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Rise in cyber attacks against Australia from criminals, states
Cyber attacks against Australia from criminals and state-sponsored groups jumped last financial year, equating to one attack every seven minutes. Read more…
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Sky Mavis raises $150m to reimburse Axie users for Ronin heist
Axie Infinity creator Sky Mavis raised $150 million in funding led by Binance to reimburse lost user funds from the Ronin validators heist. Read more…
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Russian cybercrime group vows to attack enemies of Kremlin
Russia-based cybercrime group using ransomware to extort millions from US and European companies has vowed to attack enemies of the Kremlin. Read more…
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PLDT and Microsoft partner to battle cybercrime wave in Philippines
PLDT and Smart partner with Microsoft to bolster their existing cybersecurity systems to battle growing cybercrime in the Philippines. Read more…
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Cybercrime Unicorns with great customer service, what next?
Cybercrime is already huge – and still growing at a phenomenal rate. It is also changing shape in scary ways. Read more…
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Australia reports jump in cybercrime linked to WFH during pandemic
Australia reported a 13% jump in cybercrime in the past year, as working from home (WFH) during the pandemic made more people vulnerable. Read more…
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Cybercrime thrived during pandemic according to Verizon DBIR report
This year’s Verizon DBIR report saw 5,258 breaches from 83 contributors globally, a third more breaches analyzed than last year. Read more…
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Scammers turn to bots and automation to stay undetected
Cybercrime is big business, and scammers are increasingly turning to bots and automation to make their attacks more efficient and effective and help them avoid detection, according to new research from Barracuda, a trusted partner Read more…
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India wants citizens to monitor social media sites for anti-national content
India has urged its citizens to become volunteers to report cybercrime related complaints including radicalization and anti-national activity. Read more…
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Fraud and cybercrime – increasingly borderless on a global scale
New report findings crystalize how fraud and cybercrime have become ncreasingly borderless on a global scale. Read more…
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Cybercrime and the irony of tighter regulation
The irony is that the business losses through cybercrime data breaches will be driven ever higher by regulation. Read more…
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How AI is a prime component in the fight against cybercrime
AI is changing the technological landscape, especially in cybersecurity, as it plays a major role detecting cyberattacks at an early stage or before they occur. Read more…