DECATUR COUNTY, Ga. (WCTV) – In Decatur County, walking into school for the first day of classes looked a little different this year. Decatur County Schools announced they will use open-gate security systems as a preventative step to keep campuses weapon-free. The devices are walk-through weapons detection systems designed to increase school safety while allowing […]
SonicWall warned customers to disable encryption services on Gen 7 firewalls in the wake of an active attack spree targeting a yet-to-be identified vulnerability affecting a critical firewall service. Attacks have increased notably since Friday, the company said in a blog post. Threat hunters and incident responders from Arctic Wolf, Google and Huntress have observed […]
Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) has emerged as a game-changing business model in which hackers combine capabilities of traditional ransomware with the accessibility of cloud-based services. This move helped them transform sophisticated digital extortion into a subscription-based economy available to nearly anyone with malicious intent. Historically, ransomware attacks were primarily carried out by technically skilled threat actors who […]
New research has shown that one in three Australian organisations affected by ransomware have suffered repeat attacks in the past 12 months, according to the Ransomware Insights Report 2025 released by Barracuda. The report draws from a survey of 2,000 IT and security professionals across multiple global regions, including Australia, North America and Europe. Australian […]
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Barracuda Networks, Inc. has released new research showing one in three Australian organisations affected by ransomware have been hit multiple times in the last 12 months. The findings are detailed in the Ransomware Insights Report 2025, which also reveals the situation in Australia is particularly concerning, with 67% of repeat victims saying they are juggling […]
BENGALURU: Bengaluru is witnessing a surge in online dating scams, with fraudsters exploiting emotionally vulnerable individuals and drawing them into sophisticated financial frauds. What often begins as a search for love ends in heartbreak and financial ruin, as scammers exploit dating platforms to either extort victims or lure them into fraudulent investment schemes. Recently, a […]
Doha, Qatar: As temperatures in Qatar continue to rise across the country, the Hamad Injury Prevention Program (HIPP) at Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Hamad Trauma Center, a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center on Trauma, is raising urgent public awareness about the life-threatening dangers of leaving children or vulnerable individuals inside parked vehicles even for […]
On July 5, 2025, Ingram Micro, an IT distribution and services company, experienced a major ransomware attack that disrupted operations across its worldwide network. The data breach is believed to have compromised personally identifiable information (PII) such as personnel files, customer records, and bank details. The ransomware group known as SAFEPAY claimed responsibility for the […]
(TNND) — Nearly three-quarters of Americans have experienced some kind of online scam or attack, according to a new Pew Research Center report. And that might even be underselling the extent of the problem, said C. Jordan Howell, an assistant professor of criminology at the University of South Florida and the managing partner at cybersecurity […]
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