Nelson University, a private Christian university in Waxahachie, Texas, disclosed a data breach that resulted from a ransomware attack between March 21, 2025, and April 6, 2025. On April 16, 2025, about 10 days after the attack window ended, a ransomware group known as Qilin posted on the dark web, claiming it had obtained data...Read More
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Indonesia Cyber Security Forum (ICSF), Ardi Sutedja, has exposed the rampant practice of paid hackers, involving professional cyber syndicates operating strictly on commission. According to him, this phenomenon is not only a global menace but has penetrated the local political and governmental spheres. Ardi noted that numerous “hacker-for-hire” groups...Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. cybersecurity resilience in the face of sophisticated threats from China and other adversaries will increasingly depend on critical infrastructure’s ability to weather major disruptions, a top U.S. cyber official said Wednesday. “Each and every one of us is operating right now on the front lines of a war that is never going to...Read More
Data analysis Asia-Pacific cyber threats: volume vs insurance severity Each bubble is one of the top five cybercrime types ranked by INTERPOL across 18 member countries. Horizontal: case volume. Vertical: insurance claims severity. Bubble size: pace of escalation. Hover for detail. High vol / High severity High severity / Lower vol Moderate severity / High...Read More
The INTERPOL Asia and South Pacific Cyber Threat Assessment 2025/2026 gives cyber insurers a clearer view of the threat environment now shaping underwriting across the region. The report was produced by INTERPOL’s cybercrime desk at the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore. It draws on responses from 18 member countries and intelligence from private...Read More
A cybersecurity researcher who once rolled his eyes at AI doomsday talk, then started issuing warnings, is now the guy that Trump’s White House is flying in to calm its nerves. The Wall Street Journal traces how Anthropic’s Nicholas Carlini—long known in the field as a “professional skeptic” of AI risk—tested the company’s powerful...Read More
California Water Service said it is investigating claims by an Iran-linked threat group of a cyberattack against the water utility. The Iran-nexus group tracked as Handala claimed an attack against the water utility and cautioned that it deliberately avoided any attempt to disrupt the facility’s water distribution, according to Check Point Research. Cal Water, the...Read More
Google, FBI partnering on lawsuit against major criminal scam syndicate in China Google endorsing Harder’s Stop SCAMS Act to create all-of-government response to organized cybercrime By Kevin Winslow, Communications Director, Office of Congressman Josh Harder WASHINGTON – On Monday, June 15, 2026, Rep. Josh Harder (D, CA-09) announced that his anti-scam advocacy led to a major coordinated...Read More
Knowing absolutely nothing about you other than the fact that you’re currently reading Hackaday, I can predict with a high degree of certainty that we’re both fond of at least a few of the same movies. That’s not to say they’re necessarily our favorite works of art. Indeed, in some cases they may even be...Read More
Spartanburg Community College (SCC) has announced that Kenneth Gardner, Ph.D., Cybersecurity and Networking Instructor, has been selected to participate in the National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (NCyTE) Cybersecurity Faculty Externship Program during Summer 2026. As part of this competitive professional development opportunity, Gardner will complete an 80-hour externship with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Cyber Intelligence...Read More
