[SINGAPORE] The Trump administration’s policies have cast a shadow over Japanese cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, contributing to a slowdown in its first-quarter revenue, but the company believes that artificial intelligence (AI) offers longer-term promise that could more than make up for the current troubles. “Even though everybody is pulling back their spending, nobody has stopped […]

Qilin ransomware gang now offers a “Call Lawyer” feature to pressure victims Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2025 Qilin ransomware gang now offers a “Call Lawyer” feature to help affiliates pressure victims into paying, per Cybereason. The Qilin ransomware group is now offering legal support to its affiliates through a “Call Lawyer” feature to pressure victims […]

Qilin ransomware gang now offers a “Call Lawyer” feature to pressure victims Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2025 Qilin ransomware gang now offers a “Call Lawyer” feature to help affiliates pressure victims into paying, per Cybereason. The Qilin ransomware group is now offering legal support to its affiliates through a “Call Lawyer” feature to pressure victims […]

In an increasingly AI-driven world, the threat landscape has shifted drastically. Deepfakes, synthetic identities, and AI-manipulated evidence are no longer futuristic scenarios—they are today’s reality. Recognizing the urgent need for preparedness, the Future Crime Research Foundation (FCRF) will host a high-impact webinar titled “Cybersecurity & DFIR in the Age of Gen AI and Deepfakes” on […]

A joint advisory released Feb. 19 by the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center warns of cybercriminal activity by the Ghost ransomware group. The agencies identified actions as recently as last month by the group, which originates from China.  Since 2021, Ghost actors have targeted victims with outdated […]

Matthias Bastian Matthias is the co-founder and publisher of THE DECODER, exploring how AI is fundamentally changing the relationship between humans and computers. Cybercriminals are upgrading WormGPT with stronger AI models. The original WormGPT, which launched in June 2023, used the open source GPT-J model to create a censorship-free LLM for cybercrime. Now, Cato CTRL […]

Canada’s cybersecurity agency, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, has issued a warning that Chinese-backed hackers are likely responsible for a recent attack that compromised telecommunications infrastructure in the country. The agency confirmed that three network devices registered to a Canadian company were compromised in these attacks. In a joint bulletin (as seen by Bloomberg) […]

Dive Brief Ransomware actors are increasingly abusing vulnerable drivers to craft tools known as “EDR killers,” which can disrupt and even delete extended detection and response products in enterprise networks, according to an ESET report published Wednesday. Threat actors abuse vulnerable drivers because they have kernel access to operating systems, which enables attackers to kill […]

A cybersecurity breach involving one of the United States’ top intelligence officials has shaken public confidence in the nation’s ability to safeguard its digital systems. The breach, which involved a series of leaked passwords, revealed that even those in positions of immense responsibility and access to classified information can fall prey to basic cybersecurity vulnerabilities. […]

Ransomware is predicted to cost victims around USD275 billion annually by 2031, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. Yet, despite this growing threat, most organizations’ data protection strategies remain narrowly focused on mission-critical systems, typically stored as block data, while neglecting one of the most vulnerable and expansive targets, such as unstructured file data. This is because it […]