[ad_1] “Looking back to the 1990s and early 2000s, you needed to have a reasonable level of technical competence to pull off these types of crimes,” Nicholas Court, assistant director of Interpol’s Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre, told CNBC. Imaginima | E+ | Getty Images An expanding network of cybercrime marketplaces is making it easier...Read More

[ad_1] Similarly, according to a 2024 report by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), ransomware continues to evolve and disrupt with “critical services, businesses, and communities worldwide, causing costly incidents that are increasingly destructive and disruptive.” According to the report, it costs businesses an average of $1.85 million to recover from a ransomware attack.  Adding...Read More

[ad_1] The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors have urged President Bola Tinubu’s government to end the use of the “draconian” Cybercrimes Act to target journalists, activists, critics, and ordinary Nigerians for peacefully expressing their opinions online. In a joint statement released on Sunday and signed by SERAP Deputy...Read More

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Crimes Center (C3) has announced the expansion of its global presence with the addition of four new International Cyber Investigations Liaison (CIL) positions. These roles, based in Ottawa, Canada; London, England; The Hague, Netherlands; and Sydney, Australia, will enhance global law enforcement collaborations to tackle complex...Read More

[ad_1] JAKARTA The UK government will issue warnings to all companies in the country to make cybersecurity an “absolute priority”. This is done, following a series of cyberattacks against several well-known retailers such as Marks & Spencer (M&S), Co-op Group, and Harrods. British Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden, on Friday 2 April chaired a briefing...Read More

[ad_1] A new arms race is unfolding in cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence is at its core. Attackers are using AI to supercharge deception, making fraud more convincing, more scalable, and harder to detect. The numbers are staggering: 87% of global organizations faced an AI-powered cyberattack in the past year, according to SoSafe’s Cybercrime Trends 2025...Read More

[ad_1] Police officers, prosecutors, and judges participate in a UNODC training in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, aimed at strengthening the response to cybercrime in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, August 22, 2024. (Photo by Laura Gil/UNODC 2024) Once considered petty crime, cybercrime has evolved into a giant, automated, and illicit business almost as profitable as the...Read More

[ad_1] 2025-05-04T19:01:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Sunday, Iraq’s National Security Service arrested an individual involved in online threats and blackmail. In a statement, the Security Service described the suspect as a mastermind of the “Ahl Kirkuk” and “Huna Kirkuk” platforms. He allegedly targeted civilians, public servants, judicial officials, lawmakers,...Read More

[ad_1] Events , Government , Industry Specific National Cybersecurity Alliance’s Lisa Plaggemier on Replacing Shrinking Public Funds Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • May 4, 2025     Lisa Plaggemier, executive director, National Cybersecurity Alliance Cybersecurity nonprofits face reduced federal funding, but that hasn’t slowed efforts to educate and protect the public. The National Cybersecurity...Read More

[ad_1] Incidents impacting retailers – recommendations from the NCSC  National Cyber Security Centre [ad_2] Source link .........................Read More