Exclusive: CrowdStrike crash is only the beginning…
The famous “blue screen of death,” witnessed with horror by 8.5 million Microsoft Windows users worldwide as a result of
Exclusive: Expanding AI data centers have become tempting targets
Big Tech’s rapidly-expanding server farms are becoming increasingly tempting targets for ransomware gangs. In their Gadarene rush to be first
Exclusive: Banks face a growing physical security threat
Banks, traditionally the main target for cybercriminal groups, are now being attacked not only by new online hacking techniques but
FBI takes down BreachForums -again!
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the criminal hacking forum BreachForums after taking down its website last
90 percent of US users mistrust social media
Nine out of 10 US citizens do not trust social media. In some other developed markets, trust in services such
Supply-chain attacks impacted 54m victims in 2023
Last year saw exponential growth in the number of organizations impacted by supply-chain attacks, although the increase in the number
Cyber-gangs to launch media offensive in 2024
Cybercrime, which has become a multi-trillion-dollar industry over recent decades, became increasingly sophisticated during 2023, with criminal groups now adopting
AI “overrated and overhyped” say cybercriminals
The verdict on artificial intelligence (AI) from the real experts is finally in; professional cybercriminal fraternities have judged AI to
IT security responsible for 14% of cyber-breaches
A staggering 14 percent of cyber incidents are due to senior IT security staff errors, compounded by a further 15%
Interpol demands global action to tackle cybercrime
Interpol is demanding that the world’s governments and business leaders act together to stem the rapidly rising global tide of
Plastic surgeons and patients targeted in extortion rackets
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns that cybercriminals and online blackmailers are targeting plastic surgeons to harvest electronically protected
Cost of texting fraud rises fivefold in three years
The official cost of texting fraud in 2022 rose to $330 million, representing a fivefold increase since 2019, with an
Unknown threat actor targets the US Red Cross
The cyber-war just got dirtier. A year or two back, an age in cyber-years, even the most ruthless cyber-gangs avoided
Europol aims to dismantle the EU’s Euro188bn criminal economy
The European Police Office (Europol)’s first-ever threat assessment on the topic, ‘The other side of the coin: an analysis of