Cybercriminals collaborate with Russia and China to assault US allies, says Microsoft

Cybercriminals collaborate with Russia and China to assault US allies, says Microsoft

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia, China and Iran are increasingly more the use of the services and products of legal networks to habits cyber espionage and hacking operations towards adversaries akin to the USA, in keeping with a virtual risk record launched Tuesday through Microsoft. The rising collaboration between authoritarian governments and legal hackers has alarmed … Read more

The education sector is the main target of cybercriminals due to poor security measures

The education sector is the main target of cybercriminals due to poor security measures

MADRID, (Portaltic/EP).- Schools and universities have become priority targets for cybercriminals, mainly due to the huge amount of data they manage and often inadequate security measures. From the beginning of the year to the end of July, the education and research sector has been the target of an average of 1,491 attacks per week per … Read more

UN member states approve first legally binding treaty on cybercrime

UN member states approve first legally binding treaty on cybercrime

MADRID (EUROPA PRESS) – On Friday, the United Nations member states endorsed the first legally binding treaty on cybercrime after three years of work by the organization. “First UN treaty on cybercrime adopted! After three years, the UN General Assembly committee has adopted by consensus a legally binding treaty on cybercrime,” the UN Office on … Read more

How to prevent unknown users from adding you to WhatsApp groups to avoid falling for cyber scams

How to prevent unknown users from adding you to WhatsApp groups to avoid falling for cyber scams

MADRID (Portaltic/EP).- There are many scams on WhatsApp, such as this one in which cybercriminals resort to creating groups with random user numbers to try to offer fraudulent ways to obtain money or some other type of deception, which can be avoided by configuring privacy settings. Cybercriminals are using multiple platforms to reach potential victims … Read more

US ban favors cybercrime: Kaspersky

US ban favors cybercrime: Kaspersky

He impediment to offer and update software of the russian company Kaspersky in the United States benefits al cybercrimethe company said in a statement. Among cybersecurity experts, it is crucial in the fight against malware and, however, this will restrict these efforts,” Kaspersky highlighted in an official statement after learning of the decision in the … Read more

Cybercrime also kicks the ball during the Copa América 2024

Cybercrime also kicks the ball during the Copa América 2024

The Copa America 2024 starts this week and it is a sporting event that the cybercriminals and scammers usually leverage to attract more victims, so an increase in malicious campaigns related to the continent’s top men’s soccer tournament is expected. This event will be played from June 20 to July 14 in the United States … Read more

Liesbeth (47) has lost her children’s savings to cyber criminals: “I’m ashamed, they worked really hard for that” (Beveren-Waas)

Liesbeth (47) has lost her children’s savings to cyber criminals: “I’m ashamed, they worked really hard for that” (Beveren-Waas)

In the meantime, Liesbeth (47) started a crowdfunding campaign to recover some of her children’s savings. — © Facebook / Shutterstock Beveren – Cyber ​​criminals made off with all the savings of the children of Liesbeth Van Hoof from Beveren. The 47-year-old mother, who lives on disability benefits, is heartbroken. “More than 36,000 euros is … Read more

Hacks are fired at the INE

Hacks are fired at the INE

The National Electoral Institute (INE) is under digital attack. In the first two months of 2024 it has received more blows than during all of 2018, when there were also elections. “During the election [de 2018]the INE suffered the largest cyber denial of service attack that any institution of the Mexican State has probably had … Read more

Stolen data Duvel Moortgat is on the street: cyber criminals demanded ransom from brewery after hack (Domestic)

Stolen data Duvel Moortgat is on the street: cyber criminals demanded ransom from brewery after hack (Domestic)

© BELGAIMAGE/Photomontage GVA And a lot of data from the Duvel Moortgat brewery that was stolen by a group of cyber criminals called ‘Black Basta’ has been posted online. This would involve approximately one terabyte of material. Although negotiations were still taking place behind the scenes with Black Basta, the data was eventually leaked. HLN … Read more