The U.S. Treasury Department has announced new ransomware sanctions against a virtual private network (VPN) provider, its administrator, and a malware service provider accused of enabling ransomware attacks targeting Americans. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said the designated individuals and entity allegedly supplied infrastructure and tools used by cybercriminals to carry out attacks...Read More

Cybercrime reports in Maldives more than doubled during the first six months of the year, with online shopping scams accounting for a significant share of the increase, according to police statistics. Police said 1,053 cybercrime cases were reported during the first half of this year, compared with 512 cases during the same period last year....Read More

Executive Summary Publication Date: July 13, 2026 On July 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced unprecedented sanctions against the operators of First VPN Service (also known as 1VPNS) and a Belarusian malware cryptor seller, marking the first time a VPN provider has been formally sanctioned for facilitating...Read More

Evgen Kovalov GAMES July 14 2026 Views: 45 Publisher Activision, in collaboration with Iron Galaxy, has released an urgent server playlist update for the recently re-released versions of the shooter. Call of Duty Black Ops on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. This update is being positioned by the developers as the first step in...Read More

Yubico already supplies security keys to protect OpenAI employees and infrastructure. The new requirement also extends that relationship to users seeking access to OpenAI’s most advanced cybersecurity models. “This directive represents a significant strategic and commercial validation for Yubico,” says Jerrod Chong, CEO of Yubico.  “By requiring hardware-backed passkeys rather than sync passkeys or software-based...Read More

On the fourth day of the impeachment trial, the former chief of the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) cybercrime division said they did not get hold of information that would allow them to pursue the alleged hitman Vice President Sara Duterte allegedly spoke to about killing President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.; First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos; and...Read More

Image: Push Square If there’s one thing well-known about the original Call of Duty: Black Ops, it’s that it’s hacked to bits on the PS3. While it hasn’t put a whole lot of effort into the port, one positive of Activision re-releasing the title on PS5 and PS4 is that it promised new servers –...Read More

Hybrid threat resilience becomes central to the new EU mission in Armenia. The Council of the EU has officially launched the EU Partnership Mission in Armenia (EUPM Armenia), a new civilian mission under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) that will help strengthen the country’s resilience against hybrid threats, including cyberattacks and disinformation. The...Read More

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals and one entity for enabling ransomware attacks against U.S. organizations. On Monday, OFAC designated First VPN Service (1VPNS), a virtual private network provider that sold services to ransomware groups, and its administrator, Dmytro Rashevskyi. Since it surfaced in 2014, 1VPNS has advertised...Read More

Emma Theofelus, minister of information, communication, and technology. Namibia is finalising the Cybercrime Bill and the Data Protection Bill, minister of information and communication technology Emma Theofelus says. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the newly appointed board of directors of the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) in Windhoek on Monday, Theofelus said the...Read More