Since its enactment in 2015, Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act has been one of the West African country’s authorities’ most effective tools for censorship and harassment of journalists. From when it was signed into law till now, the act has been used to prosecute at least 25 journalists. Fortunately, years of pressure by media and human rights...Read More

The Department of Defense’s Cyber Crime Center, also known as DC3, and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency have partnered to create a program that seeks to bring vulnerability disclosure capabilities to the defense industrial base. DC3 said Friday that under the Defense Industrial Base – Vulnerability Disclosure Program — a.k.a. DIB-VDP — participants can...Read More

CHENNAI: Creating cybercrime awareness to all and how the public should be cautious and protect themselves from cyber attackers, Sanjay Kumar, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Cybercrime recently held a seminar on cyber safety tips to Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in Chennai. Over 140 CIOs and over 40 industry leaders participated in the seminar...Read More

The head of counterintelligence for a division of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) was sentenced last week to nine years in a penal colony for accepting a USD $1.7 million bribe to ignore the activities of a prolific Russian cybercrime group that hacked thousands of e-commerce websites. The protection scheme was exposed in 2022...Read More

A new study conducted by researchers at TorGuard, an online protection company, has revealed the states most at risk of internet crime — and Alaska ranks #1. The TorGuard team analyzed data from the recently updated FBI Internet Crime Report to produce a list of the states most at risk of a cyberattack. The research...Read More

Security pros praised an international operation that shut down LabHost, a phishing-as-a-service platform, but experts warn law enforcement have their hands full as the technology behind phishing attacks becomes increasingly commoditized. Authorities from 19 countries raided 70 addresses around the world last week, making 34 arrests and shutting down the LabHost platform, which was previously...Read More

Thailand is planning to block unauthorized cryptocurrency service providers to fight online crimes. The Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is partnering with Thai government agencies to prevent criminals from utilizing crypto exchanges for illicit activities, including money laundering. Thailand Warns about Unregistered Crypto Platforms According to the press release, Pornanong Busaratrakul, the...Read More

Thailand is planning to block unauthorized cryptocurrency service providers to fight online crimes. The Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is partnering with Thai government agencies to prevent criminals from utilizing crypto exchanges for illicit activities, including money laundering. According to the press release, Pornanong Busaratrakul, the Secretary General of the SEC, recently...Read More

Security researchers recently revealed a sophisticated cybercrime scheme at the Black Hat Asia conference, exposing how criminals have exploited the ‘Someone else will pick it up’ feature on Apple Store Online to rake in over $400,000 within just two years. As per a 9to5mac report, the scam, named “PoisonedApple,” relies on a dual-pronged approach that...Read More

One of the Australian men arrested by the AFP. Photo: AFP Five Australians have been arrested as part of a worldwide sting that took down a cybercrime platform acting as a “one-stop-shop” for phishing. Authorities from around the world teamed up to target LabHost, a cybercrime platform that offered users a “phishing kit” for a...Read More