The new Chaos RaaS group is emerging as a dangerous player in the ransomware landscape. Cisco Talos Incident Response investigated several attacks by this new group. Chaos carries out so-called big-game hunting and double extortion attacks. Victims are not only held hostage through data encryption. The attackers also threaten to disclose the data. The attack […]

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, addressing concerns in the state assembly on July 28, announced that all cybercrime cases—including cyber fraud—can now be registered at any police station in Goa. The move aims to ease the reporting process for victims, many of whom previously had to travel to the Cyber Cell headquarters in Ribandar to […]

Key Findings: Ransomware attacks blocked by the Zscaler cloud rose 146%, the sharpest spike observed in the past three years. Public extortion cases jumped by 70% based on data leak site analysis. Data exfiltration volumes increased 92%. Manufacturing, Technology, and Healthcare were the top targeted industries, and the Oil & Gas sector experienced a 935% […]

Rosemary Grogan thought she was going crazy. When the Lehigh County resident, 82, logged in online to her bank earlier this year, she noticed that $50,000 had vanished. She didn’t even know how someone accessed her account. The financial loss was staggering, but then came the fear of judgment from others. “I wasn’t sure that […]

Instead of encryption, ransomware deployment is increasingly relying on extortion, according to a new report from Zscaler ThreatLabz. Ten prominent groups stole twice as much data in the past year as they did previously, threatening victims with publishing the information or selling it on. The number of attack attempts also increased by a staggering 146 […]

The cybercrime underground is seeing a dramatic shift in Android malware operations, driven by the rise of new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platforms such as PhantomOS and Nebula. What once required substantial technical skill and infrastructure can now be rented as a plug-and-play toolkit for a few hundred dollars per month, marking a pivotal transformation similar to […]

OpenSesame users can now browse, preview and integrate ACI Learning courses directly into their learning management systems. The partnership adds new content to the platform, while making ACI Learning more accessible to global organizations. ACI, which specializes in professional development solutions for IT, cybersecurity, and audit professionals, says the new offer gives organizations greater flexibility […]

In the ever-escalating world of cyber threats, ransomware has emerged as a formidable force, with attempts surging by 146% over the past year, according to the latest findings from Zscaler’s ThreatLabz team. This sharp increase, the most dramatic in three years, underscores how attackers are refining their strategies to maximize disruption and profit. Drawing from […]