A sophisticated global phishing operation has been underway since September 2020, targeting entities involved in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. According to IBM Security X-Force researchers, these attacks, believed to be orchestrated by a nation-state actor, focus on the vaccine…
Data Breach Exposes 7.6 Million Accounts in ‘Town of Salem’ Incident A significant data breach has struck the popular online role-playing game ‘Town of Salem,’ affecting more than 7.6 million player accounts. This alarming revelation was confirmed by the game’s…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Geo Focus: The United Kingdom, Geo-Specific Clop Ransomware Group Targets NHS Barts Health in August Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • December 8, 2025 Image: Chris Dorney/Shutterstock The U.K. High Court is being petitioned by NHS Barts Health…
Data Breach at Vitas Hospice Affects Over 300,000 Individuals In a significant cybersecurity incident, Vitas Hospice has reported a data breach impacting more than 300,000 individuals. This breach highlights the vulnerabilities inherent in healthcare organizations and the critical need for…
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the identification of a significant security flaw targeting the iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS platforms. This vulnerability has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, suggesting ongoing…
MountLocker Ransomware Expands Its Reach and Tactics A newly evolved ransomware strain, known as MountLocker, has emerged as a potent threat to corporate networks, demonstrating an alarming ability to evade security software while enabling its affiliates to execute double extortion…
Massive Data Breach in Germany Leads to Arrest of Student Hacker In a significant breach of trust and security, the German federal police apprehended a 20-year-old student for orchestrating an extensive hack that compromised the personal data of hundreds of…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Cybercrime as-a-service, Fraud Management & Cybercrime WormGPT 4 Offered at $50 Monthly; KawaiiGPT Now Open Source Rashmi Ramesh (@rashmiramesh_) • December 8, 2025 Image: Shutterstock A new wave of cybercrime-as-a-service offerings is emerging, featuring malicious…
Police Raid Coupang Headquarters Amidst Major User Data Breach In a significant development within the cybersecurity landscape, law enforcement authorities have conducted a raid on the headquarters of Coupang, a prominent e-commerce platform based in South Korea. This action follows…
The notorious peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet known as FritzFrog has resurfaced with a new variant exploiting the critically recognized Log4Shell vulnerability. This sophisticated malware aims to propagate internally within networks that have already suffered compromises. According to a report by Akamai,…
