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Ah, Valentine’s Day—the time when love is in the air, and scam artists are ready to swoop in with their own version of a love story. Imagine this: you’re swiping through a dating app, hoping to find the yin to your yang, only to find yourself entangled in a web of deception.   *** This is […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – Every 14 seconds, a successful ransomware attack hits a new target, and the cost of cybercrime is expected to climb to an annual cost of $10.5 trillion worldwide by 2025. “These numbers illustrate the absolute necessity that we as a state begin aggressively investing in cybersecurity infrastructure and software,” State Sen. Loren […]

This post is also available in:日本語 (Japanese) Executive Summary The ransomware landscape experienced significant transformations and challenges in 2023. The year saw a 49% increase in victims reported by ransomware leak sites, with a total of 3,998 posts from various ransomware groups. What drove this surge of activity? 2023 saw high-profile vulnerabilities like SQL injection […]

The National Intelligence Director’s research arm kicked off an effort to study the psychology of cyberattackers, as part of an effort to weaponize hackers’ intellectual biases and thwart hostile intrusion attempts, the office announced last week. The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity endeavor — titled Reimagining Security with Cyberpsychology-Informed Network Defenses, or ReSCIND — would […]

China has escalated its media campaign alleging US hacking operations, following condemnation from the US, UK and EU in July 2021 over Chinese cyber activities. According to a report published by cybersecurity experts at SentinelLabs today, this offensive strategy involves cooperation between Chinese cybersecurity firms, government agencies and state media to amplify accusations against the […]

Editor’s note: Image and audio grabs are available via Hightail An alleged key figure in an international cybercrime network has been arrested and a criminal network shut down following a joint operation by the AFP, Europol and FBI. The Maltese national, 27, was arrested on 7 February, 2024, by the Malta Police Force following intelligence provided […]

Above: Attorney General Reginald Armour. Photo by Damian Luk Pat/GORTT. BitDepth#1445 for February 12, 2024 The last meeting of the OAS discussions between government level experts on cybercrime took place in December 2016. On the agenda then were the challenges of prevention, investigation and prosecution of cybercrime and the importance of effective legislation. Those priorities […]

During a recent national summit for combatting car theft, a Canadian government official, François-Philippe Champagne the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced that the country aims to ban devices such as Flipper Zero, due to their use in car theft.  In the press release, the Canadian government states that it is “Pursuing all avenues […]

HOUSTON (KIAH) — Think that the Tinder Swindler is all consumers need to be weary of this Valentine’s Day? Think again… There are several things to worry about when it comes to love scams. Including red flags to look out for, like going slow and avoid sending money. Romance Scams: Six Red Flags  Be on the […]

Above: Attorney General Reginald Armour. Photo by Damian Luk Pat/GORTT. BitDepth#1445 for February 12, 2024 The last meeting of the OAS discussions between government level experts on cybercrime took place in December 2016. On the agenda then were the challenges of prevention, investigation and prosecution of cybercrime and the importance of effective legislation. Those priorities […]