Among the 39 confirmed attacks in April 2025, 21 have targeted businesses. (Photo: Gorodenkoff/ Shutterstock) Researchers from Comparitech documented a drop in ransomware incidents in April 2025, amid the disappearance of RansomHub, a prominent ransomware group, from the cyber landscape. According to the cybersecurity research company, the total number of attacks recorded in the month […]
A notorious ransomware group dubbed DragonForce has claimed responsibility for a series of cyber attacks targeting major UK retailers, with Co-op now confirming a significant data breach affecting its membership database. The attacks, which also targeted Marks & Spencer and Harrods, highlight escalating threats against the retail sector and have prompted government warnings about cybersecurity […]
Madurai district police have cracked three cybercrime cases by arresting four persons, including a woman, from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. A statement identified the accused as V. Ishu Sharma, 27, of Uttar Pradesh, D. Ajaib Singh, 57, Mamta Rani, 37, and her husband P. Pardeep, 27, from Delhi. The police said that while pursuing a […]
Approximately half of public K-12 schools have an armed police officer, commonly known as a School Resource Officer (SRO), stationed on campus. But evidence shows that school-based police do not reduce gun-related or other violence and instead fuel suspensions, expulsions, and arrests, and increase potential involvement with the criminal legal system. This school-to-prison pipeline disproportionately […]
Michael Peter Sherman, 26, a preschool teacher at Rockville’s Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, was arrested April 25 by authorities in Loudoun County, Virginia, and charged with “using communications systems to facilitate offenses involving children.” Sherman has since been fired by Bender JCC, which said in a statement that the arrest has “no […]
Hacks today come in all shapes and sizes. From social engineering to password cracking, bad actors are doing more with less post-pandemic thanks to new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI). To make matters worse, they’re scaling these operations and targeting enterprises with low- or no-cost tools. Conversely, the admins behind enterprise ecosystems are under-resourced and […]
Ransomware attacks were down in April, according to research from Comparitech, which found a significant decline in the number of attacks compared to the first three months of the year. Comparitech researchers logged 749 ransomware attacks in total in April 2025, 39 of which were confirmed by the targeted entity. This is a major decline […]
TYLER Buchanan is understood to be one of the ringleaders of a shadowy gang of cybercriminals known as the Scattered Spider gang. Thought to be made up of around 1,000 UK and US teens and young men, the group has become infamous for a slew of attacks on major brands including Marks & Spencer. 3 […]
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The United Nations’ Cybercrime Treaty can do more to protect women. Cybercrime has increased as technology and its applications have grown. On December 24, 2024, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a treaty entitled “Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes.” The treaty is also known as the Cybercrime Convention. The […]
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