May 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Dark Web As part of the latest “season” of Operation Endgame, a coalition of law enforcement agencies have taken down about 300 servers worldwide, neutralized 650 domains, and issued arrest warrants against 20 targets. Operation Endgame, first launched in May 2024, is an ongoing law enforcement operation targeting services and […]

A major law enforcement operation has successfully dismantled key initial access malware used to launch ransomware attacks. The Europol co-ordinated action, announced on May 23, represents the latest phase of ‘Operation Endgame’, an ongoing effort by international law enforcement agencies aimed at dismantling and prosecuting cybercriminal organizations around the world. This new phase focused on […]

Hundreds of servers have been taken down as part of an international law enforcement operation against ransomware groups. Coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, the action saw key infrastructure dismantled over the last week, with 300 servers taken down, 650 domains neutralized, and nearly two dozen international arrest warrants issued. In a statement confirming the campaign, […]

ISTANBUL  A US federal indictment has charged a Russian national with leading a global cybercrime operation that inflicted hundreds of millions of dollars in damages on victims worldwide. According to the indictment unsealed on Thursday, the cybercriminal group targeted individuals and businesses across the US in multiple industries — from a dental clinic in Los […]

There’s a famous quote by Einstein which reads: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” In cybersecurity, this saying has never been more fitting. We’ve seen years of increased investment, a figure Gartner estimates will reach $212 billion this year, yet the cost of breaches continues to rise, […]

Arctic Wolf®, a global leader in security operations, today published findings from its State of Cybersecurity: 2025 Trends Report, offering insights from a global survey of more than 1,200 senior IT and cybersecurity decision-makers across 15 countries. Conducted by Sapio Research, the report captures the realities, risks, and readiness strategies shaping the modern security landscape. The research […]

A massive data leak from the LockBit ransomware group, published on its hijacked leak site, has provided an unprecedented glimpse into the inner workings of one of the most notorious Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operations. The leaked data, spanning from December 19, 2024, to April 29, 2025, primarily pertains to the group’s “LockBit Lite” panel a lower-tier […]

In New South Wales, two men have been charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars through an ATM card skimming scheme. It’s a type of scheme that’s been around for a while – but with more of us ditching physical bank cards and cash for digital payment methods, what new vulnerabilities could criminals exploit? […]

Earlier this year, the UK government opened proposals on a set of world-leading proposals to protect businesses against ransomware threats. The proposals would make it illegal for public sector organisations to make ransomware payments and increase reporting requirements for all victims. The goal of this has been to undermine the ransomware business model, ultimately making […]