Of the total arrests, 17 were linked to trading fraud; others included digital arrest, part-time job, advertisement, call centre, customer care service, matrimony and business frauds Updated On – 24 July 2025, 09:20 PM Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Cybercrime Police have solved 25 cases and arrested 45 cyber fraudsters during the month of […]
Multiple organisations have now been hit by Warlock ransomware deployed on their systems via the dangerous ToolShell vulnerability chain in Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft has revealed. Earlier this week, Microsoft said that known Chinese state threat actors, Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon, were among those exploiting two security bypass vulnerabilities – CVE-2025-53770, which bypasses […]
Deepfakes, originally used for mere digital tomfoolery, have come into their own as a bona fide cybersecurity threat, boosted by advances in AI and online tools that make them easy to create. But they can also be countered with vigilance and new technologies. That was the message at a recent Fordham presentation about deepfakes—photos, videos, […]
Despite decades of investment in cybersecurity, attackers continue to disrupt manufacturing operations, compromise critical systems, and cost companies millions. If you’re a manufacturing executive, this isn’t just an IT problem – it’s a business continuity, compliance, and leadership issue. Yet even the most sophisticated manufacturers continue to overlook one of the most dangerous risks in […]
Following our recent article on laws to disrupt ransomware payments in the UK, we want to share an important update on the government’s consultation outcomes. The recent consultation, which received 273 responses, has confirmed widespread support for several key measures. Based on these responses, the government is actively developing all three proposals into legislation designed […]
Microsoft said that a hacking group it’s tracking as Storm-2603 is exploiting critical vulnerabilities in the company’s SharePoint platform to deploy ransomware. SharePoint is “a secure, enterprise-grade content management and collaboration platform,” according to Microsoft’s website, which also describes it as a way to “securely collaborate, sync, and share content.” (Essentially: organizations use it to […]
A self-styled “leaking and cracking forum” where users advertise and share breached databases, stolen credentials, and pirated software was leaking the IP addresses of its logged-in users to the open web, security researchers have found. Leak Zone left an Elasticsearch database exposed to the internet without a password, according to researchers at UpGuard. In a […]
Since even before the 2022 Uvalde school shooting, Texas lawmakers have mandated more campus security — everything from window film and panic buttons to armed guards in every school. Now, some districts are even looking to new technology like drones, an emerging but widely used tool in the growing school security toolbox. Earlier this month, […]
The Google Threat Intelligence Group has uncovered a highly advanced cyber operation orchestrated by the threat actor UNC3944, also linked to aliases such as “0ktapus,” “Octo Tempest,” and “Scattered Spider”. This financially motivated group has intensified its focus on sectors including retail, airlines, and insurance, employing a meticulous playbook that leverages social engineering to infiltrate […]
On July 23, 2025, as reported by Hackread.com, the cybercrime community lost one of its oldest and most notorious forums, XSS, after law enforcement authorities seized the site and arrested its suspected administrator in Ukraine. The arrest led to the seizure of the forum’s main domain, XSS.IS, which now displays a notice from Europol, French […]
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