Cybercrime has become a major law enforcement concern across Asia, with online offenses accounting for a significant share of reported crimes in several countries, according to a new cyber threat assessment released by Interpol. The report states that illegal cyber activities accounted for around one-third of all crimes recorded in some Asian countries, with online...Read More

Hacking group FulcrumSec has claimed responsibility for a breach of the systems of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, saying it was exploring selling stolen data after a failed ransom demand. Novo Nordisk, known for weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, disclosed the hack late last week, saying attackers had stolen data associated with clinical...Read More

A European consortium of 19 organisations has launched SHIELD-6G, a Horizon Europe-funded project focused on developing cybersecurity technologies for future 6G networks. The initiative will explore AI-based threat detection, automated response mechanisms, federated learning, and digital twin technologies to support the security and resilience of next-generation connectivity infrastructure. A consortium of 19 organisations from across...Read More

The Hacker NewsJun 17, 2026Attack Surface Management Breaches don’t always start with a zero-day. An exposed admin panel can get brute-forced, or credentials reused from a previous attack. But when a vulnerability does drop — like MongoBleed earlier this year, which let attackers pull credentials and session tokens from server memory without authentication — anything...Read More

Mackay Sugar, Australia’s second-largest raw sugar producer, disclosed a cyberattack on June 10, 2026, that disrupted operations across its Queensland milling facilities during the height of the annual crushing season, forcing growers and harvesters to halt deliveries and leaving cut cane with nowhere to go. The company, which operates three sugar mills in the Mackay...Read More

Cyber-crime 15-year-old among six arrested after Dutch cops target suspected bank fraud call center Six people suspected of bank helpdesk fraud are in custody after Dutch cops stormed an Amsterdam residence and caught them in conversation with a potential victim. Police say the individuals were aged between 15 and 30 and operated out of a...Read More

Details are starting to emerge of last week’s cyberattack on Novo Nordisk, which now appears to have been a $25 million extortion attempt by hack-and-leak group FulcrumSec. The cybercriminal network, which emerged at the end of 2025, specialises in breaching corporate cloud databases built on systems such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure,...Read More

Essential services gain stronger safeguards as Canada adopts comprehensive cyber measures. Canada has strengthened its national cybersecurity framework after Bill C-8, the Act Respecting Cyber Security (ARCS), received Royal Assent. The legislation is designed to strengthen the security of critical infrastructure and telecommunications networks that support essential services across Canada. The new law amends the...Read More

SINGAPORE – A whole-of-society approach is needed to detect, disrupt and deter cybercriminal activity amid an increase in scams and other activities that have seen victims lose millions, Interpol said on June 17. The international police organisation said in the Asia and South Pacific Cyberthreat Assessment report that member countries need to implement measures such...Read More

Humanity Protocol Suffers $55 Million Hacking Loss CEO Changes Profile Photo to Kwaktube, Spreading Confusion “I Don’t Make Coins” – Kwaktube Directly Refutes Accusations YouTuber Kwak Tube, who has 2.14 million subscribers, personally stepped forward to clarify after being mistaken as the main culprit in a virtual asset project hacking incident with which he had...Read More