Ransomware gangs now frequently threaten physical violence against employees and their families as a way to force victim organizations into paying their demands. According to a survey of 1,500 security and IT professionals conducted by Censuswide on behalf of security firm Semperis, digital intruders are still holding more traditional threats of system lockouts (52 percent) […]

Selman GEDIK/Shutterstock Data breaches have become far too common a trend in this digital age. Much like our defenses — which continue to evolve — the bad actors behind these attacks are evolving, too, and victims are suffering the consequences. According to a new study from Picus […]

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh is witnessing an alarming surge in cyber crime, with 34,021 cases reported in the first six months of this year — an average of 189 incidents everyday and 8 every hour.Data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday shows that cybercrime in the state has jumped manifold since 2021, when 13,768 cases […]

The attackers that claim to have infected Ingram Micro’s sales and fulfilment systems with ransomware this month, are threatening to make public 3.5 terabytes of data they say they took, tomorrow, 1 August. On 9 July, distributor Ingram claimed to have recovered from the attack globally, which started just before the 4 July holiday in […]

Ahmedabad: Panic briefly spread among commuters on the East-West corridor of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail on Thursday afternoon after a public display screen at the Rabari Colony station showed an error message with Chinese characters and the announcement system abruptly shut down.However, the metro rail services were not disrupted, and operations continued without delay.The unusual […]

CISA, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s Australian Signals Directorate, and the Australian Federal Police and National Cyber Security Centre, released an updated joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Scattered Spider. The cybercriminal group has garnered greater attention for its targeting of […]

Spanish authorities have successfully apprehended a sophisticated cybercriminal operating from Girona province, who allegedly orchestrated multiple data breaches targeting financial institutions, educational organizations, and private companies.  The arrest represents a significant victory in the ongoing fight against cybercrime in Spain, with investigators uncovering evidence of extensive data theft operations conducted through advanced social engineering techniques […]

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust and Armis are working together to protect the entire attack surface and manage cyber-risk exposure in real time, ensuring world-class patient care. Jeffrey Wood, Deputy Director of ICT at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, tells us how Armis Centrix has enhanced the hospital’s cybersecurity posture while enabling uninterrupted patient […]

A sophisticated new ransomware campaign is actively tricking internet users around the world by employing fake verification pages to spread a dangerous threat called Epsilon Red malware. This critical finding is revealed in the latest threat intelligence report by CloudSEK, a leading cybersecurity firm. The ongoing campaign, first spotted in July 2025, uses social engineering […]

New Comparitech data showed a sharp rise in attacks on government agencies during the first half of 2025. Researchers logged 208 ransomware incidents targeting government entities worldwide, marking a 65% jump compared to the same period in 2024, which saw 126 attacks, and a 25% increase over the second half of 2024, which recorded 167. […]