 vulnerabilities affecting its systems and core products, including a zero-day in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) that’s been actively exploited in a series of ransomware attacks, the company said in its latest security update Tuesday. A group Microsoft tracks as Storm-2460 has exploited CVE-2025-29824 to initiate ransomware attacks “against a...Read More
On April 14, Denver-based kidney dialysis provider DaVita disclosed that it had fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The company stated that it first noticed the breach on April 12. “Upon discovery, we activated our response protocols and implemented containment measures, including proactively isolating impacted systems. We are actively working to assess and remediate the incident...Read More
“Looking back to the 1990s and early 2000s, you needed to have a reasonable level of technical competence to pull off these types of crimes,” Nicholas Court, assistant director of Interpol’s Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre, told CNBC. Imaginima | E+ | Getty Images An expanding network of cybercrime marketplaces is making it easier than...Read More
Similarly, according to a 2024 report by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), ransomware continues to evolve and disrupt with “critical services, businesses, and communities worldwide, causing costly incidents that are increasingly destructive and disruptive.” According to the report, it costs businesses an average of $1.85 million to recover from a ransomware attack. Adding salt...Read More
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors have urged President Bola Tinubu’s government to end the use of the “draconian” Cybercrimes Act to target journalists, activists, critics, and ordinary Nigerians for peacefully expressing their opinions online. In a joint statement released on Sunday and signed by SERAP Deputy Director...Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Crimes Center (C3) has announced the expansion of its global presence with the addition of four new International Cyber Investigations Liaison (CIL) positions. These roles, based in Ottawa, Canada; London, England; The Hague, Netherlands; and Sydney, Australia, will enhance global law enforcement collaborations to tackle complex transnational...Read More
