Representational Image Hyderabad: The city cyber crime police arrested two Gujaratis and seized Rs 1 lakh in connection with a stock trading fraud case on Friday, July 4. According to police, Mehulbhai Devrajbhai Ramani and Gondaliya Hardik Kumar Mukeshbhai preyed on a 57-year-old private employee from Hyderabad through a WhatsApp stock trading tips group named […]

Redazione RHC : 4 July 2025 12:55 Hunters International, the group responsible for one of the largest ransomware attacks in recent years, has officially announced the cessation of its operations. In a statement published on its darknet portal, the group said it wanted to cease operations and offer free tools to decrypt data from affected companies. According […]

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Investing in predictive security tools allows manufacturing firms to take a proactive approach. 8vFanI/iStock/Getty Images Plus Ransomware accounts for around one-quarter of all malware attacks, and some experts are predicting the total global cost of this type of cybercrime will exceed $250 billion annually by 2031. These malicious software attacks work by encrypting the victim’s […]

The AI Security Institute has launched a hiring push for experts to address the rapidly rising danger of AI-empowered cybercriminals. The UK government agency was originally formed as the AI Safety Institute, following the AI Safety Summit in 2023, to assess the safety risks of frontier AI. Earlier this year the group was given a […]

Governance & Risk Management , Legacy Infrastructure Security Claroty Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Building Management Systems Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • July 4, 2025     Image: Shutterstock Automation and remote connectivity in smart buildings doesn’t just help building managers – hackers also love it. Especially when the underlying systems treat security as an afterthought and […]

A former ransomware negotiator at Chicago-based firm DigitalMint is under criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly collaborating with ransomware gangs to profit from extortion payments, according to multiple reports. The individual, who has not been publicly named, is suspected of working alongside cybercriminal groups during ransomware negotiations and taking a […]

In an unusual turn of events, the ransomware group Hunters International has announced that it is shutting down its operations. Despite the supposed shutdown, those familiar with the group’s activity told Infosecurity it is likely that administrators are looking to rebrand and evolve their cybercrime tactics. A message published in English on the Hunters International […]

Ransomware has followed the same pattern as virtually all types of crime, whether physical or cyber. So long as there is high reward with little risk of consequence, and highly specialized skills are not required, the crime rate will continue to increase. Yet while businesses are urged to improve their security posture and face hefty […]