Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Publication Urges Staff to Change Passwords Following Email Breach Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • June 16, 2025 Image: DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock In a recent development, suspected state-sponsored hackers from China have reportedly targeted journalists at the Washington Post who are focused on national security and…
Finance & Banking, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Fraud Risk Management Australian Securities Commission Claims HSBC Ignored Internal Fraud Alerts Suparna Goswami (gsuparna) • June 12, 2025 Internal documents indicate HSBC Australia’s consumer protection “failings were widespread and systemic.” (Image: Shutterstock) The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has initiated legal…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Analysts Warn US Infrastructure May Be Next as Iran Plans Missile Strike Response Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • June 13, 2025 Israel’s military action could provoke Iran to increase cyber threats against U.S. infrastructure. (Image: Shutterstock) Recent missile exchanges between Israel and Iran…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Ransomware Cyber Extortion Group Holds Personal Data of 7.2 Million Paraguayans for Ransom Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • June 13, 2025 The government building in Asunción, Paraguay. (Image: FranckV/Shutterstock) A notorious data-leak extortion group, identified as Brigada Cyber PMC, is demanding a ransom of $7.4 million…
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…
