Bengaluru, now raise your cybercrime complaint with a click and QR code scan | #cybercrime | #infosec

In possibly the first-of-its-kind initiative, the information is made available in English and Kannada.  | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Victims of cybe crime can now raise a complaint with the Bengaluru district police’s cybercrime police station at the click of a button and a QR code scan. “In addition to providing required details related to […]

Colt Customers Face Prolonged Outages After Major Cyber Incident | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Colt Technology Services is experiencing a “cyber incident” that has forced the company to shut down some services temporarily. On August 14, the London-based telecommunications giant publicly confirmed that an internal system was breached. Although this system was disconnected from its customer-facing infrastructure, the company has taken some systems offline in respond to the incident. […]

U.S. Sanctions Russian Crypto Platforms Garantex and Grinex in Cybercrime Crackdown | #cybercrime | #infosec

– U.S. government sanctions Russian crypto exchanges Garantex and Grinex, offering $6M bounty for leadership arrest to disrupt cybercrime networks. – Garantex processed $96B in crypto transactions (2019-2025), linked to ransomware, hacking, and terrorism financing, with Grinex as its alleged successor. – Treasury targets 3 executives and 6 affiliated entities, aiming to cut financial channels […]

The cybersecurity myths companies can’t seem to shake | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Cybersecurity myths are like digital weeds: pull one out, and another quickly sprouts in its place. You’ve probably heard them before: Macs don’t get viruses, we’re too small to be a target, or changing passwords often keeps us safer. Experts have been busting these myths for years, yet they still stick around and shape bad […]

WarLock Ransomware group Claims Breach at Colt Telecom and Hitachi | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

WarLock ransomware claims breach at Colt and Hitachi, with Colt investigating and working to restore systems while experts review the alleged data theft. When a new ransomware group shows up, many in the industry usually wait to see whether they can actually deliver on their threats. WarLock, which surfaced only two months ago, is trying […]

Hack at Allianz Life impacts 1.1 million customers, breach notification site says | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

(Reuters) -A cyberattack at U.S. insurance firm Allianz Life in late July compromised the personal data of 1.1 million customers, according to breach notification site Have I Been Pwned on Monday. Allianz Life had previously said that hackers stole personal information of most of its 1.4 million U.S. customers, financial professionals and select employees. According […]

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