Abacus Group Acquires Entara to Bolster Cybersecurity Offering | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Managed services/managed security services provider Abacus Group has acquired Entara. Purchasing the Chicago-based firm, provider of managed services and managed security services to the financial services sector, will help Abacus enhance its cybersecurity, professional services and digital infrastructure offerings, the company said Wednesday (June 18). “Complementing its deep financial services IT and security expertise, Abacus […]

Ransomware Thrives in Shook-Up Criminal Underworld | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware Attacks Tied to SafePay, Qlin, Play and Akira Surge; Scattered Spider Returns Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • June 18, 2025     It’s shake-up season in the ransomware world as old brands have disappeared, forcing an affiliate diaspora and perverse innovation from a criminal underworld in flux. See Also: […]

Steps to Take After Resolving Ransomware Incidents | #ransomware | #cybercrime

In part two of our Cybersecurity installment of our Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2025 podcast series, Ben Perry (shareholder, Nashville) and Justin Tarka (partner, London) discuss the steps to take after resolving and containing a ransomware incident. Justin and Ben, who is co-chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice Group, highlight several key areas, including […]

The Strategic Use of Private Companies and Hacktivists in Cyber Operations | #cybercrime | #infosec

Russia’s sophisticated cyber warfare strategy emerges as a calculated blend of state power and non-state agility, leveraging private companies, hacktivists, and criminal proxies to amplify its digital dominance. The roots of this hybrid model trace back to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, when economic turmoil and institutional breakdown created a lawless digital […]

Cyber Security In CB & Chester | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Monday, the 23rd, & Tuesday, the 24th, there’ll be FREE Cybersecurity Clinics in Cut Bank, & Chester. CB’s scheduled for Monday, & Tuesday’s in Chester. The event is open to the public to raise cybersecurity awareness in Cut Bank, & Chester, & ALL 56 Montana counties. If you’re a small business owner, senior citizen, student […]

EU Firms Warn UK Gov’t Not To Ban Ransomware Payments | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

By Alex Davidson ( June 18, 2025, 4:43 PM BST) — A European financial markets trade body on Wednesday warned the U.K.’s Home Office that its proposed ban on paying ransomware demands to criminals could destabilize financial markets and lead to cross-border confusion…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts […]

Hospitals cleared after cyberattack review: IPC | #ransomware | #cybercrime

The Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) has completed its decision regarding the 2023 criminal ransomware cyberattack which impacted health records and information systems at five hospitals in southwestern Ontario. Bluewater Health, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and Windsor Regional Hospital were all impacted by the cyberattack. The IPC’s decision concludes the […]

Telangana Cyber Security Bureau signs MoU with NALSAR to combat cybercrime-Telangana Today | #cybercrime | #infosec

Partnership aims to integrate legal research, digital forensics, and operational training, creating a law-and-technology model to tackle cyber threats more effectively across the State Published Date – 18 June 2025, 09:22 PM Representational Photo Hyderabad: In a move to strengthen cybercrime enforcement and legal expertise in Telangana, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau […]