India is witnessing a significant shift in its crime landscape. While overall crime levels have declined, cybercrime is emerging as a growing threat, reflecting the country’s rapid digital transformation. According to a report by State Bank of India (SBI), India recorded 58.86 lakh cognizable crimes in 2024, marking a 6 per cent decline from the...Read More
Social media users noticed something unusual on Instagram last week. The long-dormant profile for the White House, created under former President Barack Obama, had been taken over without explanation. It turns out that the old White House account was one of 20,225 profiles that were hijacked after hackers exploited the platform’s AI-supported chatbot. Meta, the...Read More
Program date: June 5, 2026Air date: June 8, 2026 From the City Club of Eugene: Cybersecurity threats increasingly affect the daily operations of local governments, critical infrastructure, businesses, schools, and community organizations across Oregon. Responding to these challenges requires more than technology—it requires coordination, workforce development, public awareness, and strong partnerships across sectors. This panel...Read More
Please find attached English and Afrikaans soundbites by Lisa Schickerling MP. – No cybercrime training for detectives. – SAPS falling behind digital criminals. – DA demands answers on underfunding. The Democratic Alliance (DA) can reveal, through a Parliamentary Reply, that the South African Police Service (SAPS) has failed to provide any digital forensics...Read More
The University of Oxford disclosed a new data breach last week after being informed by its third-party provider, Group GTI, that its CareerConnect career services platform had been compromised. This platform is also used by other UK educational organizations, such as King’s College London and the University of Manchester, to run their institution-specific career hubs....Read More
Workforce modernization is often framed around talent gaps, hiring speed or operational efficiency within the federal government. After nearly two decades in federal service, including leading cybersecurity initiatives as a CISO, I believe agencies must view workforce transformation through an equally urgent lens: security. In the current threat landscape, identity is the new perimeter. However,...Read More
A Qilin ransomware affiliate is believed to be exploiting CVE-2026-50751, an authentication bypass vulnerability in Check Point VPN Remote Access and Mobile Access, the company announced on Monday. About CVE-2026-50751 Check Point Remote Access VPN enables and secures connections between corporate networks and remote or mobile devices. Check Point Mobile Access lets mobile and remote...Read More
Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point has released security updates to patch a critical flaw affecting Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access deployments, which was exploited in zero-day attacks. Tracked as CVE-2026-50751, this vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers to bypass authentication on targeted Mobile Access / SSL VPNs, Remote Access VPNs, or Spark...Read More
Koror, Palau, June 8 (CNA) Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) said Monday during her visit to Palau that Taiwan is preparing to assign Investigation Bureau personnel to the Pacific ally to help it combat transnational crime, including fraud and cybercrime. “As our societies become increasingly interconnected, new security challenges also emerge,” Hsiao said Monday morning...Read More
The mystery of the Greenland shark’s incredible longevity may finally be unraveling, as a team of international researchers has completed the first comprehensive genome map of the creature. Native to the cold waters between Greenland, Iceland, and Canada, Greenland sharks boast one of the longest vertebrate lifespans on Earth, approaching 400 years. In a recent...Read More
