Summarize with:OpenAI ChatGPT Google AI Gandhinagar, June 2 (APAC Media): The Gujarat government has launched ‘Operation Mule Hunt 2.0’ to curb rising cybercrime and digital fraud across the state. The initiative will be live from today. The move comes just a day after Gujarat Police revealed the success of ‘Operation Mule Hunt 1.0,’ which exposed...Read More
A new ransomware group known as The Gentlemen has become the second most-active group worldwide and is actively targeting enterprises across key sectors, according to new threat intelligence. NCC Group analysis found The Gentlemen – the name of both the ransomware strain and the group that deploys it – accounted for ten per cent of...Read More
The North Korea-linked hacking group TraderTraitor laundered about $220 million stolen in the Kelp DAO hack, according to The Defiant. The stolen funds were moved through privacy-focused protocols including THORChain, Wasabi, Tornado Cash and Umbra. The remaining stolen funds outside the frozen assets are now less likely to be recovered because they have gone through...Read More
Non-profit cybersecurity organisations are a foundational part of the global cyber ecosystem, yet their role remains systematically under-recognised and underfunded. This new HCSS report argues that these organisations provide essential public-interest security functions that governments and commercial providers cannot fully deliver on their own. The report by Hans Horan, Ron Stoop and Jan Feldhusen finds...Read More
The new cyber threat — fake information technology staff and real consequences When the hackers shows up at the front door David Scott: ‘Unlike conventional ransomware actors, SRG typically avoids system encryption and instead focuses on rapid data exfiltration followed by extortion, threatening public release of sensitive information or direct outreach to clients.’ Recent guidance...Read More
After more than 24 hours of being detained, documents surfaced, revealing that August was formally charged with using a computer system to disseminate a false statement contrary to Belize’s Cybercrime Act. As we have reported, the allegation stems from a satirical Facebook post made Friday following the murder of Dr. Naum Bonilla. Police claim the...Read More
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Ravie LakshmananJun 02, 2026Identity Security / Data Protection Password manager Dashlane has disclosed that “fewer than” 20 users on the personal subscription plan had their encrypted vaults downloaded following a brute-force attack launched by an unknown party. On May 31, 2026, the company said an “external” threat actor launched a brute-force attack against certain Dashlane...Read More
3 min readBengaluruUpdated: Jun 2, 2026 10:49 AM IST The Cyber Command Unit of the Karnataka Police blocked a large number of online betting websites ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) final on May 31, in what officials described as a major crackdown on illegal betting networks. However, the crackdown also affected a number...Read More
Fortinet’s Santos on AI Identities, Exploit Windows and Credential Theft Markets Tom Field (SecurityEditor) • June 2, 2026 Douglas José Pereira dos Santos, senior director, advanced threat intelligence, Fortinet Fortinet’s 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report, derived exclusively from FortiGuard Labs telemetry shows cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence and automation to shrink the average...Read More
