[ad_1] The U.S. is now the ransomware capital of the world.  Enterprises and organizations in the country are the targets of 50% of global ransomware attacks, according to a recent Zscaler ThreatLabz report, with manufacturing, technology and healthcare bearing the brunt. It gets worse: While ransomware attacks have climbed 146% in the past year, cybersecurity […]

[ad_1] President Bola Tinubu has emphasised the urgent need for collective action and cooperation among African nations to effectively tackle terrorism, cybercrime, transnational crime, and other security threats across the continent. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the maiden edition of the African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit 2025 in Abuja on Monday, Mr […]

[ad_1] Palo Alto Networks is bracing investors with its latest earnings, homebuilders are sweetening deals to attract strapped buyers, and footwear brands are rewriting the playbook. In this podcast, Motley Fool analysts Emily Flippen, Sanmeet Deo, and David Meier evaluate how industries and businesses adapt even when the landscape changes. They talk about: Palo Alto‘s […]

[ad_1] Dialysis provider DaVita confirmed that 2.7 million individuals were impacted by a data breach stemming from an April 2025 ransomware attack. DaVita provides kidney dialysis services at more than 2,600 outpatient centers in the U.S. and 367 outpatient centers in 11 other countries. As previously reported, DaVita revealed in an April 2025 Securities […]

[ad_1] South Korean police have arrested a Chinese national suspected of leading a hacking ring that stole tens of millions of dollars from wealthy victims.  The 34-year-old suspect, identified only by his surname Jeon, was taken into custody last Friday and appeared in court on Sunday for a pretrial detention hearing, according to the Seoul […]

[ad_1] The dialysis provider DaVita has confirmed the consequences of a serious security incident: Cybercriminals gained unauthorized access to company systems in April, compromising the data of around 2.7 million people. The security incident occurred on April 12, as DaVita explained in a data protection statement. The attack was mainly directed against network servers in […]

[ad_1] Dehradun: Cybercrime officials on Monday cautioned residents against a rising cash on delivery scam after two Dehradun residents recently fell victim to a new online fraud in which scammers send ‘cash on delivery’ (COD) parcels filled with worthless items but charge several hundred rupees for them. In both cases, delivery agents arrived at the […]

[ad_1] Data I/O, an electronics manufacturer and software vendor for major automotive suppliers and tech firms, said its operations were disrupted in the wake of a ransomware attack earlier this month. The attack occurred Aug. 16, the company said in a regulatory filing Thursday.  “The incident has temporarily impacted the company’s operations including internal and […]

[ad_1] This newsletter is brought to you by Okta. You can subscribe to an audio version of this newsletter as a podcast by searching for “Risky Business” in your podcatcher or subscribing via this RSS feed. For the second time this year, an Iranian hacktivist group has crippled the satellite communications systems on 64 Iranian […]