Ransomware Protection Market Outlook 2024 to 2034: Growth | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

The global ransomware protection market, valued at USD 22,221.5 million in 2024, is projected to reach USD 101,189.6 million by 2034, growing at a robust CAGR of 16.4%, according to a comprehensive report by Fact.MR. Fueled by the increasing frequency and sophistication of ransomware attacks, the market is witnessing significant demand for advanced security solutions. […]

Ransomware up 179%, credential theft up 800%: 2025’s cyber onslaught intensifies | #ransomware | #cybercrime

In the first six months of 2025, cybercriminals have already stolen billions of credentials, exploited thousands of vulnerabilities, and launched record-breaking ransomware attacks–leaving security teams and organizations worldwide scrambling to keep up. A Flashpoint midyear tally shows credential theft has jumped ninefold, vulnerability disclosures have risen 3.5 times, and ransomware incidents have nearly tripled. “In […]

The rise of GhostGPT – Why cybercriminals are turning to generative AI | #cybercrime | #infosec

While many businesses are still trying to understand how to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to drive productivity and efficiency, malicious actors have moved rapidly. Their approach is not theoretical; it’s increasingly practical and dangerously effective. One of the clearest examples of this shift is GhostGPT, an AI-powered chatbot that was discovered in late 2024 […]

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Want to Close Child Sex Offender Surrogacy Loophole | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

Child Sex Offender Surrogacy Lawmakers Want To Close Loophole … After Predator Gets Baby Published July 31, 2025 6:00 PM PDT Pennsylvania state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want to band together and close a legal loophole that allows child predators to become parents through surrogacy. The issue has come under the spotlight […]

Microsoft Uncovers Russian Hacker Group Turla Spying on Embassies | Ukraine news | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

A new report from Microsoft’s threat intelligence division reveals attempts by the Russian hacker group Turla, also known as Secret Blizzard, to spy on foreign embassies in Moscow. This activity includes attacks on local internet service providers, enabling the attackers to access targeted data. According to information obtained by Microsoft, after gaining control over Russian […]

Conti leaks: Life inside a ransomware criminal gang is not that different to a regular office | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Working at one of Russia’s leading online-extortion businesses was remarkably similar to life in a regular company: a strict hierarchy, influential human resources department, organisational stuff-ups and a stream of repetitive bureaucratic emails. For a while the group, known as Conti, was one of the world’s most successful ransomware gangs. From early 2020 to mid-2022, […]

IAMAI slams telecom cybersecurity rules for overreach; writes to DoT | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

The creation of “telecommunication identifier user entity” (TIUEs), as proposed in the Draft Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Amendment Rules, 2025, will impose high costs on digital businesses and effectively bring them under a parallel telecom-like compliance regime, said the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in a submission on the Draft Amendment Rules made […]

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