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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The St. Johns County government is the victim of a cyberattack, to the tune of a million dollars. Brandon Patty, the clerk of the circuit court and comptroller for St. Johns County, is literally dealing with a million dollar problem in his department. St. Johns County government had been doing […]

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe said that the government must maintain a strong defense against cybercrime attacks. “As keepers of vital information of the people, the government must institute the most secure firewall against cybercrime,” Poe said in a statement on Wednesday. The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) last month temporarily shut down affected […]

As a growing number of hackers target companies, organisations and industries with debilitating attacks, more skilled cyber security workers are urgently needed to combat the threat.ÂFrom a report: ISC2, the world’s largest association of cyber professionals, estimates that the cyber security workforce in 2022 stood at about 4.7mn people globally. But a further 3.4mn roles […]

n today’s video, we delve into the growing popularity of UPI payments and the unfortunate rise in UPI-related fraud cases. A recent report by the Future Crime Research Foundation sheds light on the alarming statistics between January 2020 and June 2023. SHARE Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Published on October 4, […]

Sourced from IDG Connect The world of work underwent a significant transformation in late 2022 with the introduction of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) into the global market. This groundbreaking technology has evolved from being a mere possibility to becoming a tangible reality. Unfortunately, cybercrime organizations are also embracing these advancements, leading to drastic changes in […]

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime Wing receives nearly 900 calls per day regarding financial cyber fraud in the cyber crime toll-free number 1930, of which nearly 100 complaints are registered on a daily basis, said Additional Director General of Police, Cyber Crime Wing, Sanjay Kumar in an awareness video. “This year, so far we […]

Both these incidences are examples of cybercrimes, which are crimes involving technology such as a computer, tablet or mobile phone. Unfortunately, these two scenarios are all too common, as the latest cybercrime statistics show. When it comes to personal cybercrime, according to the Australian Institute of Criminology’s Cybercrime in Australia 2023 report, 47 per cent […]

VILLAFLOR ILOILO City – To enhance their response to cybercrime victims, the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has procured 19 computer sets equipped with operating systems, original anti-virus software, and printers. These will be distributed to municipal police stations throughout Western Visayas. Brigadier General Sidney Villaflor, the director of PRO-6, emphasized that the initiative is […]

What’s worse than restarting your student loan payments? If a scammer offers help and you end up losing more of your money. Get ready for an onslaught of scam attempts. The long-anticipated restart of federal student loan payments has begun. Scammers are moving in to try to take advantage of people via calls, emails, text […]

NATO is investigating claims by a politically motivated hacktivist group that it breached the defense alliance’s computer systems, which, if confirmed, would mark the second time in the last three months that the group known as SiegedSec has broken into NATO systems. SiegedSec, a cybercrime group with a history of politically-motived attacks, claimed on its […]