Investigators from Spain’s cybersecurity agency and the CNI intelligence service will seek information from the country’s grid operator, REE, and private energy companies as part of a probe into the causes of massive blackouts across Spain and Portugal, Reuters has reported. Two sources told Reuters that the investigation would happen in full collaboration with the...Read More

Dreamstime Kintetsu World Express (KWE) has been hit by a ransomware cyber-attack which has hobbled its systems for the best part of a week. The Japanese airfreight forwarder announced an IT outage last week which it said was affecting some customers, but yesterday KWE confirmed: “The cause of the failure is unauthorised access to our...Read More

Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality recently survived a massive cyber attack. The agency was targeted by hackers who said they stole more than a million files — and who tried to charge DEQ about $2.5 million worth of Bitcoin to get that data back. OPB environment reporter April Ehrlich has been looking into how state...Read More

Nigeria and UK commit to closer law enforcement collaboration, focusing on cybercrime, fraud, and future agreements including an MOU and exchange programs. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM., today, 29th April 2025, reiterated the Nigeria Police Force’s dedication to inter-agency and international cooperation in combating transnational crime, following a courtesy visit...Read More

Halcyon has been awarded the 2025 SC Award for Best Enterprise Security Solution, recognized for its purpose-built anti-ransomware platform that’s redefining endpoint resilience in the face of evolving threats.In just under a year, Halcyon achieved 300% customer growth and now protects more than 1.75 million devices across 500+ organizations, including Fortune 500 enterprises and public...Read More

A 23-year-old Scottish man thought to be a member of the prolific Scattered Spider cybercrime group was extradited last week from Spain to the United States, where he is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and identity theft. U.S. prosecutors allege Tyler Robert Buchanan and co-conspirators hacked into dozens of companies in the United States...Read More

Did you know that over 68 U.S. school districts have fallen victim to ransomware attacks during this school year? As one of the largest districts in the nation, Gwinnett County Public Schools is a high-value target for cybercriminals looking to exploit personally identifiable information (PII). Protecting Your Digital Classroom You hold the power to prevent...Read More

Britain’s Co-op Group said on Wednesday hackers had attempted to break into its systems, the second high-profile cyber attack on a major UK retailer in as many weeks, following an ongoing incident at Marks & Spencer. The Co-op, which is owned by its members and trades from over 2,300 food stores across the UK and...Read More

Gov.uk One Login is struggling to satisfy the cybersecurity expectations the Government Digital Service says it is underpinned by, a new report states, calling into question the wisdom of expanding the program into new use cases, like private sector digital identity interactions. The One Login system was introduced in 2021 as a single sign-on (SSO)...Read More

Threat actors have leveraged the Nitrogen ransomware campaign to target organizations through deceptive malvertising strategies. Recent investigations have uncovered a disturbingly effective method involving fake software downloads, such as a counterfeit “WinSCP” installer, propagated through malicious ads on platforms like Bing. One documented case revealed a user searching for “WinSCP download” via Microsoft Edge being...Read More