For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat. Many of his law enforcement colleagues were under the same impression — that since they were the most likely to investigate the attacks, there […]

Orange Jordan held a strategic conference in cooperation with FutureTEC and NETSCOUT, targeting customers from the enterprise sector, with the aim of supporting business continuity by providing smart and advanced cybersecurity solutions. The conference featured a number of discussions on the increasing challenges facing the financial sector, focusing on the increasing Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, and […]

AOA, DaVita, and Bell Ambulance hit by ransomware in 2025. Over 245K affected as hackers steal patient data, demand ransoms, and disrupt healthcare services. This has been a dreadful first quarter for the healthcare sector. After Morphisec’s recent discovery of ResolverRAT malware targeting organisations within the healthcare sectors, three healthcare organizations in the United States […]

Marks & Spencer dealt with service interruptions following the cyber incident now linked to hacking group Scattered Spider. (Photo: Shutterstock) The cyber incident at British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) resulted from a ransomware attack, suspected to be executed by the hacking group ‘Scattered Spider’, BleepingComputer has reported, quoting multiple anonymous sources. M&S, which operates […]

Law enforcement agencies from the UK and the Netherlands have dismantled the notorious JokerOTP cybercrime platform, which is allegedly linked to more than 28,000 phishing attacks across 13 countries. A 24-year-old man was apprehended this morning by Cleveland Police at a residence in Middlesbrough, England. He is currently being held in police custody on suspicion […]

Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Hitachi, had to take servers offline last weekend. This was due to a ransomware attack by the Akira group. Hitachi Vantara provides services such as data storage, infrastructure systems, cloud management, and solutions for recovery after ransomware attacks. Its customers include government agencies and major brands such as […]

The sheer volume of cyber attacks today may be staggering, but the growing sophistication of cyber crime syndicates and state-sponsored actors poses the most significant threat to organisations, warned Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky, at Gitex Asia 2025. Addressing an audience of tech leaders in Singapore, Kaspersky pointed out three challenges as the world […]