With the onset of the digital age, cybercrime is emerging as a major threat in the state. People are losing crores to scammers. In an alarming trend, the state has been recording over 400 complaints of cybercrime on daily basis. Recently, it was revealed that people of the state were duped of approximately Rs 114...Read More
It was a slow Friday afternoon in July when a seemingly isolated problem appeared on the radar of Phillip Misner, head of Microsoft’s AI Incident Detection and Response team. Someone had stolen a customer’s unique access code for an AI image generator and was going around safeguards to create sexualized images of celebrities. Misner and...Read More
Ditch the tape—Ashampoo’s Webcam Guard gives you one-click, hardware-level control over your webcam and mic for just $9.99 (reg. $30). Instead of relying on software permissions, this tool uses a secure algorithm to turn off webcam and microphone access directly at the hardware level. Unlike sticky notes or sliding covers, this protects both your camera and your mic—something tape never did....Read More
Google warned on Wednesday that a hacking group suspected of conducting a series of disruptive cyberattacks on retailers in the United Kingdom has now turned its attention to similar companies in the United States. John Hultquist, chief analyst at Google Threat Intelligence Group, said: “The US retail sector is currently being targeted in ransomware and...Read More
A new study led by researchers from Michigan State University, Yale University and Johns Hopkins University reveals that ransomware attacks — which involve a hacker putting encryption controls into a file and then demanding a ransom to unlock the files—have become the primary driver of health care data breaches in the United States, compromising 285...Read More
When it comes to cybercrime in Nigeria, the traditional suspects are hackers, scammers, and internet fraudsters who operate from anonymous apartments across the country. But there’s an additional actor in this game, one who rarely makes headlines. Insiders! They are frequently employees, contractor or helpdesk staff. I’ve seen it too many times. An attacker on...Read More
INTERVIEW The call came into the help desk at a large US retailer. An employee had been locked out of their corporate accounts. But the caller wasn’t actually a company employee. He was a Scattered Spider criminal trying to break into the retailer’s systems – and he was really good, according to Jon DiMaggio, a...Read More
Prayagraj: Sleuths of the cybercrime police have successfully refunded Rs 2.51 lakh to seven victims who fell prey to UPI fraud, phishing calls and fake messages within 24 hours of the fraud. All the victims were allegedly duped by cyber conmen who approached them on the pretext of helping with stock trading, UPI payments, and...Read More
Vadodara: Cybercrime investigators arrested Mahendra Meghwal, a resident of Pune, Maharashtra, on Sunday for his alleged role in opening and operating fake bank accounts used by cyber fraud gangs to siphon money from victims.According to police, Meghwal specialized in creating and managing fraudulent bank accounts which he then sold to cybercriminal groups. Authorities launched the...Read More
DALLAS — In 2025, the commercial aviation industry will face the highest number of Cybersecurity risks. Affected by the global reliance on technology and communication, cyberspace is vulnerable to cybercrime, IT outages, malware/ransomware attacks, data breaches, and associated fines and penalties. The aviation industry has seen a 24% increase in cyber attacks, with 52 reported...Read More
