[ad_1] Global ransomware activity showed minimal change in July, with a marginal 1% increase in reported incidents compared to the prior month, according to a new report by NCC Group. The research found that there were 376 ransomware cases worldwide in July, up from 371 in June. Despite this relative stability in incident figures, experts...Read More

[ad_1] In a major law enforcement breakthrough, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), working closely with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has dismantled a transnational tech-support cybercrime syndicate that defrauded US nationals of nearly USD 40 million (approx. Rs 350 crore) through elaborate tech-support scams. The US Embassy in India hailed the development...Read More

[ad_1] A growing number of motorists believe their connected vehicles could be vulnerable to hacking, with fewer than one in five saying they are “very confident” their cars are secure against cyberattacks, according to a new report released Wednesday at the ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Technology Summit in North America. The 2025 Connected Car Cyber...Read More

[ad_1] Microsoft warns that a threat actor tracked as Storm-0501 has evolved its operations, shifting away from encrypting devices with ransomware to focusing on cloud-based encryption, data theft, and extortion. The hackers now abuse native cloud features to exfiltrate data, wipe backups, and destroy storage accounts, thereby applying pressure and extorting victims without deploying traditional ransomware...Read More

[ad_1] A massive ransomware cyberattack that has crippled Nevada’s state government since Sunday has resulted in some data being moved outside of the network by “malicious actors,” state officials said Wednesday. State agency officials would not disclose the nature of the data that was taken outside the state network during the press conference in Carson...Read More

[ad_1] Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Vibe coding has become one of the biggest buzzwords in AI in recent months. Being able to lean on a large language model can be helpful, because it speeds up coding by letting AI handle the brunt of the legwork. But it’s not all good...Read More

[ad_1] One ransomware hit can stall cranes, freeze payroll, and throw entire projects off schedule in hours. With scattered job sites, mobile crews, and countless subcontractor logins, construction firms are prime targets for cybercriminals chasing high payouts.  The real cost isn’t just locked files; it’s broken timelines, lost trust, and contracts in jeopardy. The firms...Read More

[ad_1] A private bank official and his friend, both working as mule account operators for a cybercrime gang, allegedly siphoned off ₹17 lakh from the gang leader and used it to repay personal loans and pay off goons sent by the gang to recover the money, police said on Wednesday. The trio were sent to...Read More

[ad_1] ESET has identified PromptLock, the first AI-powered ransomware, using OpenAI models to generate scripts that target Windows, Linux and macOS. It was only a matter of time before artificial intelligence became a building block for cybercriminals. This week, researchers at ESET revealed what they are calling the first known AI-powered ransomware, a prototype dubbed...Read More

[ad_1] Over 25,000 cybercrime cases have been registered in Surat city last year wherein over Rs 170 crore was stolen by criminals,  Cyber Crime Police Inspector D V Gamit said on Tuesday. He was speaking at a seminar, ‘Stay safe online: Cyber awareness for women and senior citizens’, organised by the Women’s Wing of the...Read More