With International Anti-Ransomware Day approaching on May 12, Kaspersky presents its annual report on the evolving global and regional ransomware cyberthreat landscape. The purpose of Anti-Ransomware Day is to raise global awareness about the threats posed by ransomware and to promote best practices for prevention and response. According to Kaspersky Security Network data, the Middle East, APAC and African...Read More

German police have seized infrastructure belonging to the cryptocurrency platform eXch and confiscated more than $30 million worth of digital currency.  On April 30, the internet crime branch of Frankfurt’s Public Prosecutor’s Office, along with Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), shut down the platform, which is believed to have been used to launder much...Read More

The cybersecurity community has witnessed a significant development with the recent compromise of LockBit’s operational infrastructure, providing extraordinary visibility into one of the most sophisticated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operations active today. This breach has exposed approximately 60,000 Bitcoin addresses associated with LockBit’s extensive ransomware campaigns, offering unprecedented intelligence for both cybersecurity researchers and law enforcement agencies...Read More

The perpetrators have been found to use sophisticated tactics such as phishing emails, fake login pages, and malicious attachments to gain unauthorised access to sensitive information. | Photo Credit: Marisvector Amid tensions between India and Pakistan, the digital world hasn’t been spared, and cybersecurity risks remain high. The Cyber Crime Wing of Chennai has issued...Read More

DODGEVILLE, Wis. — Iowa County’s computer network was impacted by ransomware last week, officials confirmed Friday. The county detected suspicious activity on the network on April 28, and announced on April 30 that part of the network went offline. Cybersecurity experts were brought in to investigate, and determined that ransomware was the cause of the...Read More

Cybercrime sentencing needs to have a general deterrent effect on accused people and on others, a Circuit Court Judge said on Friday as she jailed a man for two years for setting up an internet site to sell malware and credit cards. The accused man was investigated in Ireland by An Garda Síochána and also...Read More

A second wave of cyberattacks is targeting a critical vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer, according to researchers. Following the initial round of threat activity disclosed in April, opportunistic threat actors are leveraging webshells that were previously established through exploitation of CVE-2025-31324. The vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 10, allows unauthenticated attackers to upload...Read More

Hackers are using backdoors to drop Kickidler, a legitimate employee monitoring tool The tool is used to obtain login credentials and deploy an encryptor VMwaare’s ESXi servers are being targeted Kickidler, a popular employee monitoring tool, is being abused in ransomware attacks, multiple security researchers have warned. The software was designed for businesses, allowing them...Read More

Cybersecurity researchers are raising the alarm about a newly discovered commodity ransomware strain dubbed Mamona, which is rapidly spreading across Windows systems. Unlike traditional ransomware, Mamona employs a unique set of tactics, notably exploiting the humble Windows “ping” command as a timing mechanism, and operates entirely offline, making detection and response more difficult. Mamona Ransomware in...Read More

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad cybercrime unit has arrested 24 individuals from six states, recovering over Rs 1.49 crore from online fraudsters and refunding it to victims. The accused were linked to 313 cybercrime cases nationwide, including 53 cases in Telangana. The arrests were made across Delhi,11, Maharashtra, 5, Uttar Pradesh, 3, West Bengal, 3, Bihar,1, and...Read More