Dubai Police Nab Cybercrime Gang Posing as Investment Brokers | #cybercrime | #infosec

Dubai Police have apprehended a cybercrime gang that specialised in online fraud by promoting fake trading and investment schemes through social media platforms. The arrests were made by the Anti-Fraud Centre at the General Department of Criminal Investigation following intensive monitoring and investigation.  The operation, which the force revealed its details as part […]

Don’t fall for these 4 cybersecurity myths | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Hacking doesn’t work the way it does in the movies, with heroes typing simultaneously to keep out attackers. There are all kinds of misunderstandings about what is, and what isn’t, important when it comes to computer security.  We’ve talked about ways […]

Security Affairs newsletter Round 533 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Security Affairs newsletter Round 533 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2025 A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. […]

Cybercrime Surges As Security Spending Falls Short In Thailand | #cybercrime | #infosec

19 Jun Cybercrime Surges As Security Spending Falls Short In Thailand Posted at 09:03h in Blogs by Cybercrime Magazine This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine – Read the Full Bangkok Post Story Sausalito, Calif. – Jun. 19, 2024 Bangkok Post reports that the financial impact of cybercrime on the economy and society […]

Cambodia makes 1,000 arrests in latest cybercrime crackdown | #cybercrime | #infosec

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia on Wednesday said that an order by Prime Minister Hun Manet for government bodies to crackdown on criminal cybercrime operations being run in the country had resulted in the arrest of more than 1,000 suspects so far this week. Hun Manet issued the order authorising state action for “maintaining and protecting security, public order, […]

‘I was worried for my child’s safety’: Kate Kniveton tells of… | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

Five-year ordeal To the outside world it looked like Kniveton and Griffiths had the perfect relationship. But behind closed doors Griffiths was “violent, controlling and unpredictable,” she told the filmmakers. Kniveton was coercively controlled, physically assaulted, spat on and raped in her sleep. “People don’t think it can happen to middle-class, professional people. Domestic abuse […]

Dubai Police Arrest Cybercrime Gang – ARN News Centre | #cybercrime | #infosec

File Photo Dubai Police have arrested a cybercrime gang that orchestrated a large-scale online fraud operation by promoting fake trading and investment schemes via social media platforms. The arrests were carried out by the Anti-Fraud Centre of the General Department of Criminal Investigation following a detailed monitoring and investigation process. The operation was part of […]

CISOs and Auditors Build Trust | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Back in 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a French scientist named Jean-Baptiste Le Roy in which he penned the famous quote: “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Fast forward more than 200 years, and most government technology and security professionals would add auditors — who […]

Global Ransomware Damage Costs Predicted To Exceed $265 Billion By 2031 | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

02 Jun Global Ransomware Damage Costs Predicted To Exceed $265 Billion By 2031 Fastest growing type of cybercrime is expected to attack a business, consumer, or device every 2 seconds by 2031 Press Release – David Braue Melbourne, Australia – Jun. 3, 2021 A 2017 report from Cybersecurity Ventures predicted ransomware damages would cost the […]

Social media influence and cybercrime: When oversharing becomes dangerous | #cybercrime | #infosec

In this age of social media, sharing updates about events in our lives is natural. Everything ends up online, including engagement, anniversaries, landmark events, bank notifications, certificates, travel schedules, holidays, birthday celebrations, etc. What is supposed to be private is now open to the public. However, this oversharing culture is gradually becoming a global concern, […]