In a chilling real-life scenario which mirrors the plot of the 2024 movie The Beekeeper, Indonesian authorities have recently extradited 29 individuals to the Philippines, facing charges over their alleged involvement in illegal online scams and gambling rings.  This operation marks one of several interventions, further highlighting the growing complexity and magnitude of cybercrime in...Read More

KETTERING, Ohio — A “cybersecurity incident” has resulted in a system-wide technology outage and an increase in reported scam calls, Kettering Health announced Tuesday. The health network said unauthorized access to its network resulted in an outage impacting the call center and access to patient care systems. The outage forced the cancellation and rescheduling of...Read More

Important national cybercrime cases have been compiled by FutureCrime Researchers to keep you updated on ongoing digital fraud trends and law enforcement actions across India. Read the top 10 cybercrime updates of the world below. 1. Cyber Mule Network With Global Links Busted in IndiaPolice uncovered a cyber mule racket linked to criminals in China,...Read More

Ransomware is usually a crime of opportunity.  Attackers typically strike through an easily-discovered vulnerability or security weakness— unpatched Internet-facing software, vulnerable network edge devices or exposed inbound virtual private network ports lacking multifactor authentication are among the most common points of initial compromise. However, some attacks appear much more targeted and include significant pre-attack reconnaissance...Read More

A “significant amount of personal data” belonging to legal aid applicants dating back to 2010 in the UK was stolen by cybercriminals, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed today. The announcement follows the initial news from May 6 of an attack on the UK’s Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an MoJ-sponsored organization that allows legal aid...Read More

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KETTERING, Ohio (WKRC) – A major hospital network in the Miami Valley area is experiencing a system-wide technology outage due to a cybersecurity attack. Kettering Health said that the outage has limited their ability to access certain patient care systems across their organization. Both inpatient and outpatient elective procedures at Kettering Health facilities were canceled...Read More

A February call from a European IT services provider that experienced a ransomware attack led researchers at WithSecure to what security pros are calling a “textbook identity attack.”Threat actors lured victims to a malicious look-alike KeePass download site advertised on Bing while the attackers waited for victims who believed it was the legitimate open-source password...Read More

사진 확대 (Yonhap) Following the South Korean government’s announcement that a large-scale hacking attack on SK telecom Co. had been ongoing for three years, concerns are rising that these cyberattacks go beyond mere data theft for profit and could signal a form of cyber warfare orchestrated by specific nations or groups. Evidence has surfaced that...Read More

A Massachusetts man will plead guilty to charges related to the hack of PowerSchool, the education software vendor that says it supports more than 60 million students, and that led to ransom demands at school boards and districts across the United States. In court documents filed Tuesday, prosecutors spelled out charges against 19-year-old Assumption University...Read More