UK operator EE unveiled a new smartphone offering and set of mobile plans designed to address smartphone safety for young people, as concerns about online safety and screen time continue to mount. The operator said the downloadable P.H.O.N.E. Contract, developed with the EE Youth Council, online safety group Internet Matters and a parent ambassador, will […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware City Refuses to Pay Ransom; Employees Report to Arena to Reset Passwords in Person Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • August 13, 2025 Image: Sean Pavone/Shutterstock/ISMG Scenes from the ransomware recovery operation of St. Paul, Minnesota: City civil servants lined up in a stadium to manually verify their […]
Aminuddīn, a private-sector employee residing in Teli Bagh’s Ramzan Nagar, saw INR 1.5 lakh evaporate from his bank account over a four-week period before any legal action was taken. Red Tape Eclipses Cybercrime ResponseLessons for Cybercrime Victims and Institutions On July 1, notifications alerted Aminuddīn to two unauthorised withdrawals of INR 97,000, followed by INR […]
Last week marked the conclusion of Operation Best Foot Forward, a two-week, high-visibility pedestrian safety campaign aimed at reminding drivers it’s the law to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. With a special Back to School focus, the regional effort spanned 40 enforcement details across nine counties and 20 municipalities, resulting in 594 warnings and citations […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Microsoft on Tuesday updated their mitigation guidance for a high-severity flaw in Exchange Server. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-53786, could allow an attacker with administrative privileges for on-premises versions of Exchange to escalate privileges by exploiting vulnerable hybrid joined configurations, Microsoft and CISA said last week. In […]
S and global law enforcement dismantled the BlackSuit ransomware group, seizing $1M in crypto in a coordinated crackdown. US and international law enforcement agencies have taken down servers and websites linked to BlackSuit. For context, BlackSuit is a ransomware group that has been responsible for hundreds of cyberattacks over the last three years. The […]
Over a million dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency assets laundered by or on behalf of the notorious BlackSuit ransomware gang – previously known as Royal – were seized ahead of a multinational takedown operation in July, led by the US authorities with support from the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and cyber cops from Canada, […]
Smart devices in homes, medical facilities, transportation systems — basically everywhere — have always been there to improve our daily activities, but they are vulnerable to cyberattacks. Despite significant developments in the cybersecurity of smart devices, these devices are still at higher risk for cyberattacks than computer systems. Danda B. Rawat, Ph.D., associate dean for […]
Roblox has been slammed as a “hunting ground for child-sex predators” in a new lawsuit against the online gaming giant that alleges it caused the sexual exploitation of a 9-year-old boy. The lawsuit, filed last week in a Georgia state court by an anonymous DeKalb County mother and her young son, accuses Roblox of negligence […]
New Cyble data released Tuesday found that Qilin led ransomware activity for the third time in four months, capitalizing on the fall of RansomHub to claim the most victims on its data leak site. In July, Qilin hit 73 victims, about 17% of the total 423 reported attacks. Trailing behind, INC Ransom ranked second with […]
Copyright 2005 – 2026 National Cyber Security Ventures, Corp.
