Ransomware attackers employ quadruple extortion tactics. getty Not only is the threat to business from ransomware hackers not going away, but it’s escalating in the most unexpected of ways. A critical July 22 FBI cybersecurity advisory warned IT support not to reset user passwords in light of ongoing Scattered Spider attacks employing what is known […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted 21 foreign hackers and ordered each of them to pay the sum of N1 million. Justice Ekerete Akpan’s ruling followed the convicts’ plea bargain deal with the Nigerian Police Force, the prosecuting agency. The 21 foreigners were part of the 109 defendants currently being prosecuted by the […]

Multiple countries in the Caribbean are recovering from cyberattacks affecting crucial government services. The countries are part of what is known colloquially as the Dutch Caribbean, which includes Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten. The islands have nearly half a million residents and are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.  The incidents began two weeks […]

On July 18, 2025, Secretary Pete Hegseth drew a line, declaring that the days of box checking are over and that real cybersecurity in the defense supply chain is now non‑negotiable. Getty Images When Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth talks about strengthening America’s military edge, he does not just mean more ships or jets. He […]

SonicWall has warned customers to disable SSLVPN services due to ransomware gangs potentially exploiting an unknown security vulnerability in SonicWall Gen 7 firewalls to breach networks over the past few weeks. The warning comes after Arctic Wolf Labs reported on Friday that it had observed multiple Akira ransomware attacks, likely using a SonicWall zero-day vulnerability, since July 15th. “The […]

In the high-stakes world of cybersecurity, chief information security officers (CISOs) are increasingly turning to innovative strategies to fortify their Security Operations Centers (SOCs) against a barrage of evolving threats. Recent insights reveal that top CISOs are prioritizing automation and artificial intelligence to alleviate burnout among SOC teams, which have been plagued by alert fatigue […]

A new cybercrime campaign, dubbed JSCEAL, is actively targeting people who use cryptocurrency apps, reveals the latest research from security research firm Check Point Research (CPR). The malicious operation, which has been active since at least March 2024, has served more than 35,000 misleading ads in the first half of 2025 alone. Researchers believe the […]

The question of whether to criminalise the payment of ransomware demands has lingered at the intersection of cybersecurity, ethics, and public policy for years. And it’s easy to see why. There’s one truth that very few would dispute: paying ransom funds to cybercrime. It feeds a criminal economy that’s become increasingly industrialised, professionalised and, in […]