There’s a new number in cybersecurity for CFOs to track, and it’s not the list of what was stolen. It’s the number of obligations created. Headlines this week offered a glimpse of what that new cyber math looks like. Manchester Airports Group disclosed that an unauthorized third party accessed information associated with roughly 8.7 million...Read More

Executive Summary BLUF: Europe’s principal cyber risk is no longer data theft alone, but the interruption or corruption of services that confer legal, economic and operational certainty. The Romanian ANCPI incident demonstrates how ransomware against a single administrative platform can obstruct property transactions, mortgage processing and public-service delivery. Official evidence does not support claims that...Read More

Ransomware group Qilin lists Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) among new victims, claiming a “major incident” ATF confirmed breach of a standalone system holding investigation target data, not core networks Systems were disconnected, DOJ notified; Qilin is Russia‑linked, known for past Synnovis attack The US Government’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...Read More

Court disposals rose from 42 cases in 2022 to 94 in 2023 and 158 in 2024, but remained substantially lower than annual registrations and police disposal figures. Between 2022 and 2024, Gujarat registered 5,004 cybercrime cases, while police disposed of 4,586 cases and courts disposed of 294. These aggregate figures cannot be treated as outcomes...Read More

US cybersecurity company Resecurity has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ecuador’s National Cybercrime Unit, known as CiberPOL, to strengthen cooperation on the detection, investigation, and prosecution of cybercrime. The agreement establishes a framework for the two organizations to exchange cyber threat intelligence, provide technical assistance, and collaborate on cybersecurity technologies and training. The memorandum...Read More

In what is likely the most tone-deaf response by companies that have created a massive problem, Sam Altman and other AI companies are crying out for a public effort to solve AI hacking that they all enabled. What an absolute crock of self-serving nonsense from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, again. What Altman is likely referring...Read More

With one weekend of preseason football left and roster cutdown day fast approaching, it’s safe to say that the fantasy football season is in full swing. Friends, family, and bitter rivals will gather across the country to renew leagues and put bragging rights on the line for a shot at fantasy glory. We have recently...Read More

Need to subscribe — or upgrade your Ledger e-newsletter subscription? Details here. The lab appears to be part of the North Tryon Tech Hub project Uptown Charlotte (Photo by Ashley Fahey/The Charlotte Ledger) UNC Charlotte has signed a lease near The Dubois Center in uptown to open what Chancellor Sharon Gaber called a “cybersecurity digital engineering lab” at this week’s...Read More

More than 100 companies just signed an open letter warning that AI-powered cyberattacks will arrive sooner than governments are ready for, and the list of who signed it raises as many questions as the threat itself. On CNBC Friday morning, Andrew Ross Sorkin walked viewers through an open letter that has quickly become the most...Read More

WASHINGTON—The League System has rolled out a new Cybersecurity Awareness Toolkit designed to give credit unions customizable materials they can use to educate members about online threats, fraud and digital security as cybercrime losses continue to climb. The American Association of Credit Union Leagues said Americans filed more than 850,000 internet crime complaints in 2024,...Read More