Telecommunications organizations in Southeast Asia have been targeted by a state-sponsored threat actor known as CL-STA-0969 to facilitate remote control over compromised networks. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it observed multiple incidents in the region, including one aimed at critical telecommunications infrastructure between February and November 2024. The attacks are characterized by the use […]

The 2022 National Plan to Combat Cybercrime was released on 21 March 2022 and builds on the previous 2013 version. The National Plan framework identifies three key pillars around which to focus future action and support the development of a nationally coordinated approach to combating cybercrime in Australia: Pillar One: Prevent and Protect, which focuses […]

Jharkhand’s director general of police (DGP) cum director general (DG) CID speaks to TOI’s Sanjay Sahay on the growing impact of cybercrime in the state and how police is working overtime to thwart it. Excerpts:- Q: What is the overall scenario of cybercrime in the state?A: Cyber frauds can be categorised into low-value and high-value […]

Ranchi: Only a few years ago, Jamtara, a district in tribal dominated Santhal Pargana division with over 8 lakh people, emerged as the hotspot of organised cybercrimes which were committed across the country.Now, law enforcement officials in Jharkhand are trying to crackdown against cybercriminals who have changed their tactics and their base of operations by […]

Cybercrime , Finance & Banking , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Runners Hired to Connect Device to Bank’s Network, Facilitating Remote Hacks Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • July 31, 2025     Image: Zoltan Kiraly/Shutterstock/ISMG Criminals with a proven track record of hacking into banks’ networks have added a new initial access tool to their arsenal: […]

OVER 7 million user accounts from Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, and Max were compromised last year. The major credentials breach was revealed in a report by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The discovery represents a significant and evolving digital security threat and highlights the increasing sophistication of cybercriminal methodologies. APP ATTACK The malware infiltrates […]

Palo Alto Networks, a leading cybersecurity firm, has launched an investigation into a ransomware threat that appears tied to a vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint platform, raising alarms across the industry about the rapid exploitation of software flaws. According to details emerging from the probe, an unidentified hacker infiltrated a system and demanded ransom after encrypting […]

One Sunday in Kanigarh, a remote Uttar Pradesh village an hour from Delhi, Tej Pal was sitting at home with his wife when he received a video call from the police. A group of officers in light brown uniforms and distinctive black flat caps stared out at the farmer and rickshaw driver from the small […]

A longstanding Northamptonshire logistics company, KNP, has collapsed following a ransomware attack, resulting in the loss of nearly 700 jobs, the BBC reports. The incident began when hackers gained access to the company’s systems by guessing a weak password. Once inside, they deployed ransomware that encrypted critical business data. Although KNP paid the ransom, the […]