Hackers have become increasingly sophisticated in targeting bank accounts, sometimes stealing money without the account holder realizing it right away. This raises an unsettling concern among many: could someone actually drain your bank account while making it appear as though your balance remains untouched? As Bruce from Phoenix asks, “Is it true that hackers can...Read More
As artificial-intelligence services become more commonplace, their impact on the payments industry, both good and bad, is becoming clear. As a tool to help merchants, AI services can help with a variety of tasks, something restaurant point-of-sale specialist SpotOn Transact LLC will be counting on as it launches its AI-powered service later this week at...Read More
A new resource to protect students from cyber crime has been launched at the Abertay cyberQuarter. The Scottish Government’s Minister for Higher and Further Education, Graeme Dey, was at Abertay University to launch the training resource that will help tackle cyber threats relevant to student life. Cyber Resilience and You! Is a free online module...Read More
The US Department of Homeland Security terminated for convenience Leidos Inc.’s $2.4 billion cybersecurity services contract issued under the Agile Cybersecurity Technical Security solicitation, a government status report says. The termination—which follows Nightwing Intelligence Solutions LLC’s protest of the award—occurred because the department determined that its IT and cybersecurity needs “significantly changed in light of...Read More
On today’s International Anti-Ransomware Day, cybersecurity company SentinelOne has publishes a blog looking at on how ransomware has evolved over the past 10 years. It highlights how Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) has matured into a scalable, profit-driven model, with revenue-sharing, affiliate recruitment, and performance incentives fuelling rapid expansion across the cybercrime ecosystem. “In ten years, RaaS has...Read More
Author: Gerhard Stelzer According to the European Commission, a ransomware attack occurs somewhere in the world every 11 seconds. These ransomware attacks alone are estimated to have caused costs of 20 billion euros worldwide in 2021. According to Statista (the German independent market research institute), the annual global volume of damage from cybercrime is estimated...Read More
A sophisticated attack campaign using steganographic techniques to hide malicious code within ordinary JPEG image files, delivering a fully undetectable (FUD) ransomware payload that bypasses traditional security solutions. The attack exploits the metadata structure of JPEG files to conceal PowerShell code that, when triggered, downloads and executes ransomware without raising security alerts. This technique, known...Read More
Ritratt: Facebook Tista’ taqra bil- Malti. Court has ruled against the extradition of Daniel Joe Meli, a 28-year-old resident of Żabbar, who stands accused of serious cybercrime offences by US authorities. Meli was arrested on 7 February 2024 for allegedly selling and training criminals in the use of Warzone, a sophisticated Remote Access Trojan (RAT)...Read More
In early 2025, one of the most horrifying ransomware attacks struck a major healthcare conglomerate in South Asia, paralyzing over 200 hospitals and diagnostic centers across India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The attack, attributed to the emerging RansomHub group, bypassed traditional defenses by exploiting stolen credentials and a zero-day vulnerability in a widely used hospital...Read More
