Software biz MathWorks is cleaning up a ransomware attack more than a week after it took down MATLAB, its flagship product used by more than five million people worldwide. Yesterday MathWorks finally confirmed users’ suspicions that ransomware was behind the days-long outage. Its status page first indicated there were issues with “multiple applications” on May […]

U.S. law firms have been alerted by the FBI regarding callback phishing and social engineering intrusions launched by the Luna Moth ransomware operation, also known as Silent Ransom Group, Chatty Spider, and UNC3753, just after EclecticIQ disclosed that the ransomware gang has been spoofing IT helpdesks to compromise legal and financial organizations across the country, […]

The sudden fall of a ransomware supplier once described as the world’s most harmful cybercrime group has raised questions about Moscow’s role in its development and the fate of its founder. LockBit supplied ransomware to a global network of hackers, who used the services in recent years to attacks thousands of targets worldwide and rake […]

A 22-year-old engineering student from Kothrud received a friend request from an unknown woman on Instagram. After a brief chat, the conversation moved to a video call, during which the victim was manipulated into sharing private visuals. Within hours, he began receiving threats and demands for money. Despite paying Rs 15,000, the blackmail continued. Overwhelmed […]

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The launch is part of a broader Commonwealth cybercrime initiative that helps member countries improve legal and technical frameworks to address cyber threats. Nigeria has officially launched its National Cybercrime Working Group (NCWG), aimed at strengthening the country’s response to digital threats. The initiative was developed with support from the Commonwealth Secretariat  and the United […]

Microsoft has announced the launch of its Advancing Regional Cybersecurity (ARC) Initiative, a new effort aimed at boosting regional preparedness, resilience, and coordination in the face of increased cyber threats. The announcement was made at the second Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B) held in Geneva, Switzerland. The initiative kicks off with a flagship […]

Disruption to cybercrime ecosystem could be significant, say researchers As law enforcement and judicial agencies coordinated by Europol and Eurojust continue to dismantle a vast criminal infrastructure responsible for the deployment of ransomware attacks worldwide, what impact will this have on cybercrime threat levels? The latest phase of Operation Endgame saw the coordinated takedown of […]

On May 22, Hackread.com reported that Everest claimed responsibility for stealing data on 959 Coca-Cola employees, specifically across the Middle East, including the UAE, Oman, and Bahrain. Separately, another hacker group claimed to have stolen 23 million records from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP). Hackread.com can now confirm that the Everest ransomware group has leaked sensitive […]

News – Elit Avia allegedly targeted by ransomware gang, crew data leaked  teiss Source link …………………….