FIA will no longer investigate cases of electronic crimes under its cybercrime wing Representational image of a hacker involved in cybercrime. — Pixabay The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) will no longer be investigating or dealing with electronic crimes under its Cyber Crime Wing as the federal government has established another body afresh to...Read More

In a move aimed at strengthening the country’s response to cybercrime, the Pakistani government has announced the establishment of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). This new agency will operate under the Ministry of Interior and will take over responsibilities previously held by the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cyber Crime Investigation Wing. The government...Read More

The federal government has launched the National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCIA), replacing the FIA Cybercrime Wing. This new entity inherits the responsibilities of its predecessor but with an expanded mandate to combat and investigate cybercrimes. A formal notification has been issued to establish the NCIA, which will operate under the Ministry of Information Technology and...Read More

FIA ceases to handle any electronic crime cases after establishment of National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency Representational image of people wearing balaclavas are silhouetted as they pose with a laptops in front of a screen projected with the word ‘cyber crime’ and binary code, in this picture illustration. — Reuters/File In a major...Read More

The National Security Adviser (NSA) office has called for the full enforcement of Nigeria’s amended cybercrime law. The NSA office made the call in a statement on Friday against the backdrop of a recent High Level African International Counter Terrorism meeting. The meeting, according to the NSA statement, was held in Abuja between 22 and...Read More

The arrested persons are P.Vamshi Krishna, M.Sathish, P.Naveen, Asma Tasleem and K.Geetha, all from Hyderabad. Published Date – 3 May 2024, 06:17 PM Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime police on Friday announced the arrest of five Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Social Media wing members in the video morphing case pertaining to Home...Read More

May 3, (THEWILL) – The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has ordered the full implementation of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Amendment Act 2024. A statement issued by Zakari Mijinyawa, Head of Strategic Communications in the Office of the National Security Adviser, said the directive for the implementation was in an effort to strengthen counter-terrorism...Read More

Friday, 3 May 2024, 14:05 | Updated 14:13h. Copiar enlace WhatsApp Facebook X LinkedIn Telegram Complex computer attacks on companies, massive cyber fraud affecting thousands of citizens, cases of ‘sextortion’, cyberstalking… The range of crimes faced by the team led by Andrés Román is very varied, although they always have a common denominator: they are...Read More

Recent reports have highlighted that the notorious FIN7 cybercrime group has targeted the U.S. automotive industry through a sophisticated spear-phishing campaign. Employing a familiar weapon, the Carbanak backdoor (also known as Anunak), they aimed to infiltrate systems and compromise sensitive data. This nefarious activity underscores the critical importance of robust cybersecurity measures in safeguarding against...Read More

What just happened? In another example of why (cyber)crime doesn’t pay, a Ukrainian hacker has been sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison and ordered to pay $16 million over his involvement with the REvil ransomware group. Yaroslav Vasinskyi (aka Rabotnik) played a role in more than 2,500 ransomware attacks that cost targeted...Read More