Anti-Ransomware Day reminds us that ransomware is a business crisis waiting to unfold. Initiated by INTERPOL and Kaspersky in 2020, this global awareness day marks the anniversary of the infamous WannaCry outbreak—a ransomware attack that paralyzed systems in over 150 countries. It’s a call to move beyond reactive thinking and get serious about preparedness. Yet...Read More

In a major crackdown on cyber fraud, the Adugodi police in southeast Bengaluru have arrested 12 individuals—primarily from Uttar Pradesh—for running a well-organized cybercrime operation. Officials revealed the arrests on Wednesday following a probe into a scam that targeted a homemaker. The accused include two key figures: 25-year-old Harshavardhan Ojha from Balia, UP, a BTech...Read More

Malware is a thing you just have to be aware of. But it’s pretty rare that it can actually damage your computer in a permanent sense — wipe the drive if you’re okay with losing local data, and you can generally get up and running in a day or two. But what if the microcode...Read More

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition from digital payment app PhonePe challenging the authority of the cyber police to seek information of its merchants, holding that the “protection of consumer privacy cannot eclipse the lawful imperative of investigating officers to secure evidence and take the investigation to its logical conclusion.” “Confidentiality must coexist...Read More

A cadet from the Russian military space academy in St. Petersburg has reportedly been arrested for allegedly developing and attempting to sell a hacking tool capable of breaching a classified security system used by law enforcement and military personnel. The system, known as Secret Net Studio, is designed to secure workstations and servers at the...Read More

New type of ransomware that utilizes agentic AI for faster, more effective attacks anticipated to become a threat TAMPA BAY, Fla., May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, today announced a prediction that agentic AI ransomware will become a new threat in the near future, recognized...Read More

Hackers from North Korea are successfully disguising themselves as cyber specialists who are getting jobs in leading companies. After that, they steal intellectual property and seize cryptocurrency, UNN writes with reference to Wired. DPRK hackers Young developers are having a great time. They open bottles of sparkling wine, dine on steaks, play football together and...Read More

OAK BROOK, Ill. – In a new special report, researchers address the cybersecurity challenges of large language models (LLMs) and the importance of implementing security measures to prevent LLMs from being used maliciously in the health care system. The special report was published today in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence , a journal of the Radiological Society...Read More

Morphisec is expanding its Channel Program to support partners with ransomware prevention and exposure management tools designed to keep pace with increasingly evasive threats. The program introduces new incentives, onboarding resources, and access to Morphisec’s Anti-Ransomware Assurance Suite, helping MSSPs, VARs, and distributors deliver preemptive protection in a market where traditional detection-first tools are often...Read More

North Korea has been covertly expanding its fake IT worker scheme that facilitates ransomware intrusions, cryptocurrency compromise, and malicious software distribution with the help of Chinese front companies, Cybersecurity Dive reports.Aside from a U.S.-sanctioned Chinese firm delivering computers and network equipment to North Korean IT workers, there were 35 other entities associated with the said...Read More