PwC’s Will O’Brien talks to SiliconRepublic.com about how Irish businesses can prepare for a heightened threat landscape during the EU Presidency. PwC has warned businesses in Ireland to improve their cybersecurity defences ahead of Ireland assuming the EU Presidency from the start of next month. The professional services company said that cyberthreats are expected to...Read More
Healthcare organizations are facing a new kind of cyber crisis. One that moves faster, scales wider, and causes more operational disruption than ever before. Over the last year alone, ransomware groups have evolved from organized criminal enterprises into highly adaptive, AI-enabled operations capable of identifying vulnerabilities, generating exploits and moving laterally across environments in minutes. According to insights shared during the recent Cyber...Read More
KATHMANDU: Journalist Binod Dhakal has been arrested by police in connection with a cybercrime case. A team from the New Baneshwor Police Circle took Dhakal into custody in Kathmandu. Dhakal, who has been associated with several media outlets including Canada Nepal Dot Com, had published comments through his Facebook account concerning Inspector General of Police...Read More
Ransomware attacks against European organizations increased during the first months of 2026, with third-party suppliers becoming a major entry point for attackers. Black Kite examined 2,066 ransomware incidents across 31 countries between January 2025 and April 2026 in its 2026 European Cyber Risk Report. Country distribution of ransomware attacks (Source: Black Kite) “Three forces are...Read More
Montenegro has arrested an Iran-linked hacker wanted by the United States over cyberattacks that allegedly caused $3.4 billion in damage. The arrest is part of a broader US effort to disrupt cyber operations that prosecutors say were carried out on behalf of Iranian state interests. What was the man arrested for? Montenegrin police said the 39-year-old...Read More
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published its annual report for 2025. According to the centre, the year was characterised by the build-up of the new organisation, the establishment of new forms of collaboration, and work to strengthen Sweden’s overall cyber capability. In a press release on the NCSC’s website, the agency describes 2025...Read More
Two-thirds of South Carolina’s largest business enterprises leave their computer systems vulnerable to common email scams — a hole that’s helping to enable a cybercrime spree that the FBI says cost state residents $264 million last year, according to a new report. Released June 8 by the Colorado-based cybersecurity firm Red Sift, the report found...Read More
PODGORICA, Montenegro — An Iranian national who is wanted by the United States for mass hacking attacks that caused damage of $3.4 billion was arrested in Montenegro, police in the Balkan country said late Thursday. The 39-year-old man, who holds both the Iranian and Turkish citizenship, is wanted by a court in New York on...Read More
The recent cyberattack on Latvijas valsts meži (LVM), in which a hacker managed to breach the company’s IT systems and gain control over data, demonstrates that Latvia’s strategic infrastructure remains relatively vulnerable to such attacks, Minister for Smart Administration and Regional Development Edgars Tavars said in an interview with TV3 on Friday. The minister called...Read More
International law enforcement and private-sector partners have disrupted infrastructure tied to StealC, Amadey and SocGholish—malware families used to enable ransomware attacks. Key takeaways Operation Endgame targeted infrastructure behind StealC, Amadey and SocGholish. Authorities and private partners actioned 326 servers and 142 domains. Investigators recovered roughly 27 million stolen login credentials. More than €41 million in...Read More
