The revelation on Tuesday that a Victorian childcare worker had been arrested for over 70 alleged child sexual abuse charges sent shock waves through the entire country. It left state and territory governments scrambling to ensure the child safety protocols in their early childhood education and care sectors were effective. In 2015 the Royal Commission […]
South Korea’s government has fined SK Telecom and ordered major improvements to its cybersecurity following a data breach that exposed 26.96 million pieces of user data. Authorities found the telecom giant negligent in protecting USIM card information and mandated quarterly security checks, direct CEO oversight of data governance, and increased investment in cybersecurity. In response, […]
Hunters International ransomware calls it quits, releases free decryptors The infamous Hunters International ransomware gang has announced that it’s throwing in the towel and giving its victims a free decryption key as a parting gift. In a post to its dark web leak site on Thursday (3 July), the group announced that for an undisclosed […]
The infamous FIN8 hacking group appears to be entering the ransomware space with a new ransomware strain dubbed White Rabbit. FIN8 is a financially motivated threat group known for their use of spear-phishing campaigns targeting the retail, restaurant, and hospitality industries. The new White Rabbit ransomware has been found to use Badhatch, aka Sardonic, FIN8’s […]
CORRECTION: After initially stating a school resource officer died from his injuries, Philly police now say the officer is in critical condition. Philadelphia police have released surveillance video of the suspect in a shooting of a school safety officer with the hopes it will lead to the arrest of the culprit. Léelo en español aquí […]
For professionals actively engaged in analyzing and responding to incidents, particularly in 24/7 SOC environments, the ECIH certification provides essential knowledge and practical tools that are directly applicable to their responsibilities. The ECIH course prepared my team and me very well. It provided a structured framework for incident response, including a step-by-step methodology and insights […]
Key Points The decline of legacy ransomware groups has created a vacuum that’s quickly been filled by emerging groups like “Qilin.” Nonetheless, this quarter still saw a 31% decrease in named victims compared to the previous quarter. Leading ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups like Qilin and “Akira” rely on the mass exploitation of vulnerabilities to compromise organizations […]
Det Con Andrews added: “Sexual abuse is one of the most devastating experiences a child can endure. “It not only shatters their sense of safety and innocence during their formative years, but its impact can echo throughout their entire life, affecting their emotional wellbeing, relationships, and sense of self well into adulthood. “We work hard […]
New Delhi, India – July 4, 2025 – Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today released its sixth annual The State of Ransomware 2025 report, a vendor-agnostic survey of 3,400 IT and cybersecurity leaders across 17 countries, including 378 organisations in India that were hit by ransomware in the last […]
A group of hackers that gained unauthorized access to the Central Bank of Brazil’s service provider has started laundering a portion of its $140 million haul using cryptocurrencies, according to On-chain analyst ZachXBT. The researcher revealed on Friday that between $30 million and $40 million of the stolen funds was converted to bitcoin , ether […]
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