Liberian president signs cybercrime and data protection acts into law Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed Liberia’s Cybercrime Act and Data Protection Act into law, marking a legislative shift aimed at curbing digital crime, safeguarding personal data, and securing the nation’s growing digital infrastructure, the Inquirer reported. ICT minister Sekou M. Kromah said that the...Read More
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Medium-sized businesses accounted for roughly three-quarters (73%) of ransomware incidents between 2023 and the first half of 2026, according to the risk management firm Black Kite. Manufacturing was the most targeted industry (accounting for more...Read More
500,000 WEMIX to Be Bought Back Wemade will provide full compensation of approximately $1.14 million (about 1.6 billion won) to users who suffered losses from the hacking incident involving its stablecoin Wemix Dollar (WEMIX$) that occurred last month. Wemix Security Incident Compensation. Screenshot from Wemix Official Website View original image On August 26, Wemade announced...Read More
500,000 WEMIX to Be Bought Back Wemade will provide full compensation of approximately $1.14 million (about 1.6 billion won) to users who suffered losses from the hacking incident involving its stablecoin Wemix Dollar (WEMIX$) that occurred last month. Wemix Security Incident Compensation. Screenshot from Wemix Official Website View original image On August 26, Wemade announced...Read More
Olivia Rine, Contributing Writer VCU students raised concerns with campus online safety, following recent cyber attacks to VCU online systems. Over 7,000 VCU students were sent phishing emails earlier this month from cybercriminals attempting to compromise their email accounts, according to VCU News. The scammers posed as “VCU IT Department,” threatening to remove students from...Read More
A TPA breach hits plan participants Paylogix handles benefit deductions, payroll integration, and insurance administration for employers and their carriers. That role places it at the center of benefit plan data flows. The files potentially involved in the breach span dates of birth, Social Security numbers, voluntary benefit information, health insurance information, medical information, financial...Read More
Kenya targets to exchange information on cybercrime and child pornography with 76 countries including the US, UK, Israel and Germany amid escalated global crackdown on illegal access to computer systems, unlawful interception and interference with data and explicit content involving minors. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said Kenya would accede to the Budapest Convention on...Read More
On August 21, Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) disclosed in a letter that hackers gained unauthorized access to some of its cloud platforms between July 6 and July 10, exposing names, dates of birth, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The breach lands weeks after Apollo told investors its assets under management had crossed $1 trillion for...Read More
Stock photo: Getty Images Pro-Russian hacker group Server Killers has claimed responsibility for recent cyberattacks against Norway, according to a post on the group’s Telegram channel. Source: TV2, as reported by European Pravda Details: The hackers stated that they launched cyberattacks against Norway because the country signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ukraine and announced...Read More
