St. Paul hit by Interlock ransomware attack, 43GB of sensitive data leaked, city refuses ransom, launches Operation Secure St. Paul with FBI and National Guard. A major cyberattack on the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, has been claimed by the Interlock ransomware group. The attack, which began on Friday, July 25, 2025, disrupted online payment […]
Manpower, one of the world’s largest staffing companies, is notifying nearly 145,000 individuals that their information was stolen by attackers who breached the company’s systems in December 2024. Together with Experis and Talent Solutions, the company is part of ManpowerGroup, a multinational corporation with over 600,000 workers in more than 2,700 offices and serving over […]
Prolific cybercrime collectives Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, and Lapsus$ appear to have come together in a new Telegram channel that shares news of their exploits. The “Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters” channel appeared last Friday. Posts include partial breach samples, vendor lists, and a heavy dose of trolling about old and new claims of successful data theft. Messages […]
The mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota’s capital city, has confirmed that the Interlock ransomware gang is responsible for a cyberattack that disrupted many of the city’s systems and services in July. On July 29th, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz activated the National Guard in response to the crippling cyberattack that had affected St. Paul’s digital services […]
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged students across the country to embrace positive use of the cyber space for personal growth and national development. He gave the charge at the first edition of the Digital Festival of the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. […]
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Weapons One scene in Zach Cregger’s smash-hit horror movie Weapons left some viewers puzzled, while others theorized that it frames the entire movie. The twisted mystery at the center of Weapons unfolds after 17 schoolchildren from a single classroom vanish from their beds with no warning, leaving their teacher and the […]
The ransomware schemes used double-extortion tactics. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency claims to have dismantled the BlackSuit ransomware gang. According to a statement, the operation resulted in the seizures of servers, domains and digital assets used to deploy ransomware, extort victims, and launder proceeds. Since 2022, the Royal and BlackSuit ransomware groups have […]
Here’s good news for all those who have been waiting to see actor Priyanshu Painyuli in a new avatar. The title of his forthcoming film is Pirates. In this Nishant Sharma directorial (Nishant has also also written it) indie thriller, Priyanshu will play a Delhi taxi driver who turns into a hacker and enters the […]
In today’s interconnected economy, where every business is a digital business, the stakes for protecting sensitive data have never been higher. From multinational corporations to small enterprises, cyber threats can disrupt operations, erode trust, and result in costly damages. That’s why cybersecurity project management has evolved from a niche responsibility into a core business function. […]
Researchers cracked the encryption used by DarkBit ransomware Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2025 Researchers at cybersecurity firm Profero cracked DarkBit ransomware encryption, allowing victims to recover files for free. Good news for the victims of the DarkBit ransomware, researchers at cybersecurity firm Profero cracked the encryption process, allowing victims to recover files for free without […]
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