Students to be offered cyber crime protection training amid growing online attacks | #cybercrime | #infosec

A new resource to protect students from cyber crime has been launched at the Abertay cyberQuarter. The Scottish Government’s Minister for Higher and Further Education, Graeme Dey, was at Abertay University to launch the training resource that will help tackle cyber threats relevant to student life. Cyber Resilience and You! Is a free online module […]

Leidos’ $2.4 Billion Cybersecurity Contract Terminated, US Says | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

The US Department of Homeland Security terminated for convenience Leidos Inc.’s $2.4 billion cybersecurity services contract issued under the Agile Cybersecurity Technical Security solicitation, a government status report says. The termination—which follows Nightwing Intelligence Solutions LLC’s protest of the award—occurred because the department determined that its IT and cybersecurity needs “significantly changed in light of […]

How ransomware became big business | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

On today’s International Anti-Ransomware Day, cybersecurity company SentinelOne has publishes a blog looking at on how ransomware has evolved over the past 10 years. It highlights how Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) has matured into a scalable, profit-driven model, with revenue-sharing, affiliate recruitment, and performance incentives fuelling rapid expansion across the cybercrime ecosystem. “In ten years, RaaS has […]

Tough times for hackers – Part 1: Basic regulatory principles | #cybercrime | #infosec

Author: Gerhard Stelzer According to the European Commission, a ransomware attack occurs somewhere in the world every 11 seconds. These ransomware attacks alone are estimated to have caused costs of 20 billion euros worldwide in 2021. According to Statista (the German independent market research institute), the annual global volume of damage from cybercrime is estimated […]

Kent Police warns parents after arrest of online predator targeting teenager – KIRO 7 News Seattle | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

This story was originally posted on MyNorthwest.com A 35-year-old man from Seattle was arrested on felony charges of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes after a Kent Police Department (KPD) investigation found evidence of the suspect sending sexually explicit messages to the victim. Kent Police found that the child met the suspect while trick […]

Hackers Leverage JPG Images to Execute Fully Undetectable Ransomware | #ransomware | #cybercrime

A sophisticated attack campaign using steganographic techniques to hide malicious code within ordinary JPEG image files, delivering a fully undetectable (FUD) ransomware payload that bypasses traditional security solutions. The attack exploits the metadata structure of JPEG files to conceal PowerShell code that, when triggered, downloads and executes ransomware without raising security alerts.  This technique, known […]

Court blocks Daniel Meli’s US extradition over alleged cybercrime | #cybercrime | #infosec

Ritratt: Facebook Tista’ taqra bil- Malti. Court has ruled against the extradition of Daniel Joe Meli, a 28-year-old resident of Żabbar, who stands accused of serious cybercrime offences by US authorities. Meli was arrested on 7 February 2024 for allegedly selling and training criminals in the use of Warzone, a sophisticated Remote Access Trojan (RAT) […]

How years-old cases against an accused online child predator came to a ‘reluctant’ end – InForum | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

RAY, N.D. — In the summer of 2022, investigators at the Williams County Sheriff’s Department in northwest North Dakota received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Several horrific images involving young children had allegedly been uploaded from an IP address associated with a device at a home in the town […]

International Anti-Ransomware Day 2025: Cyber leaders call for resilience against rising ransomware threats | #ransomware | #cybercrime

In early 2025, one of the most horrifying ransomware attacks struck a major healthcare conglomerate in South Asia, paralyzing over 200 hospitals and diagnostic centers across India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The attack, attributed to the emerging RansomHub group, bypassed traditional defenses by exploiting stolen credentials and a zero-day vulnerability in a widely used hospital […]