Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Healthcare, Industry Specific Multi-Line Insurance Company Alerts Clients to Potential Scams Amid Cyber Incident Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • June 12, 2025 Erie Insurance, known for its comprehensive insurance products, is managing a cybersecurity incident that has resulted in network disruptions. (Image: Erie Insurance) Erie Indemnity…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Ransomware Data Leak Reveals LockBit Ransomware Group Expanding Targeting Strategies Akshaya Asokan ( asokan_akshaya) • June 12, 2025 Image: Shutterstock Recent analysis of data leaked from the LockBit ransomware group’s administrator panel indicates a troubling trend: the group’s affiliates have increasingly targeted organizations in China. This…
Third-Party Risk Management, Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Intrusion Linked to ShadowPad Malware Used by Chinese APT Groups Mathew J. Schwartz (@euroinfosec) • June 9, 2025 Image: Michael Vi/Shutterstock SentinelOne, a prominent cybersecurity firm, reported a suspected intrusion by Chinese cyber attackers targeting a logistics company that…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Iranian Espionage Group, BladedFeline, Targeting Kurdish Officials Since 2017 Jayant Chakravarti (@JayJay_Tech) • June 5, 2025 Ebril, capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq. (Image: Michal Izydorczyk/Shutterstock) A recently released report indicates that the Iranian espionage group known as BladedFeline has…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Fraud Risk Management, Geo Focus: Australia Number of Reports Declined, Yet Australians Lost AU$60 Million to Investment Scams Jayant Chakravarti (@JayJay_Tech) • June 3, 2025 Sydney Harbor at night. (Image: Shutterstock) Despite a decline in the number of reported fraud cases, Australians faced a significant increase…
Topics: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Fraud Risk Management Google’s Veo 3 Garners Praise, But Harbors Significant Risks Suparna Goswami (gsuparna) • May 27, 2025 A glimpse into how Google’s AI tool Veo 3 generates realistic deepfake videos. Responses from fraud prevention experts regarding Google’s Veo…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Ransomware Baltimore’s Robbinhood Ransomware Attack Results in $19 Million Loss David Perera (@daveperera) • May 27, 2025 The skyline of Baltimore, captured on April 24, 2025. (Image: Kate Scott/Shutterstock) Baltimore recently suffered a significant ransomware attack that has garnered national attention, culminating in the guilty plea…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Western Governments Issue Alert on Activities of Russian Unit 26165 David Perera (@daveperera) • May 21, 2025 Image: Mikhail Zhbankov/Shutterstock Multiple cybersecurity agencies from Western nations recently warned that Russian intelligence is engaged in a sustained hacking campaign against logistics and technology…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Geo Focus: Asia New Cyber Law Empowers Japanese Authorities to Neutralize Offshore Attackers’ Servers Jayant Chakravarti (@JayJay_Tech) • May 19, 2025 Japan’s House of Councillors enacted the active cyber bill on Friday at the National Diet Building. (Image: Shutterstock) The Japanese Parliament…
