Global ransomware attacks rose 0.8% quarter-over-quarter in Q2 2026, according to Checkpoint Research’s threat intelligence report, and the group behind the current wave of attacks, Qilin, has now held the top spot for four consecutive quarters with 279 confirmed victims. A rival crew called The Gentlemen actually outpaced Qilin in June 2026, surging 62% to...Read More
In an upscale residential corridor of Patna’s Exhibition Road area, a routine banking transaction exposed a sophisticated cyber fraud scheme that systematically drained an entire family’s savings. Dr Neena Agarwal, a medical practitioner residing in Pushp Vihar Apartment under the Gandhi Maidan police station jurisdiction, visited her local bank branch to withdraw funds, only to...Read More
A Victorian woman lost AUD $13,000 after speaking to a fraudster posing as a bank employee. A cybercrime specialist said the case reflects a broader rise in scam losses across Australia. Teagan said she was on a family holiday when she received a call from someone claiming to be from her bank’s fraud team. The...Read More
Chinese hackers are ramping up attacks after integrating DeepSeek and other open-source artificial intelligence models into their operations, highlighting attackers’ ability to leverage basic AI tools to hit targets abroad. State-affiliated cyber groups more than doubled the amount of attacks they carried out since they began delegating mundane tasks to AI and using it to...Read More
If we talk about the most disruptive player in the cybersecurity circle in the past two years, agent AI is definitely one of them. To put it plainly, this technology has directly lowered the threshold for exploiting software vulnerabilities, patching them, and even turning vulnerabilities into attack weapons, while greatly boosting efficiency, which has genuinely...Read More
QUITO, Ecuador–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug 24, 2026– Resecurity ® (USA), a global cybersecurity company that protects Fortune 100 corporations and government agencies worldwide, and the National Cybercrime Unit of the Ecuadorian National Police (CiberPOL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a framework for technical cooperation to strengthen the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of cybercrimes. The...Read More
An international operation targeting organised cybercrime groups operating out of West Africa has led to the identification of 262 suspects and the arrest of 58, according to Interpol, which coordinated the activity. Law enforcement authorities from 22 countries, including Australia, took part in the recently concluded eight-month Operation Jackal IV, with Interpol managing cross-border coordination,...Read More
Summary On August 23, 2026, the ransomware group ShinyHunters announced they were behind a cyberattack on ReliaQuest, LLC (reliaquest.com), a leading cybersecurity company based in the USA. ShinyHunters have threatened to release sensitive data unless their demands are met. Incident Report Field Details Target ReliaQuest, LLC Domain reliaquest.com Country USA Attacking Group ShinyHunters Date Reported...Read More
Newly published author Emily Scheer was keeping plenty busy even before she started filling most of her spare moments with writing. The Shellsburg 32-year-old is a wife and mother of three, and she works from home as a medical biller. But as she started to get “back into reading” over the past few years, she...Read More
CISA’s new guide will help agencies meet a November deadline for submitting cyber logging plans that need to prioritize quality, instead of just quantity. Justin Doubleday@jdoubledayWFED August 25, 2026 5:03 pm 3 min read The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is pushing agencies to prioritize cybersecurity data logging that allows them to embrace continuous event...Read More
