The zone was set up in 2007, when the Laos Government granted the Kings Romans Group a 99-year lease on the area. Ostensibly an urban development project to attract tourists with casinos and resorts, away from official oversight international authorities and analysts say it quickly became a centre for money laundering and trafficking. The city […]

Elmo, the beloved Sesame Street character, became the latest social media hacker victim as his X (formerly Twitter) account was taken over Sunday. The hacker posted a series of profane messages on Elmo’s account, which contained antisemitic language and racial slurs, as well as posts targeting President Donald Trump and his involvement in the Epstein […]

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management , Insider Threat Experts Say MDR Services and Proactive Defense Can Break the Payment Cycle Aaron Bugal • July 14, 2025     Image: Shutterstock Organizations across Asia Pacific and Japan are seeing some relief from ransomware criminals, especially in terms of the ransom cost. The […]

CEBU CITY — Police have filed cybercrime and financial fraud charges against four persons linked to a scamming hub that previously operated in Barangay Kasambagan, Cebu City, under the guise of a call center firm.  The Police Regional Office Central Visayas (PRO-7) and the Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) filed the initial complaint on July 4, 2025, […]

For years, Linux was seen as the quiet giant of enterprise infrastructure—reliable, stable, and far less targeted than Windows. That time is over.  With ransomware operators now eyeing Linux as fertile ground for disruption and financial gain, CISOs can no longer afford to treat Linux environments as inherently secure or low risk. As cloud adoption […]

Over 100 Italian Mafia members have been arrested for a variety of cybercrime actions, including business email compromise (BEC) scams, SIM swapping, and phishing. The group in question is alleged to have stolen more than $11 million using a network of shell companies and money mules. The suspects were recently arrested in Spain’s Canary Islands, […]

An end of train device is seen on the rear of a CSX intermodal train passing though Falmouth, Va. Spencer T. Whitman WASHINGTON – The federal cybersecurity agency issued an advisory last week regarding a vulnerability in end-of-train devices that could allow an attacker to gain control of a train’s air brake system. “Successful exploitation […]

WatchGuard has released its latest Internet Security Report, covering malware, network, and endpoint threats spotted by its Threat Lab in the first quarter of 2025. The report shows a 171% jump in unique malware detections compared to the previous quarter, the highest number the Threat Lab has seen so far. Along with that, there was […]