[ad_1] (TNS) — While Mower County has largely got its systems back online following the June 18 ransomware attack, it is now letting people know about potential impact to personal information. According to a release sent Friday afternoon by County Administrator Matthew Verdick, the County is providing notice on its website to individuals whose information...Read More

[ad_1] Investors are pumping millions of dollars into encryption as unease about data security drives a rising need for ways to keep unwanted eyes away from personal and corporate information — © AFP Ransomware appears to be on the rise. The first half of 2025 sees 49% spike in ransomware attacks. Overall, the number of...Read More

[ad_1] Hackers are disguising a powerful strain of malware as a ChatGPT desktop application in preparation for ransomware attacks, according to Microsoft.  The company on Monday published a lengthy analysis of PipeMagic — a backdoor used by a threat actor they call Storm-2460. The group has allegedly used the malware as part of its exploitation...Read More

[ad_1] A judicial pretrial was set for Oct. 20 for all the accused. THUNDER BAY – The case involving 13 local men charged with distributing intimate images without consent continues to make its way through the court with a judicial pre-trial set for October. In early February, the Thunder Bay Police Service charged 12 people with...Read More

[ad_1] WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — As our reliance on online systems grows, so does the importance of cybersecurity. This includes major systems like power plants, nuclear reactors, and satellites. If these systems fail, it could lead to significant harm. Criminals and enemy nations often target these high-consequence systems. Eugene Spafford, a professor at Purdue...Read More

[ad_1] Millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency has been seized by the DoJ The wallet belongs to a suspected ransomware operator The ransomware, Zeppelin, is functionally extinct The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced a cryptocurrency wallet containing over $2.8 million has been seized following charges of conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse,...Read More

[ad_1] Microsoft Teams is adding two new security features to protect users against malicious links and dangerous files. Starting next month, the messaging app will be able to “detect and warn users [about] malicious URLs sent in Teams chat and channels,” Microsoft says in an update to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. It will also block...Read More

[ad_1] 18 Aug The $10.5 Trillion Shadow Economy and the Cybersecurity Gold Rush Posted at 08:38h in Blogs by Taylor Fox This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Aug. 18, 2025 – Read the full story in AInvest According to Cybersecurity Ventures, by 2025, global cybercrime damages are projected to...Read More

[ad_1] Microsoft warns that a fake ChatGPT desktop app was used to deliver PipeMagic malware, linked to ransomware attacks exploiting a Windows zero-day. Cybersecurity researchers at Microsoft discovered a new backdoor called PipeMagic while investigating attacks that abused a zero-day flaw in Windows CLFS (CVE-2025-29824). What makes it especially dangerous is how it poses as...Read More

[ad_1] BINI. Image: Instagram/@attyjoji The members of the P-pop girl group BINI lodged a criminal complaint for cybercrime law violation before the prosecutor’s office of Santa Rosa, Laguna against the uploader of a spliced video where they tried Filipino food that “fueled online hate” against them. The P-pop group’s complaint was made public in an Instagram...Read More