Govt launches 1799 cybercrime helpline for fast complaint response – Daily Times We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkPrivacy policy Source […]

People attend a ceremony to commemorate the September 18 Incident and the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has taken legal action against two individuals for fabricating and spreading […]

Earlier this year, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), one of the Netherlands’ leading technical universities, demonstrated the uncomfortable truth that even organisations that tick all the cyber security boxes can fall victim to sophisticated attacks, when attackers gained enterprise-level access to its network and began preparing what forensic investigators later concluded would have been a devastating […]

TL;DR: Canberra authorities are embracing a tough approach to ransomware threats. A new law will require certain organizations to disclose when and how much they have paid to cybercriminals following a data breach. However, experts remain unconvinced that this is the most effective way to tackle the problem. Companies operating in Australia must now report […]

A massive data breach involving AT&T, with hackers allegedly leaking personal information of 86 million customers. Hackers claimed to have successfully decrypted previously protected Social Security numbers and released the information on cybercrime forums. The breach, first posted on May 15, 2025, on a well-known Russian cybercrime forum and re-uploaded on June 3, 2025, involved […]

Novel Lyrix ransomware sets sights on Windows systems  SC Media Source link …………………….

Kenya: Ruto Govt Arrests Activist For Cybercrime Over Finance Bill Criticism | Firstpost Africa | N18G Rose Njeri, a Kenyan software developer and digital activist, was arrested after creating an online tool that allowed citizens to oppose the controversial Finance Bill 2025 with a single click. The bill proposes new taxes on essentials and digital […]

Throughout April and May, a hacking collective known as Scattered Spider caused mayhem across the United Kingdom after it targeted some of the country’s largest retail brands. You’re out of free articles for this month Even now, the attacks have caused lingering aftereffects as the stores try to restore normal business operations. Scattered […]

Rapid7’s Q1 2025 incident response data highlights several key initial access vector (IAV) trends, shares salient examples of incidents investigated by the Rapid7 Incident Response (IR) team, and digs into threat data by industry as well as some of the more commonly seen pieces of malware appearing in incident logs.  Is having no MFA solution […]

Commissioner of Police, Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Lagos, Mrs Ronke Okunade, has charged officers on how to tackle criminals by applying professionalism: “My vision is to tackle the cybercrime, internet fraud, and the challenges of police investigators. “It is to ensure that this unit is  repositioned to continue actualise its mandate of investigating and […]