The Nitrogen ransomware group was first detected in September 2024 and initially it targeted organizations in the United States and Canada before expanding operations into parts of Africa and Europe. While ransomware.live currently reports 21 known victims, security researchers believe many compromised organizations remain unlisted on Nitrogen’s public blog. Notably, indicators of this malware family […]

Haryana has witnessed a concerted effort to curb cybercrime with a significant increase in public engagement, enforcement action, and financial recovery during the past few years. Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Dr Sumita Misra informed on Thursday that 29 Cyber Crime Police Stations are already functional in the state and three new cyber crime police stations […]

Cyber security experts have told ITV News they believe Dragonforce was the ransomware used in the cyber attack launched against M&S. It’s been nearly two weeks since customers first reported experiencing issues with various services at the retailer. Contactless payments and click & collect services were the first to be suspended and 13 days later […]

The Hyderabad Cybercrime police have arrested two individuals from Pune, Maharashtra, for their alleged role in a large-scale investment fraud network spanning 27 cases across India, including one in Telangana. The accused have been identified as Reynold Vincent Cyril, a tech professional, and Manish Dinesh Sonawane. Police say the duo acted as suppliers of bank […]

Generative artificial intelligence is a relatively new technology. Consequently, it presents new security challenges that can catch organizations off guard. Chatbots powered by large language models are vulnerable to various novel attacks. These include prompt injections, which use specially constructed prompts to change a model’s behavior, and data exfiltration, which involves prompting a model thousands, […]

From Ransomware Parties to Data Heists — How to Lock the Doors They Never Knew Existed Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash In 2022, a Boston hospital’s entire network went dark. Patient monitors, MRI machines, even the cafeteria’s coffee maker — all frozen by ransomware. The entry point? A compromised smart thermostat in the lobby. […]

A large healthcare organization has disclosed a data breach Ascension was also hit by two significant breaches in 2024 The latest incident could be linked to the Cl0p ransomware attack One of the biggest private healthcare systems in the US, Ascension, has notified patients that personally identifiable information (PII) including health data, was stolen in […]

Officials said the suspects were suppliers of bank accounts to cyber fraudsters. The arrested persons are Reynold Vincent Cyril, a techie and Manish Dinesh Sonawane, both from Pune in Maharashtra. Published Date – 1 May 2025, 08:21 PM Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime police nabbed two persons from Maharashtra for their alleged involvement […]