Ransomware is one of the most significant threats facing organizations today. Battling it is no easy task, particularly given that threat actors are continually refining their techniques and approaches. Recent shifts, for example, include tweaks to ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) models; the adoption of new programming languages; evolutions in targeting and deployment; and increasingly launching attacks after...Read More

Meta has deployed an “AI support assistant” to help handle customer service requests, which is a monumental task considering the company has hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Unfortunately, hackers discovered that it was possible to convince the chatbot to change the e-mail address associated with an Instagram account and use that to take over...Read More

The nature of the modern digital ecosystem means the probability of an organization falling victim to a cyber-attack is high. However, just because the organization has been hit by a cyber incident, that does not mean that the reputation of the business – or the emotional wellbeing of the staff – needs to suffer There...Read More

New figures from TransUnion show that 3.0% of digital transactions involving South African consumers were flagged as suspected fraud last year, down from 4.3% in 2024. On the surface, the decline appears encouraging. But researchers say the trend may actually reflect a dangerous shift in criminal behaviour rather than an improvement in online...Read More

June 4, 2026 Photo: Remko de Waal/ANP See more DutchNews articles in your Google search results See more DutchNews articles in your Google search results Add as a favourite source on Google Add DutchNews as a favourite source on Google Hacking group ShinyHunters says it has stolen the data of 700,000 customers of BCD Travel,...Read More

Jun 4, 2026 According to a recent analysis published on Semiengineering.com, the cybersecurity capabilities of Large Language Models have advanced significantly in recent months. Current frontier models, such as Claude Mythos and OpenAI GPT 5.5, when equipped with proper tooling, now possess cybersecurity skills comparable to those of trained human practitioners, and their ability is...Read More

The global cyber threat landscape is undergoing a radical transformation, moving away from monolithic ransomware cartels toward highly volatile, fragmented splinter groups, a top UK police official has warned. Speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2026, William Lyne, Head of Economic and Cybercrime at the Metropolitan Police Service, told IT and security leaders that the modern cyber...Read More

29 Arrests, Nine Crime Groups Dismantled: Another Blow to Illegal Streaming Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2026 International Operation KRATOS led by Europol dismantled illegal streaming networks, leading to 29 arrests and nine crime groups taken down. An international law enforcement operation, codenamed Operation KRATOS and involving 13 countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy,...Read More

Cyber threats across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) continued to intensify in the first quarter of 2026, with ransomware groups, hacktivist campaigns, and large-scale data breaches shaping a volatile threat landscape for organizations across the region. According to Cyble’s latest META Threat Landscape Report, ransomware remained one of the most disruptive threats during...Read More

A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group has expanded its targeting to the European space, deploying previously undocumented malware and the Atlas backdoor. Tracked as TA4922, the threat actor is associated with financially motivated attacks aimed at breaching target networks for fraud, data theft, and the sale of access. TA4922 has previously targeted organizations in East Asia, but...Read More