Picture credit: Isle of Man Financial Services Authority US Treasury to visit Island to discuss transnational crime empire One of the biggest ever operations targeting international cybercriminal networks will be showcased at the 2026 Countering Financial Crime Conference in August. Officers from the United States Treasury will provide an insight into the investigation that led to...Read More
She doesn’t know what photos were surreptitiously taken from her cellphone. They could’ve been mundane, like a picture of a family pet, or something more explicit. While she believes an explicit photo was unlikely, the sheer knowledge that someone breached her Snapchat account to swipe her personal images felt like an invasive violation. “It’s terrifying....Read More
The Minister called on all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to work closely with NITA-U during cybersecurity assessments and implement corrective actions to strengthen the security of Government systems. The Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Rt. Hon. Justine Kasule Lumumba, has launched the Updated National Information Security Framework (NISF) 2026, which will guide Government...Read More
The notorious ransomware group World Leaks has unleashed a significant security breach at India’s largest nuclear plant, Kudankulam. The group exposed potentially sensitive data online, causing alarm over the safety of the nation’s critical infrastructure. The data, which reportedly includes blueprints and supplier details, was attributed to the plant’s contractor, Reliance Group. The breach has...Read More
Dutch police, working alongside Belgian authorities and Europol, have dismantled a major criminal network accused of operating a global investment fraud scheme through dozens of fraudulent call centers. Investigators estimate the organization generated more than €100 million a month by targeting victims in multiple countries. The group operated around 20 call centers staffed by more...Read More
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As LLMs become more complex and get used in a wider variety of tasks—especially in the form of agents, which can interact with computer files, websites, and third-party code as well as other agents—it’s hard for teams of people by themselves to keep up with all the types of attacks that might take place. “The...Read More
Written by Deep Pal and Sukanya Thapliyal Recently, e-rickshaws on Delhi’s streets suddenly began stalling in the middle of the road. It turned out that one could use certain Chinese apps to disable their batteries by exploiting their Battery Management Systems (BMS). The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) swiftly had Google and Apple...Read More
The cybercriminal underworld continues to evolve in unexpected ways, and a recent development has raised fresh concerns about the ability of correctional facilities to prevent digital crime. Reports suggest that two teenagers accused of participating in high-profile cyberattacks targeting the Transport for London (TfL) have allegedly continued engaging in cybercrime while awaiting the outcome of...Read More
Suno has long acknowledged that its AI music generator relied on the scraping of millions of songs available across the internet, but a new hack reveals just how the company pulled from streaming services and websites such as YouTube Music, Deezer and Genius to power its product — all while user information remained vulnerable. A report...Read More
