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
Murray County paid a $200,000 ransom after a May 13 ransomware attack crippled the county’s computer network for nearly a month, according to a statement released Thursday by the Murray County Commissioner’s Office. Officials told the Times Friday the county’s network is now back online. The payment was made to a still-undisclosed group of hackers...Read More
Japanese authorities have arrested a man believed to be one of the key figures behind a sophisticated fraud network that allegedly operated from Cambodia while targeting victims in Japan. The arrest follows a lengthy international investigation involving multiple countries and law enforcement agencies that have been tracking organized cybercrime groups operating across Southeast Asia. According...Read More
He says he and his team have completed the initial designs and are now doing more detailed engineering and cost analyses. They intend to publish the findings when the effort is complete. “We’d love to build a prototype of such an airplane and feel we could do so relatively quickly,” Langford says. “But that all...Read More
EdTech Faces a Cybersecurity Crisis: Data Breaches Surge Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2026 EdTech firms face rising cyberattacks as ShinyHunters and FulcrumSec target schools, exposing sensitive data and disrupting services. Resecurity (USA) warns the education technology (EdTech) sector has become a prime target for cybercriminals, as attacks against educational institutions and related platforms continue to...Read More
New cyber threat intelligence from Resecurity detailed that the Anubis ransomware group targeted the Adriatic Port Authority in a cyberattack that disrupted maritime logistics and exposed the growing risks facing critical transportation infrastructure. Hackers allegedly gained initial access through a spear-phishing email, then moved laterally across the network by exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities and escalating privileges....Read More
The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has obtained an urgent preservation of property order emanating from a sophisticated online banking scam involving some R21.55 million. The money was allegedly fraudulently diverted from the bank account of a Middelburg-based company, Jormid, by a scammer earlier this year. “On 21 May 2026, Jormid’s financial...Read More
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is facing a significant cybersecurity challenge after a cyber extortion group claimed it had stolen more than one terabyte of sensitive corporate data and attempted to extract $25 million from the company. The hacking group, known as FulcrumSec, stated that it spent more than two months inside Novo Nordisk’s network,...Read More
