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Ransomware gang LockBit appears to be having a very bad, no good time of things since it began suffering serious disruption at the hands of a global law enforcement partnership last year. It’s had its darknet leak site seized multiple times, and one of its key members has been outed and sanctioned for his cyber-crime...Read More
Events , Information Sharing , RSAC Conference Ex-Interpol Director Craig Jones on How Geopolitics Affects Global Cybercrime Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • May 5, 2025 Craig Jones, immediate past director cybercrime, Interpol
Before the recent instabilities in the geopolitical landscape, countries were more closely aligned in their efforts to share threat intelligence with...Read More
Outages impacting the RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service operation, which was allegedly usurped by DragonForce, have prompted the Qilin ransomware gang to dominate the ransomware landscape last month, having claimed to compromise 74 victims, according to The Cyber Express. Akira was the second most active ransomware gang in April, claiming 70 victims, followed by the Play, Lynx, and...Read More
Interpol’s Cybercrime Director, Neal Jetton, has an interesting tagline in his LinkedIn bio: Fighting cybercrime with global partnerships for a safer world. When asked about this by GovInsider, he says that partnerships are key to keeping cyber infrastructure safe, and that is why Interpol’s cybercrime department is dedicated to building alliances around the world. Jetton,...Read More
Orlando, Florida, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ORLANDO, Fla. – May 7, 2025 – ThreatLocker® is launching a 15-part live webinar series designed to help cybersecurity professionals build stronger, more secure environments, fast. “100 days to secure your environment” kicks off May 13 and runs weekly through Aug. 19, every Tuesday at 11 a.m....Read More
This story was originally published on Cybersecurity Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Cybersecurity Dive newsletter. Cyber insurer Coalition said its customers filed slightly fewer ransomware claims in 2024 than they did the previous year, according to a new report published Wednesday. Average ransomware losses in the U.S. ($108,000)...Read More
The LockBit ransomware gang has suffered a data breach after its dark web affiliate panels were defaced and replaced with a message linking to a MySQL database dump. All of the ransomware gang’s admin panels now state. “Don’t do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague,” with a link to download a “paneldb_dump.zip.” LockBit dark...Read More
The United Nations has launched a programme in Uzbekistan aimed at strengthening youth resilience to cybercrime and digital violence. The move highlights growing concerns over the risks posed by the rapid digitalisation of society. The initiative, a collaboration between the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),...Read More
Business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud (FTF) made up 60% of cyber insurance claims in 2024, according to the Coalition 2025 Cyber Claims Report published Wednesday.The report offers an overview of claims made by policyholders to cyber insurance provider Coalition in 2024, revealing an overall decrease in claims frequency across many categories and...Read More
