69% of Organizations Breached by Ransomware Over Past Year, Delinea Report Finds — TradingView News | #ransomware | #cybercrime

SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing human and machine identities through centralized authorization, has unveiled new research highlighting how ransomware attacks have continued to surge over the past year, despite fewer victims paying. Over two-thirds (69%) of organizations globally have fallen victim to ransomware, with 27% […]

Q1/2025 Gen Threat Report Reveals AI-Driven Scams Redefining Cybercrime | #cybercrime | #infosec

Gen Protects Millions of People as Breached Personal Information, Phishing Reports, Fake Browser Update Scams, and Scam-Yourself Attacks Are on the Rise TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader powering Digital Freedom with a family of trusted brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion and more, today released […]

X’s Yaccarino Praises Child Safety Bill and Urges House Backing | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

Elon Musk’s X social media service and key US senators agreed on the wording of a bipartisan online safety bill to protect children from bullying and exploitation, Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino said. “After working with the bill authors, I’m proud to share that we’ve made progress to further protect freedom of speech while maintaining […]

69% of Organizations Breached by Ransomware Over Past Year, Delinea Report Finds | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Delinea AI accelerates both attacks and defenses, but critical security gaps persist Report 2025 State of Ransomware Report Delinea unveils its annual ransomeware trends report. SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing human and machine identities through centralized authorization, has unveiled new research highlighting how ransomware […]

EFCC urges Nigerian students to take lead in combating cybercrime | #cybercrime | #infosec

Ola Olukoyede, Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has urged students across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions to replicate the success they recorded in curbing cultism by taking an active role in the fight against cybercrime on their campuses. In a statement released by Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Olukoyede […]

Attackers hit MSP, use its RMM software to deliver ransomware to clients | #ransomware | #cybercrime

A threat actor wielding the DragonForce ransomware has compromised an unnamed managed service provider (MSP) and pushed the malware onto its client organizations via SimpleHelp, a legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool. “Sophos MDR has medium confidence the threat actor exploited a chain of vulnerabilities that were released in January 2025,” the company’s incident […]

Nexus cyber event: Don’t get hacked! | #cybercrime | #infosec

Cybercrime is no longer a distant concern; it’s a growing reality for businesses across the South West. On Wednesday, 9th July 2025, Exeter-based Nexus will host “Cyber Survival: Defend, Respond, Recover”, a full-day event at The Forge, Winslade Manor, designed to help local business leaders and technical managers strengthen their defences against cyber attacks. The […]

Amid school safety fears, Denver district leaders defend discipline policies | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

Over the past decade, Denver Public Schools’ approach to discipline has swung decidedly toward keeping students in school rather than kicking them out. Safety begins with positive relationships between staff and students and a positive school climate, the district’s discipline policy says. Bringing a gun to school is the only offense that automatically results in […]

Cybersecurity Skills Gap – Training the Next Generation | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

The digital revolution has brought unprecedented connectivity and innovation, but it has also unleashed a wave of cyber threats that challenge the very fabric of our interconnected world. As organizations race to defend their data and infrastructure, a critical bottleneck has emerged: the cybersecurity skills gap. Despite robust growth in the workforce, the global demand […]

DragonForce exploits SimpleHelp in MSP breach, Sophos probes | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

DragonForce has exploited SimpleHelp vulnerabilities in a MSP breach. (Photo: chainarong06/Shutterstock) The DragonForce ransomware group has compromised a managed service provider (MSP), researchers have discovered, with the group exploiting the SimpleHelp remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform to access data and deploy encryptors on customer systems. Sophos, which investigated the intrusion, identified that the attackers […]