[ad_1]   What Is Ransomware as a Service? Ransomware as a Service  gets its name from the nomenclature generally used for cloud services, says Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike senior vice president of counter-adversary operations. Just as a government may contract for a Software as a Service solution, such as Zendesk for help desk communications or Slack...Read More

[ad_1] The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged “the government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately end the use of the draconian Cybercrimes Act to target journalists, activists, critics and other Nigerians peacefully expressing their views online, and release those in custody across the country under the...Read More

[ad_1] Politecnico di Milano’s Zanero on Evolving Malware Detection and Hardware Security Aseem Jakhar • May 4, 2025     Stefano Zanero, professor, Politecnico di Milano Machine learning excels at identifying repetitive patterns and anomalies, but human insight remains vital for understanding the broader context of cyberattacks – especially in cyber-physical ecosystems, said...Read More

[ad_1] A Medusa ransomware campaign is using a malicious driver to disrupt and even delete endpoint detection and response (EDR) products on targeted organization networks. According to new research from Elastic Security Labs, the malicious driver, dubbed ABYSSWORKER, is deployed along with a packer-as-a-service called HeartCrypt to deliver Medusa ransomware. Elastic noted the driver was...Read More

[ad_1] Industry surveys suggest that, while the number of ransomware attacks continues to rise, businesses aren’t paying ransoms as often — or in as large amounts — as in the past. A February 2025 report from cyberincident response firm Coveware reported that 25% of companies hit in the last quarter of 2024 paid a...Read More

[ad_1] As cybercriminals develop more sophisticated tactics, investigators like Gary Rudd must stay ahead of the latest digital threats. With nearly two decades of experience as a special agent in the U.S. Department of Defense, Rudd has spent his career tracking down cybercriminals and protecting digital assets. But even with years in the field, he...Read More

[ad_1] Ransomware Attack on Bengaluru Firm: Hackers Demand Rs 60 Lakh for Data Release  Deccan Herald [ad_2] Source link .........................Read More

[ad_1] Photo credit: Jackie Hawthorne, MSU College of Social Science According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s latest data, cybercrime has increased 10% compared to the year prior. To address this increase in cybercrime, the Michigan State University Center for Cybercrime Investigation and Training held its inaugural training event last week, the first and only program...Read More

[ad_1] Note: View the superseding indictment here. Phobos Ransomware Group Alleged to have Attacked Over 1,000 Victims Worldwide The Justice Department today unsealed criminal charges against Roman Berezhnoy, 33, and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov, 39, both Russian nationals, who allegedly operated a cybercrime group using the Phobos ransomware that victimized more than 1,000 public and private...Read More

[ad_1] The OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), in co-operation with the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, organized a study visit on the development of a cybercrime database for a delegation of Armenian practitioners from 18 to 20 March 2025 in Paris, France. The study visit was a crucial step towards Armenia’s goal of...Read More