Category Security

Spanish Police Takes Down Massive Cybercrime Ring, 40 Arrested

May 11, 2023Ravi LakshmananCyber ​​Crime/Phishing The Spanish National Police announced that it had arrested 40 people on suspicion of being associated with organized crime. Trinitarian. Those arrested include two hackers who used phishing and smishing techniques to commit bank fraud,…

Akira ransomware – what you need to know

What is Akira? Akira is a new family of ransomware that was first used in cybercriminal attacks in March 2023. Akira? Ever heard of it? You’re probably thinking of the cyberpunk comics and movies that came out in the 1980s.…

Bad Bots Now Account For 30% of All Internet Traffic

The volume of internet traffic attributed to malicious automation software has increased by 2.5% since 2021, reaching over 30%. This is the highest number since Imperva’s first release. Bad bot report in 2013. Imperva, the latest in a long-running report,…

Ransomware Group Tries and Fails to Extort Security Vendor

A cybercriminal group that compromised a cybersecurity vendor’s cloud-based resources attempted to blackmail the company by blackmailing their families, the company said. Dragos, an operational technology (OT) security specialist, said on May 8 that attackers compromised new hires’ email accounts…

NCSC and ICO Dispel Incident Reporting Myths

The National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) warn that keeping cyber incidents quiet increases the chances of other attacks and makes everyone less safe. In a rare joint blog post, today, authorities from both countries worked…