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North Korea-linked hackers attacked a record number of crypto platforms and stole over $1 billion worth of crypto assets last year, according to a report released Wednesday.  According to the Chainalysis report, North Korea hacked 20 crypto platforms last year, a higher frequency that what the firm recorded over the previous seven years. “North Korea-linked […]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns Tuesday about the draft Cybercrime Treaty of the United Nations over possible human rights violations. A UN Committee released the latest draft of the Treaty on September 1, 2023. HRW, along with over 100 groups globally, expressed concern about the draft global cybercrime treaty being negotiated at the UN in […]

Newsroom IPI joins more than 100 organisations demanding sweeping changes to global cybercrime treaty IPI today joined more than 100 civil society organizations around the world calling for sweeping revisions to the pending UN Cybercrime Treaty, as final negotiations for the convention begin next week in New York. Without such reforms, […]

UK Government has allocated £2.6bn under its Cyber Security Strategy. Credit: Shutterstock/thinkhubstudio The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a division of GCHQ, has raised the alarm about the escalating global ransomware threat driven by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in cyber attacks. In a report released today (24 January), the NCSC underscores the immediate […]

Officials from the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) met in Seoul, Korea on January 19, 2024 for the 7th U.S.-ROK Cyber Policy Consultations and reaffirmed their commitment to promoting international stability in cyberspace and to deepen bilateral cooperation on cybersecurity. The Cyber Policy Consultations were chaired by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for […]

2024 Breaking: SEC Approves Bitcoin ETF! 30,000+ investors trust our exclusive report for crypto insights, 3 new weekly stock ideas, and in-depth analysis. Get your weekly report now! When JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management CEO Mary Erdoes took the stage at Davos, she mentioned JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) spends $15 billion on technology per […]

A Russia-based group, Midnight Blizzard, also known as Nobelium, has hacked Microsoft’s employee emails, including those of senior staff, Microsoft revealed in a recent blog post. “Beginning in late November 2023, the threat actor used a password spray attack to compromise a legacy non-production test tenant account and gain a foothold, and then used the […]

TAMPA, Florida, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global cybersecurity landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, presenting new challenges and opportunities for defenders and threat actors alike, especially with the rapid evolution of AI. In its latest industry findings global survey, EC-Council, inventor of the Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) and a global leader […]

National Australia Bank (NAB) has partnered with Microsoft to provide a free cyber assessment tool to help Aussie small businesses prepare for and recover from a cyber-attack.   Through this partnership, NAB aims to launch a free small business cyber assessment tool to help prepare against attacks. The self-assessment tool is tailored to each business, […]

The emergence of cybercrime-as-a-service (RaaS) has lowered the entry barrier into cybercrime by allowing cybercriminals to specialize in only one aspect of the attack supply chain. This can be coding malware, developing phishing kits, crafting initial access methods, releasing vulnerability exploits, or sharing data dumps listing potential victims. However, at the end of the chain, […]